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.

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

On Sunday, Oct. 15, 5 Town Friends of the Arts is sponsoring a celebration of World Singing Day at Holley Hall in Bristol, from 1-4:30 p.m. 

Art on Main in Bristol will host a reception and artist talk for a new exhibit showcasing work by Dominique Gustin and Matlakwauhti Mayforth, on Friday, Oct. 6, from 5-7 p.m.

For nearly 40 years, the former Bristol Railroad hauled passengers, potatoes and a variety of locally made products from Bristol to New Haven and beyond.

On Sept. 29, from 7:30-9:30, nationally known dance caller Sue Hulsether will be leading a community dance in Bristol’s Holley Hall with live fiddle and banjo music by Addison County’s own Red Dog Riley.

The former Three Day Stampede Toward the Cure for Cystic Fibrosis has undergone a bit of a makeover in recent years. 

Saturday, Sept. 23, will see 24th annual Bristol Harvest Festival, co-hosted by the Addison County Chamber and the Bristol Recreation Department.

In August, the agency responded to around 100 calls, the highest monthly total in its history. And this reflects a larger trend within the organization, which has seen its annual call volume increase in recent years. 

County residents Nichole Bachand-Bartlett, Krystal Turnbaugh and Talena Jestice have each spent the past several years helping vulnerable animals in need of care or a loving home.

Bristol is exploring ways to make three of its town parks easier for all visitors to enjoy. The effort, largely organized by Bristol resident Porter Knight, is aimed at identifying options for making Memorial, Sycamore and Eagle parks more accessible. 

The Bristol selectboard is continuing to explore the possibility of building a new headquarters for the Bristol Police Department next to the town’s fire station and on Monday received initial cost estimates for the project.