Presentation on Access Health CT next Thursday
Connecticut has a new health insurance marketplace called Access Health CT. Open enrollment began Oct. 1 and continues through March 31, 2014. It brings the benefits of Health Care Reform to...
View ArticlePresentation on Access Health CT next Thursday
Connecticut has a new health insurance marketplace called Access Health CT. Open enrollment began Oct. 1 and continues through March 31, 2014. It brings the benefits of Health Care Reform to...
View Article‘All You Can Eat’ breakfast Sunday
The “All You Can Eat” Monthly” Breakfast of the Our Lady of Mercy Parish Life Committee will be held Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the OLM Parish Center, 19 S. Canal St., Plainville. The...
View ArticleFitness Day planned at Boys and Girls Club
The Bristol Boys and Girls Club will be having a Fitness Day on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 3 to 6 p.m. The Bristol Boys & Girls Club is located at 105 Laurel St. in Bristol. All youth need positive,...
View ArticleMartino’s, Barley Vine want to highlight city’s cuisine landscape
The owners of Martino’s Italian Market located at 948 Terryville Rd., Bristol, and Barley Vine located at 182 Main St., Bristol, believe the culinary scene in Bristol is in need of some exposure and...
View ArticleLarkin sworn in as town clerk
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Southington recently welcomed its new town clerk, Kathy Larkin, as she was sworn in by former town clerk Leslie Cotton on Monday. With 28 years of experience working in...
View ArticleMinimum wage increases; Local businesses may experience setbacks
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Minimum wage workers throughout the state will see an increase in their paychecks. As of January 1, the state raised the minimum wage from $8.25 to $8.70, the first of...
View ArticleMount Southington turns 50
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer For Steve Positano of Bristol, the thought of Ski Mount Southington turning 50 years old this month is unimaginable. Serving full-time as the Snow Sports School...
View ArticlePatchwork; Wrestling team’s still filling out the roster
By John Goralski Sports Writer The tournament field read like a Who’s Who with top teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont crammed into the Southington High School gym. In most years, the...
View ArticleConsistency; Warrior-Knights have been up-and-down in early season
By John Goralski Sports Writer With two minutes elapsed in the final period, Hall-Southington finally broke through. Dave Valentukonis pushed the puck forward on a fast break. Cody Backus fell forward...
View ArticleBCHS to present ‘Tastes of the World;’ seeking sponsors, vendors
The Bristol Central High School World Language Department will host a multi-cultural week Feb. 19 to 21. During this week all the various cultures that make up the Bristol Central High School community...
View ArticleRegistration for adult ed. classes under way at Bristol TEC
Apprenticeship and extension courses for the state of Connecticut Adult Education Evening School Division at Bristol Technical Education Center will be starting the week of Jan. 27. Registration dates...
View Article‘Taste of Bristol’ to make return visit
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Last year’s event proved to be such a success, the West End Association will be hosting its second annual Taste of Bristol for the month of March. Tickets are $5 and are...
View ArticleCyber Knights begin planning stages for robotics
By Ed Harris Editor The Southington High School Cyber Knights team kicked off its 2014 season Saturday, with an all day kickoff event that included a new rookie partner team from Plainville High...
View ArticleLegislators lay out plans prior to session
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer With the General Assembley scheduled to convene on February 5, state officials representing Southington have reflected on their top priorities and goals, which focus on...
View ArticleJennifer Binversie is the new Miss Southington
By Mike Chaiken Editions Editor WATERBURY— A pair of Jennifers will be representing the town of Southington for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant over the next year. Jennifer Binversie, a...
View ArticleJust horsing around; 11-year-old Renn Abramczyk-Dubiel is the CT youth barrel...
By John Goralski Sports Writer The January chill was broken by thundering hooves as steered her horse TeeJay toward a barrel at the back of the Wolcott barn. The earth shook as the two raced toward the...
View ArticleMan robs Mobil station with a fork
Bristol police are investigating an incident where they said a male suspect robbed a gas station early Sunday morning with a fork. A press release said the suspect entered the Mobil on the Run at 330...
View ArticlePublic Works schedule, last week for tree collection
City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Day. There will be no curbside collections on Monday, and all collection routes will be done...
View ArticleAccess Health CT to hold enrollment fair in Bristol
The following information was released by Access Health CT. “Access Health CT, Connecticut’s official health insurance marketplace, will hold three free events to provide information about how...
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