Raymond J. Fillion, 70
Raymond J. Fillion, 70, of Bristol, beloved husband of Denyse (Levesque) Fillion, died on Sunday (April 14, 2019) at Bristol Hospital. Raymond was born in St. Ludger, Quebec, Canada on July 28, 1948...
View ArticleObituary: Carl R. Venditto, 86
Carl R. Venditto, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2019. Carl was born in Plainville, CT on May 9, 1932, the oldest son of the late Carmen and Louise Venditto. He was a...
View ArticleObituary: Conjetta (Tarantino) Chretien, 74
Conjetta (Tarantino) Chretien, 74, of Bristol, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of the late Herman Chretien. She was born on...
View ArticleWilliam J. Pape II, former publisher, dies
By TRACEY O’SHAUGHNESSY STAFF WRITER WATERBURY — The newspaper industry and Connecticut lost a titan of the free press and devoted patron of the community Saturday with the death of William J. Pape II....
View ArticleRobots, on your mark…
Members of the Greene Hills School Robotics team, above, are hoping and praying that their robot will perform the required task in the competition at Northeast Middle School last Thursday. Photos by...
View ArticleBack to work: Stop and Shop workers end strike
By SHERIDAN ROY STAFF WRITER Stop & Shop officials announced on Easter Sunday evening that tentative agreements had been met with the United Food & Commercial Workers union, ending the union’s...
View ArticleBasketball: Barrette bolsters sportsmanship at Central
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Bristol Central boys basketball coach Tim Barrette has one heck of a program to be proud of. Barrette, the coach and mentor of the boys team over the past 12...
View ArticleSt. Paul girls hit snags in tennis, going 1-2
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The St. Paul Catholic tennis team hit a couple bumps in the road this past week, going 1-2 overall and losing to two programs with a combined one loss. It all...
View ArticleBaseball: Falcons set themselves up, winning 5 of 6
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The St. Paul Catholic baseball team started the campaign by winning five of six games and on Tuesday, April 16, the Falcons downed Torrington 10-4. Chris...
View ArticleTrack: Central girls split; Rams beat Platt not Berlin
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central girls track and field team split against two tough squads of the Central Connecticut Conference on Tuesday, April 16. The Rams were easy...
View ArticleBaseball: Redcoats improve record, topping Eastern
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Berlin baseball squad finally hung a loss on the Bristol Eastern program this year, posting a 6-5 win over the Lancers from Clem J. Roy Field at Bristol...
View ArticleBaseball: Errors sink Eastern against Newington
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Bristol Eastern baseball coach Mike Giovinazzo knows that errors in the field could be the Achilles’ heel of his program this year. And in a Central...
View ArticleBaseball: Spartans get their revenge against Rams
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When the Bristol Central baseball squad belted Maloney 22-3 on opening day, the Spartans might have been looking more than a little forward to the rematch...
View ArticleSoftball: Lancers stay undefeated
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern softball squad ended the week of Friday, April 19 undefeated as the Lancers beat two squads of the Central Connecticut Conference by a...
View ArticleThe future of voting: Ziogas, Merrill make pitch for changes
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill, and state Representative Chris Ziogas hosted an early voting and no-excuse absentee ballot public forum last...
View ArticleObituary: Susie (Marenna) Colapinto, 92
Susie (Marenna) Colapinto, 92, of Bristol, wife of the late Edward Colapinto, died on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Sheriden Woods Nursing Home. Susie was born on August 17, 1926 in Bristol and was a...
View ArticleObituary: Richard Laurier Lafrance, 76
Richard Laurier Lafrance made his last wildly inappropriate comment on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the ripe old age of 76. He was a rare combination of someone who had a love of life and a firm...
View ArticleCity veterans saluted in Patriots Day celebration
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The City of Bristol hosted the second annual Patriots Day celebration on Monday, April 15, at the Bristol Public Library where John Phelan, David Carello, Robert...
View ArticleHorton hears a (‘Seussical’) musical at Bristol Eastern
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Bristol Eastern High School drama club is hard at work preparing their spring musical, “Seussical the Musical,” which will open on Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m.,...
View ArticleObituary: Carol A. Linnell, 72
Carol A. Linnell, 72, of Pequabuck, passed away Sunday April 21, 2019 at home. Carol was born March 26, 1947 in Bristol, CT, daughter of the late Everett & Maude (Kovaleski) Linnell. Prior to her...
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