BRISTOL – Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz came to town to view the storm damage Monday morning,…
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Monday 08/10/2020
Squirrel the culprit as 4,000 city residents losing power Posted: 10 August 2020 [05:10 PM] As Eversource neared restoring power to its more than 700,000 customers that were stripped of electricity by Tropical Storm Isaias, residents…
Burlington man pleads guilty to starting barn, house fire Posted: 10 August 2020 [05:09 PM] BURLINGTON - A local man has pleaded guilty to starting a house and barn fire last year that called for a…
Bristol has decrease in confirmed coronavirus cases; state hospitalizations down Posted: 10 August 2020 [04:32 PM] New Britain went over 1,200 in confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, with an additional 13 added to its total that…
Bristol Hospital sees small decrease in coronavirus patients Posted: 10 August 2020 [04:09 PM] BRISTOL – Bristol Hospital’s coronavirus numbers dropped slightly over the weekend. The hospital Monday said it had two patients who have…
Restorations for many area towns 'substantially complete;' small percentage still without power Posted: 10 August 2020 [03:36 PM] Most area towns Monday afternoon had less than 1% still without power, while those who had not met that threshold were…
'Stuff a bus' schools supplies collection fundraiser off to strong start, here's how you can donate Posted: 10 August 2020 [01:17 PM] BRISTOL – United Way of West Central Connecticut’s “stuff a bus” fundraiser was off to a strong start Monday. The school…
Bristol police blotter Posted: 10 August 2020 [11:46 AM] Bristol police report the following: Aug 8 Adam Cuomo, 43, 240 Burlington Ave, Bristol, breach of peace second degree, assault third degree,…
Sunday 08/09/2020
PRIME TIME: Arms was important businessman to City of Bristol Posted: 09 August 2020 [08:52 PM] CORRESONDENT Here is a biography of George C. Arms, one of Bristol’s most prominent businessmen as owner of Arms Memorial Works near…
Readers favor in person voting over absentee ballots for Primary Day Posted: 09 August 2020 [05:03 PM] People responding to an informal Facebook poll by The Bristol Press and The New Britain Herald were mixed on how…
Less than 2% of Bristol households still lack power Posted: 09 August 2020 [01:56 PM] Just over 150,000 Eversource customers in Connecticut remain without power due to Tropical Storm Isaias. That’s 11.55% of customers statewide.…
Saturday 08/08/2020
Eversource releases estimates on when power will be fully restored Posted: 08 August 2020 [07:30 PM] More than 219,000 Eversource customers remain without power after Tropical Storm Isaias hit Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon. The electricity provider was…
Area residents continue clean-up efforts as Connecticut recovers from Tropical Storm Isaias Posted: 08 August 2020 [07:00 PM] More than four days since Tropical Storm Isaias took power from approximately half of Connecticut residents and many local residents are…
Friday 08/07/2020
Bristol Hospital's coronavirus numbers unchanged for second day Posted: 07 August 2020 [06:03 PM] BRISTOL - Bristol Hospital’s coronavirus numbers went unchanged for a second day in a row on Friday after seeing a small…
No coronavirus-associated deaths locally for third straight week; latest case numbers for area cities, towns Posted: 07 August 2020 [05:16 PM] There were four coronavirus-associated deaths statewide Friday, which broke a streak of three straight with zero reported. Among area cities and…
Dentist who practices in Bristol, Rocky Hill agrees to pay nearly $150K in civil settlement Posted: 07 August 2020 [04:59 PM] A dentist who practices in Bristol and Rocky Hill has agreed to a civil settlement in which he will pay nearly…
Under 20% of Bristol still in the dark; New Britain down to 5.3% Posted: 07 August 2020 [03:59 PM] Three days removed from Tropical Storm Isaias ripping through the state, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, 18% of Bristol and…
Downtown mural artist aims to complete work this weekend Posted: 07 August 2020 [02:47 PM] BRISTOL – Artist Corey Pane has started work on a new mural celebrating Bristol’s past and future, and hopes to…
Bristol police blotter Posted: 07 August 2020 [01:52 PM] Bristol police report the following: Aug 5 Robert Pelkey, 29, 76 Queen St, Bristol, breach of peace second degree, assault third degree…
ESPN increases on-campus workforce as live sports returns Posted: 07 August 2020 [01:24 PM] BRISTOL - ESPN early on in the pandemic had reduced its on-campus workforce to less than 10% reporting into the office,…
Bristol Public Library makes decision on their 2020 Author Luncheon Posted: 07 August 2020 [12:48 PM] BRISTOL – The Friends of Bristol Public Library have canceled the 2020 Author Luncheon, but writer Min Jin Lee has agreed…
Thursday 08/06/2020
Parade participants show support for local police Posted: 06 August 2020 [08:47 PM] The “Back the Blue” parade saw Yankee Harley Davidson packed full of more than 200 people who rode in on motorcycles,…
Bristol Water and Sewer Department sets up a water filling station Posted: 06 August 2020 [04:55 PM] For most people, Tuesday’s tropical storm only took away their power, but for those who do not get their running water…
Bristol Hospital still treating three coronavirus patients Posted: 06 August 2020 [04:43 PM] BRISTOL – Bristol Hospital is still treating three patients with coronavirus after seeing a small spike in hospitalizations over the last…
No statewide coronavirus-associated deaths for third straight day, none in area for 20 days Posted: 06 August 2020 [04:37 PM] For the third straight day there were no coronavirus-associated deaths statewide, and for the 20th straight day, there were none from…
'It was a hellish night': Many in Bristol still without power as city continues clean-up from tropical storm Posted: 06 August 2020 [04:03 PM] BRISTOL – Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu says the city has been working for the last 48 hours to recover from the Tropical…
More than 40% of Bristol still without power following tropical storm; some area towns faring better Posted: 06 August 2020 [03:18 PM] Two days after a major tropical storm caused devastation to much of the state, 12,768 in Bristol -- about 42% of…
Bristol man killed in wrong-way crash: state police Posted: 06 August 2020 [03:00 PM] WATERBURY -- A Bristol man was killed in a wrong-way crash Wednesday night in Waterbury, according to state troopers. State police…
Bristol police blotter Posted: 06 August 2020 [12:04 PM] Bristol police report the following: Aug 4 Juan Cruz, 32, NCA, Bristol, failure to appear first degree Karoline Rodriguez-Quinones, 28, 305 Terryville…
Stuff a Bus is back but different this year Posted: 06 August 2020 [09:55 AM] While many of the details are yet to be determined, the school year is just more than a month away and…
Wednesday 08/05/2020
Area residents start cleanup, many without power after Isaias hits area Posted: 05 August 2020 [06:07 PM] Tropical Storm Isaias left more than 700,000 customers in Connecticut without power Wednesday, after moving through the state Tuesday afternoon and…
No virus-associated deaths reported for second straight day statewide, 19th among area cities, towns Posted: 05 August 2020 [04:59 PM] For the second straight day there were no coronavirus-associated deaths to report statewide, and for the 19th straight day, there were…
Bristol Hospital up to three coronavirus patients Posted: 05 August 2020 [04:51 PM] BRISTOL -- Bristol Hospital is up to three patients who have tested positive for coronavirus. The hospital reported the patients on…
Meteorologist says tropical storm Isaias lived up to hype, will rank with storms Alfred, Irene, Sandy Posted: 05 August 2020 [12:59 PM] BRISTOL – WFSB meteorologist Scot Haney says tropical storm Isaias resulted in the fourth-highest number of outages on record for the…
Bristol Historical Society to sell ornaments honoring 100th anniversary of Bristol Hospital, first responders at Farmers Market Posted: 05 August 2020 [12:39 PM] BRISTOL – The Bristol Historical Society will sell an ornaments honoring the upcoming 100th anniversary of Bristol Hospital, and another honoring…
Cities scrambling to fix absentee ballot crisis, as residents aren't receiving them, or getting them late in process Posted: 05 August 2020 [12:04 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Town clerks across the state learned late Monday that over 20,000 voters who requested absentee ballots haven’t received…
Bristol police blotter Posted: 05 August 2020 [12:03 PM] Bristol police report the following: Aug 3 James Goodall, 46, 279 Redstone Hill Rd Apt 44, Bristol, violation of probation Devoni Provenzano,…
More than 700,000 Connecticut residents without power Wednesday morning, including many in area towns Posted: 05 August 2020 [09:52 AM] More than 700,000 people around the state are without power this morning after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through Connecticut Tuesday afternoon…
Tuesday 08/04/2020
BRISTOL BITS: The secret to growing tomatoes Posted: 04 August 2020 [08:28 PM] I’ve had some activity with regards to tomato growing in town. Jack Dickau and Joan Keyowski have reported having problems with squirrels.…
Police, firefighters in area towns inundated with trees, wires coming down; widespread power outages reported Posted: 04 August 2020 [06:11 PM] Widespread power outages in area towns and all over the state were reported Tuesday afternoon as rain and tenacious wind gusts…
Bristol Hospital ends nine-day streak without coronavirus patient Posted: 04 August 2020 [05:12 PM] BRISTOL -- Bristol Hospital went nine straight days without a patient testing positive for coronavirus before reporting having one such patient…
New Britain, Bristol only area cities, towns with additional coronavirus confirmed cases; no deaths statewide Posted: 04 August 2020 [04:08 PM] There were no coronavirus-associated deaths and just 48 new cases were reported Tuesday, according to data released by state health officials.…
Bristol police blotter Posted: 04 August 2020 [01:55 PM] Bristol police report the following: Aug 1 Charles Amaker, 59, 98 Sherman Ave, New Haven, misuse of plates, operate with registration/license3 suspended/revoked,…
Still time to sponsor, play in Bristol Hospital Foundation's Annual Golf Classic Posted: 04 August 2020 [01:43 PM] BRISTOL -- There’s still time to enter the Bristol Hospital Foundation’s Annual Golf Classic -- which could serve as the hospital’s…
Meteorologist predicts damaging winds, heavy rain as Isaias nears central Connecticut Posted: 04 August 2020 [01:43 PM] WFSB meteorologists are continuing to predict damaging winds as they monitor tropical storm Isaias’ progress through the state. Meteorologist Mark Dixon…
Kiss a Pig is back, Farmer Minor returning for event Posted: 04 August 2020 [12:51 PM] BRISTOL – Pucker up – Community contestants are once more competing to raise money for Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning…
Farmers to Families program, which gives boxes of food to people in need, returns to Bristol Posted: 04 August 2020 [12:11 PM] The Farmers to Families program was expected to end after a second truck came to Bristol on July 15 to provide…
Monday 08/03/2020
Bristol Public Works employee tests positive for coronavirus Posted: 03 August 2020 [06:01 PM] STAFF REPORT A Public Works Yard employee tests positive for covid-19. According to Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu, the employee received their test results…
Area reaches 17 days without coronavirus-associated death; Bristol up in confirmed cases Posted: 03 August 2020 [05:40 PM] With no area coronavirus-associated deaths over the weekend, the number of days without a death has reached 17 days. There were…
Bristol Hospital goes nine straight days without coronavirus patient Posted: 03 August 2020 [04:24 PM] BRISTOL -- Bristol Hospital has gone over a week without a single patient testing positive for coronavirus. The hospital has not…