No sale for Memorial Boulevard school
After over one year of debating what to do with the former Memorial Boulevard Middle School, the issue is being sent to the City Planner. Last week, the council was unable to pass the sale of the...
View ArticlePolice department schedule computer maintenance
On Monday Sept. 16 the Bristol Police Department will be performing maintenance on its computer system throughout the day. During the maintenance process some police reports and criminal history checks...
View ArticleGovernor and Lt. Governor remember Sept. 11
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “With each passing year, it is...
View ArticlePublic against Beecher Street proposal; Council tables decision until next...
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Local residents voiced their opinions Monday at a public hearing, opposing the potential sale of 49 Beecher Street, the former home of the school system’s administrative...
View ArticleAHF officials: Do you have the best granny in town?
Apple Harvest Festival officials want to know: Do you have the best granny in town? The annual Granny Apple contest returns and officials are looking for children’s submissions. In their own words and...
View ArticleLocal veteran donates 56 cases of water to state event
For Al “Chops” Cianchetti, doing various projects to benefit his city and the military is only about serving his country, and nothing else. He just completed his 18th project where he collected 56...
View ArticleTeam Lauryn to return to Apple Harvest Festival Road Race
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Team Lauryn will return to the Apple Harvest Road Race this year in memory of Lauryn Ossola, a former YMCA Stingray and Lady Knight’s swimmer at Southington High School...
View ArticleThe great unknown; Girls Soccer is looking for answers
By John Goralski Sports Writer Coach Sal Penta pauses when a visitor asks about his expectations this fall. A puzzled expression washes across his face as he stares out at his team warming up for a...
View ArticleProtecting their turf; Field Hockey is ready for the next challenge
By John Goralski Sports Writer Last year, the Lady Knights seemed to scowl each time the ball skipped off a tuft of grass to spark an official’s whistle. Each time an offensive rush was stalled by a...
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Kid Dynamite; Luigi Camputaro will be inducted into the CT Boxing Hall of Fame
By John Goralski Sports Writer It was almost like a flashback when a figure darted from the crowd to confront Luigi Camputaro at a recent event at Mohegan Sun, and the former boxer almost broke into...
View ArticleState rep. invites residents to forum on health assessment, improvement planning
State Representative Betty Boukus (D- Plainville, New Britain) invited constituents to a public forum as part of the state’s health assessment and health improvement planning process. A coalition led...
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Connecticut Icon returns to the stage
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Southington will soon start the search for its next music star. Auditions for the next Connecticut Icon will take place Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at...
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Youth’s lemonade stand raises money for hospital
By Ed Harris Editor A local youth recently raised more than $600, in only two hours, to help out the NICU at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Skylar Prinzhorn, 8, recently held her second annual...
View ArticleObituaries for Sept. 20
The following obituaries will be published in the Sept. 20 Observer. For further details, look to the print edition on Friday or the e-edition published on Friday. David A. Hutchins, 63, of Canton,...
View ArticleObituaries for Sept. 20
The following obituaries will be published in the Sept. 20 Observer. For further details, look to Friday’s print edition or e-edition. Daniel F. Oparowski, 64, of Bristol, husband of Nancy (Mosser)...
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Tombstone with Sloper ties found in Meriden
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer What started out as a cleanup day in a basement turned into an excavation site for Meriden resident Shawn Hard. About four years ago, Hard was cleaning up the basement...
View Article‘A Moveable Feast’ topic at book discussion Sept. 24
One of the most famous literacy reminiscences will be the topic of the Friends of the Plainville Public Library Book Discussion Group. “A Moveable Feast” by Ernest Hemingway, sketches of the...
View ArticleCommercial vehicles cited during inspection
On Wednesday, the Bristol Police Department’s traffic officers, and inspectors from the Department of Motor Vehicles conducted a joint operation for truck safety on Enterprise Drive. The inspection...
View ArticleCommercial vehicles cited during inspection
On Wednesday, the Bristol Police Department’s traffic officers, and inspectors from the Department of Motor Vehicles conducted a joint operation for truck safety on Enterprise Drive. The inspection...
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Passing the test; Scott Otis defied the odds to make the NFL
By John Goralski Sports Writer Scott Otis felt a twinge of satisfaction as he stood in the shadow of Fontana Field while track officials scrambled to measure his javelin throw at a cold spring meet in...
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