Local artist creates by coding

Pablo Picasso had paint, Michelangelo worked with marble. Bristol artist James Merrill’s medium is computer codes. 

Bristol appoints assistant treasurer

The Bristol selectboard on Monday appointed Mark Bouvier to serve as an assistant treasurer for the town while town leaders continue searching for someone to fill the vacant, fulltime treasurer position. 

Bristol, Monkton libraries seeking leaders

Two libraries in the 5-town area are looking to fill leadership positions in the coming months. 

Bristol explores Briggs Hill Road fix

This winter, Bristol officials will continue to monitor a stretch of Briggs Hill Road that was considerably damaged by heavy rains this summer. 

Bristol library receives CLiF grant

The grant will provide $2,500 in new children’s books for the Lawrence Memorial and the Bristol Elementary School libraries, storytelling sessions, book giveaways and other programming.

Purple Heart veterans recognized

The town of Bristol through the years has been home to many individuals who’ve served our country in the armed forces, including more than a dozen veterans who’ve been awarded a Purple Heart for the sacrifices they made while in the line of duty.

Teen charged and released in fatal Bristol shooting

A 14-year-old Burlington youth was released into the custody of his family on Wednesday after pleading innocent to charges that he had shot and killed a 14-year-old Shelburne youth in Bristol on Monday.

Zeno takes a spin on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

After spending 44 years largely within the boundaries of Addison County, Hannah Zeno took a trip to Culver City, Calif., to test her wits on the Wheel of Fortune TV game show. 

Troop of jellyfish shines in Bristol

Among the ghosts, goblins and spooky characters that filled the town’s streets on Halloween, around a dozen glowing jellyfish lit up the dark, chilly night with a colorful display. 

Police affidavit points to accidental gunshot in Bristol killing

A 14-year-old Burlington youth pleaded innocent to charges of second degree murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault in the case of a shooting in Bristol Monday evening.

Suspect caught in Monday evening shooting in Bristol

Police say a 14-year-old Burlington boy shot and killed another 14-year-old boy from Shelburne in a car outside a North Street home in Bristol on Monday evening.

Bristol haunted forest offers scares and fun

Searching for a spooky way to spend the Halloween season? You are in luck. 

Bristol’s Pine Street project nears end

Crews in Bristol have entered the final stretch of a months-long waterline replacement project on Pine Street. The project has replaced around 2,570 feet of unlined, cast iron pipe that was installed in 1905. 

AllEarth Renewables moving to Bristol

The Stoney Hill business park’s first building is expected to be completed in December and, early next year, will begin housing AllEarth Renewables, a company currently based in Williston that makes solar trackers and other green energy components. 

Bristol celebrates opening of Firehouse Apartments

While the Stoney Hill business park nears completion on Bristol’s Firehouse Drive, community members are celebrating the opening of a new affordable housing development across the street. 

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