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Fitness tips for the ‘resolution’ newbies
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR So, the new year has begun. You made that resolution to get fit. But you’ve never hit the gym before. You’re a complete newbie and you don’t know where to begin. Meagan...
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Chamber voices priorities to local legislators
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER From supporting local STEM workforce development to reducing unfunded mandates to recapturing and developing walkways and bikeways, the Central Connecticut Chambers of...
View ArticleBOE wants to buy property for future use
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The school board voted to approve a recommendation to the city to buy a 6.6-acre property adjacent to Hubbell School. During a meeting held last Wednesday, the Bristol...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Jan. 16
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Sara B. Byczynski, 30, of 38 South Ext. St., Bristol, was arrested Jan. 2 and charged with third degree burglary and sixth...
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Fire report for Jan. 16
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents. Dec. 27 780 James P. Casey Rd., water problem, other. 29 Windham Rd., fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined. 125 South St. Ext.,...
View ArticleVictim in fatal fire on Redstone Hill Rd. identified
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The man who died in last week’s fire on Redstone Hill Road has now been identified. The Bristol Fire Department reports that 64-year-old Pasquale Mastroianni, who lived...
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Fire report for Jan. 23
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. Jan. 9 154 Park St., water problem, other. Perkins St. and Peacedale St., motor vehicle accident with injuries. 218 West St.,...
View ArticleWing contest, chili cookoff set for this Saturday
Central Cafe is supporting PARC this Sunday, Jan. 25, by offering its annual Wing Contest and Chili Cookoff. The Chili Cookoff begins at 1 p.m. and continues for approximately two hours. Chili chefs...
View ArticleLocal legislators plan coffee hour with constituents
The public is invited to a coffee hour with Bristol legislators on Friday, Feb. 6 at Rodd’s Restaurant, 854 Farmington Ave., Bristol. The “Coffee With Your Legislators” event will run from 8 a.m. to...
View ArticlePublic forum on Old Linden Street School Feb. 5
The Plainville Town Council will conduct a Public Forum to discuss Old Linden Street School on Thursday, Feb. 5. The forum will be held in the Town Council Chambers, Room 304, in the Municipal Center...
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Civil rights speaker talks to students at SHS
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER On Jan. 15, a Southington High School (SHS) English teacher welcomed a semi-annual guest speaker to talk to students about his experiences during the civil rights movement...
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Commentary: Magic of Disney makes the hurt feel better
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER I’ll never forget that day in September 1996 when I was playing in my backyard and suddenly my parents called me inside to break the news: my great uncle (on my dad’s...
View ArticleSouthington receives bond benefit from S&P AA+ rating
Town officials announced positive results from a $26.92 million bond sale on Thursday, Jan. 15 and an accompanying $12 million sale of bond anticipation notes (BANs), all of which yielded competitive...
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Brumback visits Zoni, Aresimowicz at the state capitol
HARTFORD—State Representative David Zoni (D-Southington), left, invited Southington Town Manager Garry Brumback, right, to a meeting with Majority Leader Joseph Aresimowicz (D-Southington, Berlin),...
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Police investigate a robbery at Southington bank
Police are investigating an armed robbery in Southington. On Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 6:04 p.m., Police responded to reports from TD Bank, located at 900 Queen Street. According to a press release from...
View ArticleEastern takes care of biz
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – By the halfway mark of the campaign for the girls basketball squad at Bristol Eastern, the team was truly on a roll. Winners of nine out of its first 10...
View ArticlePurveyors of Steampunk crowd in among the carousel horses
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The Steampunk universe landed among the antique carousel horses in Bristol on a recent weekend when the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret arrived for an afternoon and...
View ArticlePromoting health, wellness in West End, city
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER From blood pressure screenings to yoga and message demonstrations to health insurance information, the West End Association’s health and wellness expo will help the...
View ArticleFund raiser this weekend to benefit 4-year-old
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER About 3 1/2 years ago, Maiza Pearl Day was born with a rare congenital defect called Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Esophageal Atresia. Since then, the 3-year-old has...
View ArticleThere’s no relief in CCC South
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – In terms of boys basketball play, there’s never a night off in the CCC South. And that’s no mystery to Plainville head coach Jim DiNello. There’s certainly...
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