We're all Irish today  Free Access 

It is a custom at Bristol Town Meeting to open with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by an invocation by a member of the local clergy. More...

Posted 3/17/2012 07:23 PM

A long time coming  Free Access 

The shortage of space at the Minot-Sleeper Library in Bristol was noted 20 years after its opening but it has taken more than 100 years to reach the point where a new addition is really within reach. More...

Posted 3/12/2012 10:39 AM

Hard-learned lessons  Free Access 

Sometimes it doesn't pay to throw anything away, no matter how disgusting or useless it may be. More...

Posted 3/1/2012 01:47 PM

Still batty

Neighbors or anyone passing by our Summer Street home in the middle of the night may have seen the interior of the house brightly lit, with father and daughter making leaps into the air as if they had gone mad. Not mad; simply batty. More...

Posted 7/6/2012 09:25 PM

An explosive situation

The other day we were responsible for a massive emergency response to Lake Street. Well, not that massive — at the height of the emergency there were two fire trucks, one police cruiser, and a Dead River van. More...

Posted 5/5/2012 08:21 PM

Road rage on the Information Superhighway — The sequel  Free Access 

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Posted 3/16/2012 09:14 AM

Deal of the Day  Free Access 

Don't miss the "Deal of the Day" starting today. Check the menu at the top of the page for the link to today's inaugural deal: a two-for-one at Mame's. More...

Posted 3/13/2012 10:23 AM

Town Meeting Letters  Free Access 

As the annual town meetings approach, The Citizen, like many other newspapers, gets inundated with letters to the editor, many of them well beyond the length limit we have set in order to fit them into the print edition. More...

Posted 3/2/2012 02:04 PM