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Wild oats: a bashful bellwort for spring
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (662+ words) The Bristol Edition Posted By: Laura Bailey May 3, 2026 by Colby Galliher | Northern Woodlands | May 3, 2026 | On a recent walk through a woodland strewn with underfoot color, my rapt gaze floated, like a bumblebee queen on her first foray after winter, from…...
More on 'TBE Sunday' including a poetry challenge and some reading
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (396+ words) Posted By: David Fortier May 3, 2026 TBE introduces its "TBE poetry challenge" today. It is another step in bringing together our vision for "TBE Sunday." The idea is to provide readers with a reprieve from the news cycle with some features…...
TBE poetry challenge
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (306+ words) Posted By: Editors May 3, 2026 TBE is trying something new'a poetry challenge. We will provide a topic (see below). Poets will have to come up with an original poem'a human creation, please'that addresses the subject and best meets these criteria (again,…...
CT Senate adopts $28. 1 B budget with big aid for towns, childcare
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1703+ words) Posted By: David Fortier May 3, 2026 by Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror May 2, 2026 The Senate adopted a $28. 1 billion state budget Saturday that orders major new investments in municipal aid and affordable childcare and restructures Connecticut's tax on hospitals to leverage more federal…...
Photo of the week: Page Park playing fields
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (72+ words) The Bristol Edition Posted By: David Fortier May 2, 2026 The Bristol Edition | May 2, 2026 | Support local news in Bristol, CT The Bristol Edition is an independent, nonprofit online newspaper dedicated to keeping Bristol informed and engaged. Your donation helps us deliver meaningful…...
Duck Race festivities begin at 9 Sunday morning in Forestville
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (113+ words) Posted By: David Fortier May 2, 2026 The annual Pequabuck River Duck Race will be held in Forestville Center on Sunday, May 3, between 8 a. m. and 4 p. m. The Forestville bridge on Central Street will be closed for this event. Traffic will be allowed to flow…...
City meeting calendar: Week of May 4 to May 7, 2026
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (95+ words) The Bristol Edition Posted By: David Fortier May 2, 2026 The Bristol Edition | May 2, 2026 | Meetings on the city calendar for the week of Monday, May 4, to Thursday, May 7: - Ordinance Committee, 5 p. m. Meeting Room 1-1, City Hall. - Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p. m. Council chambers, City Hall....
Connecticut passes AI regulations after years in development
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1091+ words) Posted By: David Fortier May 2, 2026 by P. R. Lockhart, CT Mirror May 1, 2026 Connecticut lawmakers have finally found comprehensive artificial intelligence legislation that they can live with, as the House of Representatives gave final passage to Senate Bill 5 on Friday, sending it to…...
Can CT be more affordable without major tax cuts?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1445+ words) Posted By: David Fortier May 2, 2026 by Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror April 30, 2026 Gov. Ned Lamont mentioned the word "affordability" or some derivative of the word six times in his Feb. 4 State of the State Address to legislators, insisting government must do…...
House leaders calm lawmakers ticked off by colleague's Tik Tok
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (831+ words) Posted By: David Fortier May 2, 2026 by Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror May 1, 2026 In a video recorded as he exited the Capitol complex after a heated debate over curbing federal immigration agents, Menapace complained about a Republican amendment that would have established…...