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With the only Democratic member of Bristol’s state legislative delegation retiring, Republicans and Democrats are expecting a heated race for the 79th House District this fall.
- The short locally made film "Butterfield" will screen Aug. 4 at Bristol Public Library. The film, about a teenager finding ways to cope with his problems, was made to test the possibility of starting an after-school filmmaking program at Henry James Memorial School in Simsbury.
- Claiming that Farmington wetlands officials were biased in favor of the developer, a homeowner filed suit Friday to block Carrier Group LLC's plans to build houses on land near the Bristol line.
- Farmington homeowners near the Bristol border are organizing to block a 25-home subdivision planned along Morea Road, and have begun a GoFundMe campaign to raise money. The tract is along Swamp Scott Brook and contains extensive wetlands.
- In America, white is the default — from actors to ads to the pages of children’s books — but a series of murals across Connecticut are designed to both showcase Black excellence and beautify the area. The newest of the murals, painted by Micaela Levesque for Rise Up for Arts, is in Bristol.
- DK Movement, a luxury streetwear brand made from sustainable and recycled materials, came into fruition after highlighting two important things to Derek Jones and Kelly Houston: Fashion and fitness. It is also a way for the Bristol couple to create change within their community.
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More than 250 mourners - including six former Bristol mayors - turned out Wednesday for the funeral of Art Ward, who served three terms in the city's top office. - Buffeted by the pandemic as well as spiking labor costs, Bristol Hospital on Thursday laid off 10 managers cut 21 vacant jobs to help save $3.9 million this year.
- After decades of worsening stagnancy, Bristol’s downtown is in the midst of a large-scale makeover with at several major construction projects either under way or imminent.
- Another round of racist fliers has been dumped in a central Connecticut community: Homeowners in several sections of Bristol say they found fliers Monday morning purporting to be from the New England National Socialist Club scattered on local streets.
- Many aren’t quite sure what the exact assignment was that the popular Teevan gave all her classes, but former student Marcia Chapman Eveland remembers it amounting to, “Tell me what you want to be when you grow up.”
- Just before a massive funeral procession of tow truck drivers Wednesday, veteran driver Joe Weeks of Bristol made a plea to the public: “When you see yellow lights, slow down and move over. We have families too.”
- For the first time since the pandemic began, every community in central Connecticut appears to be on track for their traditional Memorial Day parades.
- Bristol police arrested a man and charged him in two break-ins at restaurants on Route 6 in April.
- Contractors and developers across Connecticut agree their industry is going through a time like none other in memory: Demand for new housing is intense at all ends of the market, while labor costs are soaring and construction materials are often scarce and sometimes staggeringly expensive.
- Six Flags, Lake Compounce and Quassy are all opening for the season soon. What is new at the local amusement parks?
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- The UConn women’s basketball team has finalized its nonconference schedule for 2022-23 season. The Huskies will play Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on Jan. 26, the programs announced.
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- Arriving units attempted to stop the Passport, but the operator continued on the highway into Farmington, then exited and re-entered to head east, police said.
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- After losing House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz’s district after he retired in 2020, Berlin and Southington Democrats are looking to a well-known former town manager to get them back in power in November.
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- The CDC relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
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- We know bears come for the food and not our company and the problem seems to be growing as more Connecticut residents report issues with the large, clawed animals. Earlier this summer, a bear that broke into multiple homes in Canton was euthanized by DEEP.
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- Dari Delite, the East Windsor ice cream shop that has delighted residents of the town for 66 years, announced that the store would close for good at the end of the season.
- Hartford Public Schools welcomed teachers from Puerto Rico Wednesday as part of the district’s effort to fill vacancies and enhance cultural enrichment through Hartford’s new Paso a Paso Puerto Rico Recruitment Program.
- West Hartford's GastroPark, which has been serving breakfasts and lunches for two years, now is doing weekend brunch.
