Main Street Community Foundation establishes COVID-19 Response Fund
The Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF) has established COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response Fund that will provide emergency grants for nonprofits who are facing challenges amidst...
Closings are ‘devastating’ to CT’s arts organizations
By BRUNO MATARAZZO JR., REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
TORRINGTON — The weekend in downtown Torrington is when the parking spots and streets fill up with cars as patrons make...
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground in Bristol
Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity has made a home in Bristol. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Friday, March 13 on Haviland Street. The...
Josias Reynoso: Boys and Girls Club names youth of the year
This year’s Bristol Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year Award went to Josias Reynoso.
Reynoso was one of three nominees along with Jasmine...
Luck of the Irish saves Blaney Brothers show
Maybe it was the luck of the Irish. As a wave of concert, school, and event closing swept the state late last week, The...
Plainville Senior Center closed indefinitely; Some services available
Following the guidelines of the Plainville-Southington Health District and the Town of Plainville, the Senior Center is closed for two weeks effective March 17...
Mayor’s Youth Cabinet kicks off at March 10 city council meeting
The Mayor’s Youth Cabinet for this month kicked off last week with a 5:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, March 10. Following the meeting, the...
Imagination earns Barnes Foundation grant
Imagine Nation received a Barnes Foundation grant in support of “Imagine Nation with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).”
The program includes weekly STEAM-based...
Commentary: Things you can still do at the library
Today I had planned to write about how the modern library is not a quiet place. How instead today’s libraries are a boisterous hub...
Growing up in Bristol during World War II
Those that were alive during the era of World War II gathered at the Memorial Military Museum this month at the Bristol Historical Society...
