Bristol News

Bristol Sports Hall of Fame To Hold Class of 2009 Induction Dinner Local Sports Submitted by Robert Kalat, Bristol Sports Hall of Fame, on 2009-11-09.   The Bristol Sports Hall of Fame will honor eight individuals at its annual induction dinner on Friday, Nov.

City business leaders on Monday ramped up the pressure on U.S. Rep. John Larson , D-1st District, to support a rail link to Hartford in place of the long-planned New Britain busway, but Larson wasn't going along.

City hall and the trash transfer station will be closed on Wednesday in honor of Veterans Day .

School Stuff Submitted by Creighton Paquette on 2009-11-09.   Bristol Eastern High School will hold an open house on Saturday, Nov.

Simon Armstrong and Alys Thomas in Uncle Vanya at Bristol Old Vic. Photograph: Tristram Kenton Vanya snarls.

Submitted by Melissa Lamar, Tunxis Community College , on 2009-11-06.   Tunxis Community College is offering business owners and leaders a four-part monthly series entitled "Straight Talking" starting on November 12, 8-9 a.m., on topics that are applicable to their day-to-day business operations.

As a gunman was taking innocent soldiers lives Thursday afternoon in Fort Hood, Texas , several U.S. Army Reservists from Connecticut were gathered at the Connecticut Convention Center.

School Stuff Submitted by Kim Hapken, Director of Special Services, on 2009-11-05.   The Bristol Board of Education will destroy confidential records of students who have either graduated or were dismissed from special education services, with birth dates of 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

Special for Seniors Submitted by Bristol Senior Center on 2009-11-04.   The Bristol Fire Department will present Fire Safety and Alternative Heat Sources in the home to Bristol Seniors on Friday, Nov.

A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Bristol over the weekend.

Mayor Arthur J. Ward swept to a second term Tuesday night, defeating two first-time candidates, Republican Mary Alford and independent Gary Lawton.

Kids love animals. It's an almost universal truth. Show a child a horse, a rabbit or even a frog, and chances are his or her eyes will go wide with wonder.

Police early today arrested a local man in connection with a Sunday morning killing.

A gun shot shattered the car's rear window. People at the scene Sunday morning told reporters they were relatives of the victim, whom they identified as Freddie Felix, 24, of New Britain.

A shooting early Sunday morning has left one man dead in the town of Bristol. Bristol Police say they received multiple 911 calls about a shooting in the 100 block of Davis Drive at 1:42 Sunday morning.

School Stuff Submitted by Hank Cleary, Rotary Club of Bristol on 2009-10-29.   Through a partnership formed with The Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities at St.

Custodian John Tibbetts disinfects lockers at Lewis S. Mills High School. BURLINGTON - - It was a bright, crystal-clear Thursday afternoon near the center of town, and there was something wrong with this picture.

Submitted by Michelle Stanish on 2009-10-29.   Traditionally Bristol-Towpath BNI is a networking group used to generate referrals and increase business.

EVERYONE might have missed a hand wash if they were in a hurry so I think that it means that Bristolians are the most honest ... and I'm from Wales! Ian Reply The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of News-Medical.Net. News-Medical.Net provides this medical information service ...

Special for Seniors Submitted by Darlene Coffey on 2009-10-27.   The Bristol Senior Center, at 240 Stafford Ave., Bristol, will hold a "Medicare Part D" Seminar on Wednesday, Nov.