UPDATED: One man dies in Bristol house fire

Crews from seven local fire departments helped extinguish a house fire on Bristol’s East Street on Wednesday evening. Route 116 was shut down while firefighters battled the blaze.

Two of the county’s largest fire departments have taken steps to boost compensation for their members.

BRISTOL — Mutual aid among fire departments is common practice in Addison County — one department responds, no questions asked, when another is in need at an emergency. The Bristol Fire Department two years ago went above and beyond that practice when it … (read more)

Recently my wife and I were abruptly reminded why we are blessed to live in Addison County. On a sunny July Sunday afternoon returning from the Champlain Islands we were driving on Monkton Road in Bristol and struck a deer. Everything happened instantaneo … (read more)

BRISTOL — Bristol Fire Chief Brett LaRose and Deputy Fire Chief Eric Forand will lead the Bristol Fire Department for three more years. The Bristol selectboard at its Dec. 3 meeting reappointed LaRose and Forand to new terms that will expire at the end of … (read more)

BRISTOL — Bristol Fire Chief Brett LaRose and Deputy Fire Chief Eric Forand will lead the Bristol Fire Department for three more years. The Bristol selectboard at its Dec. 3 meeting reappointed LaRose and Forand to new terms that will expire at the end of … (read more)

BRISTOL — This autumn the Bristol Fire Department recognized a couple of local businesses for their longtime support. Desabrais Dry Cleaning, owned and operated by Lucie and Steve Noble, and R&L Rubbish, owned and operated by Richard Rheaume and Louis Poi … (read more)

BRISTOL — This autumn the Bristol Fire Department recognized a couple of local businesses for their longtime support. Desabrais Dry Cleaning, owned and operated by Lucie and Steve Noble, and R&L Rubbish, owned and operated by Richard Rheaume and Louis Poi … (read more)