Low income families canm make homes more energy efficient
Competitive Resources Inc. (CRI) recently was awarded a contract to offer the Home Energy Solutions-Income Eligible program (HES-IE) statewide to Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P)...
View ArticleFitness classes for adults offered by Parks and Rec.
BristolParks and Recreation offers adult fitness classes including Zumba, aerobics, and line dancing. Registration is open now online at www.bristolrec.com for upcoming sessions of these programs....
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 14
The following obituaries will be published in the Feb. 14 Observer. For further details, look to our print or e-edition this Friday. Thyra (Nelson) Anderson, 94, of Bristol, widow of Gustaf Anderson,...
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Fund raising and chocolate
The Miss Forestville-Bristol Scholarship organization held at raffle at Saturday’s Chocolate Expo and Craft Show at the New England Carousel Museum. A portion of the proceeds went to the organization’s...
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 14
The following obituaries will be published in the Feb. 14 Observer. For further details, turn to our print or e-editions on Friday. Roseanna (Chartier) Plasczynski, 68, of Bristol, wife of Don...
View ArticleFormer proposed Bread for Life site set for different use
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer The Southington Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a site application for a retail and/or office space next to Derynoski School—the same location that...
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Bristol police try to identify robbery suspect
Bristol Police are trying to identify the person in a surveillance photo that was taken during a robbery at the Milk Store convenience Store at 104 Wolcott St. The robbery took place on Feb. 4 at 10:16...
View ArticleBristol parking ban begins 6 a.m. Thursday, trash removal info released
Bristol Public Works is informing the public that curbside collections will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, due to weather conditions. The first roads to be collected will be the state roads (Rt....
View ArticleRebecca Lobo to be guest at Chamber home show
Every year at the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce Home and Business Expo, an athlete stops by to meet guests and sign autographs. This year the Chamber has announced its celebrity guest will...
View ArticleSchools closed ahead of storm; parking ban to begin at midnight
The coming snow storm has already caused some cancellations and a parking ban in town. Southington schools are closed Thursday, and town offices, as of midnight Wednesday, plan on opening at 10 a.m....
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Hunting for a home game
By John Goralski Sports Writer Farmington pushed their way to a double digit lead midway through the first quarter and stretched it to a 20-6 lead by the first break. Early in the second quarter, the...
View ArticleState launches new tobacco training program
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer In 2012, the rate at which retailers sold tobacco to youth under age 18 was 12.1 percent, according to the CT Annual Synar Report (2014). By 2013, the report stated that...
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Class LL Championship; Bennett wins the shot put, advances to open
By John Goralski Sports Writer By the time that Matt Bennett entered the shot put circle for the championship heat of his event, the rest of his team was huddled at the edge of the throwing surface....
View ArticlePresidents’ Day collection schedule
City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents’ Day. There will be no curbside collections on Monday, and all collection routes will be done one day...
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More snow expected to hammer eastern New England, says AccuWeather
Just in case you haven’t had enough snow since yesterday, AccuWeather says more is on the way. But there is also good news… AccuWeather.com report into the first part of the weekend, light to moderate...
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More snow expected to hammer eastern New England, says AccuWeather
Just in case you haven’t had enough snow since yesterday, AccuWeather says more is on the way. But there is also good news… AccuWeather.com report into the first part of the weekend, light to moderate...
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More snow expected to hammer eastern New England, says AccuWeather
Just in case you haven’t had enough snow since yesterday, AccuWeather says more is on the way. But there is also good news… AccuWeather.com report into the first part of the weekend, light to moderate...
View ArticleGovernor Malloy offers relief package to municipalities hit by salt shortages
Southington is among the many communities to feel the sting of road salt shortages in the state. The issue has gotten so bad that Gov. Dannel Malloy issued a State of Emergency on the matter yesterday...
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Police searching for suspects in November stabbing
Plainville Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects wanted for a double stabbing that occurred on Nov. 21 last year at Taco Bell in Plainville. The suspects who are cousins,...
View ArticlePolice department issues parking ban
The Southington Police Department is implementing a parking ban in town. The ban began at 2 p.m. The ban impacts all the streets in Southington and will remain in effect until midnight. From then, the...
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