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🌱 Why Bristol’s new animal control building can’t wait any longer
And check out Sound & Movement on the Bristol Patch calendar
Hello Bristol! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Bristol's new animal control building can't wait any longer
- Wrong-way chase in Bristol ends with major drug seizure
- When East Hartford's new-look Hornets visit Bristol Central this fall
Also on today's calendar: Sound & Movement and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Animal Control special meeting hears cost estimates for new building (bristoledition.org) — Bristol's Animal Control Building Committee is pushing ahead with plans for a new, smaller 5,000-square-foot facility after hearing a roughly $4.1 million cost estimate and being told no more city funding is likely. With new state regulations looming in 2029, members and Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu say Bristol must move forward within its budget, likely at a site near other city services on Vincent P. Kelly Road. 
• CT man accused of hitting police cruiser, second vehicle while fleeing traffic stop in Bristol (courant.com) — Bristol police say a local man fled a Sunday night traffic stop, hit a cruiser and another vehicle, then drove the wrong way on Barnes Highway before being arrested. Officers report seizing significant quantities of suspected fentanyl and cocaine, and the man now faces a long list of traffic, drug, and public safety charges with bond set at $500,000.
• East Hartford high school football preview 2026 (thehour.com) — East Hartford High's football team is rebuilding under new head coach Ty Outlaw, a highly successful former Bloomfield coach, and will bring that revamped squad to face Bristol Central at home on November 13. With only a handful of returning starters and a defense needing major improvement, East Hartford is counting on a new staff, fresh receivers, and key playmakers to turn around recent losing seasons.
📸 Around Bristol
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bristol
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- Back To School Sports Night
Bristol Central High School Bristol, CT 06010
6:00 pm - Sound & Movement →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
6:30 pm - Flagpole Ceremony (Gr. 1-5)
Bugbee Elementary School front circle
8:35 am - Chalk the Walk
Stafford School Bristol, CT 06010
4:00 pm - Marching Band on Turf
Bristol Central High School Bristol, CT 06010
6:00 pm - Coloring Club for Adults →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
6:00 pm - PTO Ice Cream Social (8/28 is the rain date)
Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
6:00 pm - Dementia Care-Giving 101 →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
6:30 pm - Scam Watch! →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
6:00 pm - Writing Free Verse Poetry →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
6:30 pm - The Dilemma Band Duo @ The Library Coffee House →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
6:30 pm - Take Great Photos With Your Smartphone →
Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol
1:00 pm
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Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
📣 Bristol Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning, neighbors!
Happy Sunday. I am looking for some local crochet groups, local volunteering, local free events, within the area or surrounding Bristol. Can anybody… (Nextdoor Brook St)
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Cashier Associate - Part Time in Bristol. Apply here.
- Midas, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Bristol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bristol here.
🗞 Nearby News
Plainville
- Several Connecticut towns make the switch to four-day municipal work weeks (newenglandnewspress.com)
- Ted's named Connecticut's best cheeseburger by TastingTable (thehour.com)
- Plainville Hot Air Balloon Festival to take flight this weekend. Here's what to expect (nhregister.com)
Farmington
- After Southington sports team covers side of building with mural, town weighs new rules (nhregister.com)
New Britain
- Visual Preferences (20th Century: 1963) (blogspot.com)
- Visual Preferences (20th Century: 1955) (blogspot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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