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Main Street Community Foundation establishes COVID-19 Response Fund
The Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF) has established COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response Fund that will provide emergency grants for nonprofits who are facing challenges amidst the outbreak. The...
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Staying active at home is as important as ever
The COVID-19 outbreak has left essentially everyone in a position they have never been in before. High school spring sports are in question, while local parks, gyms, and YMCAs have been forced to shut...
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Go take a hike: Parks, open spaces are still open during virus outbreak
With businesses and sporting venues being closed down, the National Recreation and Parks Association said it saw a surge of public use of trails and open outdoor areas of parks. While most outdoor...
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Area libraries provide escape from boredom
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, events and venues are closing their doors in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus, but the public libraries are reminding residents that “having fun isn’t...
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Bristol restaurants try to stay open as rules change
With Gov. Ned Lamont having signed an executive order limiting restaurants to non-alcoholic beverages and take-out/delivery services only, Bristol restaurants are being forced to close down, which is...
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Food distribution points for children: Schools offer take-out for home schoolers
Beginning Wednesday, March 25, children age 18 and under who live in Bristol, and are interested in picking up food will have several options for either drive up or walk up service. Bristol Eastern...
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Write to city seniors isolated by pandemic
The City of Bristol has created an”All-Heart Pen Pal” program in an attempt to reduce social isolationism in the Nursing Care-Convalescent Home communities that have banned visitors, and to encourage...
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Obituary: Wayne A. Olsen, 63
Wayne A. Olsen, 63, of Bristol passed peacefully Monday evening, March 23, 2020. He was the husband for 36 years of Darlyne (Gauvin) Olsen. Wayne was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 26, 1956 the son...
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Obituary: Marielle (Cormier) Albert, 76
Marielle (Cormier) Albert, 76, of Burlington, died on Saturday (March 21, 2020) at Bristol Hospital. Marielle was born in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada on March 24, 1943 and was a daughter of the...
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Obituary: Sidney LaForge, 87
Sidney LaForge, 87, of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. He was the loving husband of Lucy (Garro) LaForge. Born October 22, 1932 in Fairfield, ME, he...
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Obituary: Pauline Thibault, 88
Pauline Thibault, 88, of Bristol, died unexpectedly on Friday (March 20, 2020) at Countryside Manor. Pauline was born in Bristol on December 24, 1931 and was one of nine children of the late Marcel...
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Obituary: Earl J. ‘Red’ Dube Sr., 89
Earl J. “Red” Dube Sr., 89, beloved husband of Betty (Woodruff) Dube, died on Thursday (March 19, 2020) at home. Red was born on January 14, 1931 in Bristol and was a son of the late Henry and Cecelia...
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Obituary: Janice Lorraine Patterson, 64
Janice Lorraine Patterson, 64, of Plainville, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Born in New Britain on November 9, 1955 she was the youngest daughter of thirteen children to...
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Obituary: Jacques ‘Jack’ Castonguay, 84
Jacques “Jack” Castonguay, 84, of Bristol passed on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. He was the beloved husband of Emelia (Theriault) Castonguay. Jack was born on August 28,...
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Obituary: Geraldine B. Eddy, 93
Geraldine B. Eddy, 93, of Avon, died at River Ridge of Avon on Monday, March 23, 2020. She was born in Pulaski, New York on February 1, 1927, the youngest of four daughters of the late George...
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Learning continues during virus outbreak
As schools around the state have closed due to COVID-19, St Paul Catholic High School is making sure their students are still getting an education by introducing them to distance learning, reported a...
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Obituary: Bernice E. Travia, 96
Bernice E. Travia, 96, of Bristol, passed away on March 17, 2020 at The Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. She was born in Malden, MA to the late Willis and Marion (Hathaway) Macomber. Bernice...
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Editorial: The best and the worst of us
It’s hard to believe that this is the third edition since coronavirus stories first began to appear in the pages of the Southington Observer. So much has happened since we were putting together that...
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FEMA approves major disaster relief for Connecticut
Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Sunday, March 29, that he has been notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that his request for a major disaster declaration for the State of Connecticut...
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Obituary: Patricia A. Malone, 73
Patricia A. Malone, 73, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Plantsville. She was the wife of the late Dennis N. Malone. Patricia was born in Waltham, MA on May 28, 1946 and was the...
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