Bristol weighing new police station

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. 

Join a labyrinth walk and celebration in Bristol

Art on Main takes art outdoors for a special afternoon devoted to the new stone labyrinth recently completed on the beautiful Bristol property of photographer and Art on Main Board Member Anne Majusiak.

Bristol church celebrates 20 years of support for children, families in Uganda

Around two decades ago, members of the First Baptist Church of Bristol pooled donations to help support youth in rural Uganda. The effort was originally intended to fund Christmas presents for a single family, but ultimately led to the creation of a nonpr … (read more)

Ways of Seeing: Peace garden is a local treasure

At the southwest corner of the Bristol Green, facing West Street and adjacent to the playground, you’ll find the Bristol Peace Garden.

Tracy (Wilber) Sargent, 62, of Bristol

Tracy (Wilber) Sargent of Bristol passed away peacefully on July 24 with loving family at her side.

Karl Hummel, 77, of Bristol

Karl Hummel, 77, of Bristol passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 23 after a long battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia.

Edward White Sr. celebration of life

The family of Edward White Sr. of Bristol, who died July 9, 2023, will gather to celebrate his life on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, from 3 to 6 p.m. in Bristol.

New pastor in Bristol looks to grow church

Isaac Dzomeku and his family recently moved to Addison County from Worcester, Mass., and Dzomeku officially took on the role of leading the Bristol church at the start of this month. 

Bristol DRB delays call on permit

Bristol’s development review board has determined it will need more information and to hear expert input before deciding whether to allow a Bristol-based excavation company to operate a contractor’s yard — referred to as a “business yard” in town zoning r … (read more)

Experience beauty at Rocky Dale Gardens

Rocky Dale Gardens is not your average garden center. As owner Ed Burke describes it, the Bristol business is “a specialty nursery that offers an experience, not just plants.”

Bristol DRB to review business yard permit

The town of Bristol’s development review board will on July 25 hold a second hearing on a conditional use permit for the operation of a business yard on Lower Notch Road. 

Art stand features roadside treasures

The new Plank Road Art Stand and Gifts, run by Bristol resident and artist Brenda Myrick, operates out of a converted pony trailer parked in front of Myrick’s home.

Group finds meaning, community in the stars

A new astrology group in Bristol is intended to offer Addison County residents another way to process and better understand the shifts in their personal lives and amongst the broader population. 

Planners seek fix for Lewis Creek flooding

Plans are afoot to address recurring flooding along the southernmost area of the Lewis Creek, which runs along Route 116 near homes in Starksboro and a portion of Bristol.

Outhouse champ back for more

Some might have considered the July 4, 2022, victory by LaRose Surveys in the Great Bristol Outhouse Race — by a toilet-paper-thin margin over a defending champion team led by prominent portable potty racing enthusiast Cam Perta — to be an upset. 

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