New Businesses and Activity in the West End

Volunteers and Vendors Wanted for
2014 Rockwell Park Summer Festival
NEWSLETTER
BEST END BOOKS
Inspired By Pride
Rockwell Park Summer Festival, August 16th
This year’s Rockwell Park Summer Festival, held Saturday, August 16 from 10 am to
6 pm, promises to surpass last year’s incredibly successful event, with new and returning
bands and musical acts, athletic competitions, great new and returning food and craft
vendors and many additional featured activities. Held to showcase and celebrate
Rockwell Park, this festival is hosted and sponsored by The West End Association,
with financial support from several local organizations and businesses. Thomaston
Savings Bank, Bristol Hospital, Liberty Bank, Wheeler Clinic, United Bank and the
Bristol Republican Town Committee have already stepped up as sponsors, and the
West End Association welcomes additional sponsors.
Events will include basketball, volleyball and skateboard competitions, an antique
car show, an art show, and the hugely popular “Kid’s Zone,” run by Imagine Nation
Museum and sponsored by Liberty Bank. Many new food, crafts and service vendors
will attend, buoyed by last year’s record turnout of more than 10,000 visitors to this
completely free event.
The Festival also will feature a “Wing Ding,” where local restaurants famous for their
barbecued chicken wings will compete for “Best of Show” designation – based on
votes from patrons. A free raffle for a 42-inch flat screen television will be held
for everyone who completes a raffle ticket at the Festival entry area. The winner
doesn’t have to be on site for the drawing, held late in the day, but entries are in-person
only. The television has been generously donated by Bobroske Construction and Tim
Bobroske, vice president of The West End Association.
For more information on the Festival, visit
www.facebook.com/WestEndAssociation, and click on “events.”
July 1 through August 19 – Rockin’ Out at Rockwell Summer Concert Series
Tuesday Evenings, 7-8:30 pm, Rockwell Park
July 2 – Water Around the World
Rockwell Park, 4-8:30 pm, with a FREE Concert 7-8:30 pm
by America’s Got Talent, season 7 semi-finalists REVERSE ORDER
Walk-ins Welcome
West End Association is on Nutmeg Television
four one-hour
Walk-ins
Welcome!
Services
available
inneighborhoods,
English
& Spanish.
Physical
exams
••Gynecological
Gynecological
shows annually,
focused
on• the
West End
Tim’s Medicare
always and
looking for idea’s and
Medicaid,
Primary care • Well-child
& immunizations
Physical
exams
•care
Women’s
health
Physical
exams
Walk-inscare
Welcome!
Services
available
in care
English
& Spanish.
commercial
health insurance accepted.
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
•
Free
tobacco
cessation
services
and
support
Integrated behavioral
health
care
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
can
be
reached
via
email
at
bobroske@sbcglobal.net.
To
see
the
most
recent
show featuring the
Sliding
fee
scale
is
available.
Coordination
ofdental
dental
care
and
specialty
health
services
and
specialty
health
services
Coordination
of dental
care
Coordination
of
care
and
specialty
health
services
2013
Rockwell
Park
Festival
.
Free
smoking
cessation
services
and
support
Free smoking cessation services and support
Call
visit www.nutmegtv.org
Call 860.584.6555
860.584.6555
Callwww.wheelerclinic.org
860.584.6555
commercial health insurance accepted.
www.wheelerclinic.org
Call
860.584.6555
fee scale is available.
Call
860.584.6555
West End
Association
Board ofSliding
Directors
■
www.wheelerclinic.org
Walk-insWelcome!
Welcome!
Services
available
in English
& Spanish.
Walk-ins
Services
available
in English
& Spanish.
Monday
-Medicaid,
Thursday
Medicaid, Medicare
Medicare and
and
Walk-ins Welcome
■
www.wheelerclinic.org
Services
available in English & Spanish.
www.wheelerclinic.org
■ Your Bristol City Council Members ■
your
community!
We’re
right
here
incare
your community!
Integrated
behavioral
health
North
Main
Street,
Bristol
1010North
Main
Street,
Bristol
your community!
10
Main
Street,
Bristol
Coordination
ofStreet,
dental care
and
10 North
North
Main
Bristol
Primarycare
care •• Well-child
care
& immunizations
Primary
Well-child
care
& immunizations
specialty
health
services
Primary
care
Well-child
care
immunizations
Physical
Women’s
Primary
care exams
•• exams
Well-child
care
&&health
immunizations
••• Gynecological
care
Physical
exams
Gynecological
care
FreePhysical
tobacco
cessation
services
andcare
support
Integrated
behavioral
health care
Physical
exams
• Gynecological
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
Coordination
of dentalhealth
care and
Integrated
behavioral
care
Primary
care
• Well-child
care &care
immunizations
Coordination
of
dental
and
Services
available
indental
English
&
Spanish.
Coordination
of
dental
care
and
specialty health
services
Coordination
of
care
and
Physical
exams
•health
Gynecological
care
specialty
services
specialty
health
services
Free
tobacco
cessation
services
and support
specialty
health
services
Free
smoking
cessation
services
and
support
Walk-ins
Welcome!
Free
smoking
cessation
services
and
support
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
Free
smoking
cessation
services
and
support
Services available in English & Spanish.
10 North Main Street, Bristol
Monday
-Walk-ins
Thursday
8:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Walk-ins
Welcome!
Coordination
ofWelcome!
dental
care -and
Walk-ins
Welcome!
Walk-ins
Welcome!
Services
available
inEnglish
English
&Spanish.
Spanish.
specialty
health
services
Services-available
available
Services
in
English
Spanish.
Monday
Thursday in
8:30
a.m. -&&
5:00
p.m.
Free smoking cessation services and support
Together, as an association, our voices are getting heard
and we will accomplish our mission to make the West End
a better Neighborhood for all who live here.
Membership is open to all who have an interest in improving the West End.
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 pm,
Riverview Apartments on Laurel St., Bristol.
Mary Fortier 860-584-8043 email: maryfortier@bristolct.gov
Henri Martin 860-582-7373 email: henrimartin@bristolct.gov
Health &860-585-6696 email: ellenzoppo@bristolct.gov
Ellen Zoppo-Sassu
Wellness
Center email: richmiecznikowski@bristolct.gov
Rich Miecznikowski
860-589-3099
10 North Main Street,
Bristol
Health
& Center
Wellness
Wellness
Center
We’re rightWellness
here
inCenter
Wellness
Center
Primary care
• Well-child
care
& immunizations
We’re
right
here
in
We’re
right
here
in
your
community!
We’re
right
here
in
your
community!
We’rePhysical
right here
community!
examsin• your
Women’s
health
• Be a part of the great things happening in the West End of Bristol!
• Have a voice in improving quality of life in Bristol!
• Help to improve neighborhood image and safety!
• Plan neighborhood events!
• Work with City officials to defeat blight, improve resident health
and enhance our neighborhoods!
• Help put the vision of the West End Study into effect!
Email: westendbristol@gmail.com Web: www.westendbristol.org
www.facebook.com/WestEndAssociation
Medicaid, Medicare and
Medicaid,
Medicare
and
David Hamelin – President • Timcommercial
Bobroske
–health
Vice
President
commercial
insurance
accepted.
Medicaid,
health Medicare
insuranceand
accepted.
Slidingaccepted.
fee scale is available.
commercial health
insurance
Sliding
fee scale is available.
Sammy Vasile – Treasurer • Ashley Lodovico
Sliding fee scale–isSecretary
available.
We’re right here in your
community!
Health
&
Wellness
Health&& Center
Health
Health &
Join The West End Association!
Be Proactive! Join NOW!
8:30 a.m.
- 5:00
p.m. accepted.
commercial
health
insurance
Sliding fee scale is available.
Call 860.584.6555
Call
860.584.6555
Call
860.584.6555
Walk-ins
Welcome!
Call
860.584.6555
www.wheelerclinic.org
Call
860.584.6555
www.wheelerclinic.org
www.wheelerclinic.org
www.wheelerclinic.org
Serviceswww.wheelerclinic.org
available in English & Spanish.
New Businesses and Activity in the West End
A hearty welcome goes out to Corner Stop Deli on the corner of West and Pleasant Streets, and to the newly reopened
grocery and deli at the intersection of Routes 69 and 72. Also, Oak Hill and the Bristol Boys and Girls Club have
announced plans to renovate and convert the former Family Center site at 47 Laurel Street and turn it into a $4.3 million
fitness center devoted solely to the needs of the disabled.
The first of its kind in New England, Chapter 126 Sports & Fitness will serve participants from 76 towns within a
20-mile radius with year-round adaptive sports, including wheelchair basketball and handball, power soccer, goal ball and
more. Additionally, the new Bristol Boys and Girls Club Center, rising on West Street, is on schedule to open this fall.
Candice Anderson, a certified Consulting Hypnotist and Pastoral Care Specialist, has opened a new Hypnotherapy
Suite at 146 Laurel Street. For information and appointments, call (860) 280-7265, or visit her online at www.
hypnosissuiteconnect.com.
Congratulations, also, to Dori Green, owner of Artist’s Tree Tea House and Gallery 156 (located at 156 School
Street), who – in addition to her delicious teas, coffees and food – has been hosting music, art shows, poetry readings,
open-mike nights and much more. Please visit her on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/ArtistTreeTea
And finally, The West End Café – located at 8 Divinity Street (formerly Paris Sports Bar), has reopened with a new
name, a new interior look and a new menu. Visit their Facebook page for events and specials, and please support all the
merchants in our City’s West End.
Medicaid, Medicare
Medicaid,
Medicare
Medicaid,
Medicare
Medicaid,
Medicare
and
commercial
health
and
commercial
health
and
commercial
health
and
commercial
health
Medicaid,
Medicare
insurance
accepted.
insurance
accepted.
insurance
accepted.
insurance
accepted.
and
commercial
health
Sliding
fee
scale
is
Sliding
fee
Sliding
fee
scale
is is
Sliding
fee
scale
insurance
available. accepted.
available.
available.
available.
Call 860.584.6555
www.wheelerclinic.org
Sliding fee scale is
available.
Medicaid, Medicare
and commercial health
PRSRTSTD
ECRWSS
U.S.POSTAGE
PAID
EDDM RETAIL
PRESENTED BY
THE BRISTOL PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT
See their website for more details:
http://www.bristolrec.com/info/activities
and click on special events.
Call 860.584.6555
We’re
right
here
in
Physical
• Gynecological
care
Health
We’re
right
here
Primary
care&&
•exams
Well-child
care
& immunizations
Health
Monday
We’re
right
here
in in- Thursday
Health
& exams
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
Wellness
Center
your
community!
Physical
• Gynecological
care
8:30
a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Wellness
Center
your
community!
www.wheelerclinic.org
Wellness
Center
your
community!
Coordination
of dental
care and
specialty
health services
Integrated
behavioral
health
care
10 North
North
Main
Street,
Bristol
10
Street,
Bristol
Coordination
of Main
dental
care
and specialty
health
services
Free
smoking
cessation
and
support
North
Main
Street,
Bristol
Services
available
inservices
English
&
Spanish.
West10Primary
End
TV,
produced
by Tim
Bobroske
with
Nutmeg Television, produces
Primary
care
Well-child
care
& immunizations
Free smoking
cessation
services
and support
care
• •Well-child
care
& immunizations
Postal Customer
July 12 – Concert of International Fife & Drum
Rockwell Amphitheater, 6 pm
Featuring the Rhine River Rebels from Basel, Switzerland,
The Swiss Drummers and Fifers Association,
Connecticut Patriots Fife & Drum, and Americlique
We’re
right
HealthOr
& JustStreet,
10 North
Main
Bristol
Join The Association
Participate
In
Anyhere
Way in
You Choose.
Wellness Center
your
community!
We’re
right
here
in
Primary
care • Well-child
care
Physical
• Women’s
health
Health
& a craft•or
If you’re
interested
in& immunizations
being
food exams
vendor,
in
volunteering
your
tobacco your
cessationcommunity!
services and support
Integrated behavioral health
care • Free
Wellness
Center
10 sponsoring
North Main
Bristol Park Summer Festival,
services
or in
the Street,
2014 Rockwell
Coordination of dental care and specialty health services
please
e-mail
atStreet,
westendbristol@gmail.com.
Primary
care Main
• us
Well-child
care &Bristol
immunizations
10
North
West End Association
c/o Hamelin & Sons
64 West Street
Bristol, CT 06010
Here are Some Other Exciting Events
Being Held at Rockwell Park this Summer!
We’re right here in
community!
Help Us Make the 2014 Rockwell Parkyour
Summer
Festival A Great Event.
Health &
Wellness Center
The mission of the West End Association is to help create and maintain a safe, friendly, and family oriented neighborhood,
filled with thriving businesses, convenient public transportation, and attractive amenities and activities. We envision that
people in our neighborhoods will demonstrate their pride by taking responsibility for the ongoing care of their homes and
businesses, the parks and river, and one another.
For gardeners, community garden plots are available at O’Connell School!
Spots are limited, and cost $15 annually. For more information, call the Bristol Community Organization
at (860) 584-2725, and ask for Mr. Morrow.
Message From Dave Hamelin,
President, West End Association
We’re pleased to offer the second issue of our newsletter, a free benefit for everyone who lives in Bristol’s West End.
This publication is provided on behalf of the West End Association, your neighborhood coalition devoted to improving
the appeal, safety and quality of life in our neighborhoods.
MetroPCS
$25 per month unlimited talk & text
$40 per month unlimited talk, text & web!
NO CONTRACT
NO CREDIT CHECK
171 School Street
Bristol, CT
(860) 261-7864
155 Thomaston Ave.
Waterbury, CT
(203) 519-8250
Bristol’s newest and
finest 50+ active adult
rental community.
Since our last issue in January, a lot of effort has gone into working with City government and Departments to help improve
our streets, reduce blight, and ensure code enforcement. An obvious police presence in the West End – particularly at the
intersection of School and West Streets – has helped reduce vagrancy, drug activity and loitering on sidewalks and in
store fronts. There has been an exodus of some less-appealing businesses and those not complying with City zoning and
health laws, and we are working to bring new businesses to the intersection and surrounding streets.
860-314-2695
Our second annual “Taste of Bristol,” held in March, was a huge success. Thanks to the more than 30 participating Bristol
restaurants and food establishments, the 1,000 discount ticket purchasers, and the merchants who donated gift certificates
for our raffle.
Apple Grove
639 Lake Ave
Bristol, CT 06010
As summer rapidly approaches, we’re excited about the 100th-year anniversary celebration of Muzzy Field. There
will be a number of activities on July 4th and July 5th to celebrate Muzzy Field, and fireworks on July 5th following the
REACH fundraising concert – see article in this issue for details.
liveapplegrove@comcast.net
162 Chase Ave.
Waterbury, CT
(203) 600-4757
www.LiveAppleGrove.com
Facebook.com/metropcswaterbury
The Reach Foundation Presents
Patrick Napolitano
Muzzy Field’s 100th
Anniversary Celebration
Proprietor
Tel: 860-583-8236
July 4th & July 5th
• Carnival • Games • Food/Craft Vendors
• 5K Run • Kids Fun Run • Motorcycle Ride
• Home Run Derby • Baseball/Softball Clinics
• Dazzling Firework Display • And More!
BRISTOL AUTO BODY WELDING CO.
Complete Auto Repairing & Painting
Unibody & Frame Straightening
Fiberglass • Radiator & Glass Repairs
24 Hour Wrecker Service
Concert Tickets On Sale Now!
Journey former Lead Vocalist Steve Augeri
Russell Thompkins Jr. and The New Stylistics
July 5th • 5:30 pm • Muzzy Field • Bristol
For sponsor opportunities/vendor information, contact
kstuper@thereachfoundation.org.
Finally, please consider coming to one of our meetings, held on the second Wednesday of every month. We encourage
you to become a member, as well, but anyone can attend, express their opinion, and hear what’s happening in our
community. Membership fees go directly to support the Rockwell Park Festival, this newsletter and many other West End
Association activities. Thanks for your continuing support, and please come talk to us and be part of the revitalization
and improvement of the West End.
Sincerely,
Dave Hamelin
Since 1927
To register/more info on events, visit thereachfoundation.org.
Purchase tickets at Ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000.
Mark your calendars now for the Rockwell Park Summer Festival. This day-long event on Saturday, August 16, was
a huge success last summer, attracting more than 10,000 visitors. This year, we will feature 20 bands and music acts,
and dozens of craft and food vendors. There will be art and car shows, athletic competitions, a “kid’s zone,” a wing’s
competition and much more. See the article in this issue for more detail.
101 Park Street
Bristol, CT 06010
Muzzy Field 100th Anniversary Festival July 4 and 5
REACH Concert
Bristol’s beloved stadium, Muzzy Field, will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a series of activities including a 5K
run, motorcycle ride, baseball clinics, carnival rides, and fireworks. The festivities will culminate in a concert on July
5 featuring Steve Augeri, Journey’s former lead singer performing their hits, and Russell Thompkins Jr. and The New
Stylistics. The celebration, presented by The REACH Foundation in partnership with the Town of Bristol, will be held
from 10 am - 9 pm both days with the concert at 5:30 on Saturday. Fireworks will be presented on Saturday night.
• RESIDENTIAL
• COMMERCIAL
• INDUSTRIAL
860-589-0101
860-585-JAIL
860-314-1522
www.alliancebailbonds.net
Your Key to Freedom
• Available 24/7
• Free Consultation
• Low Money Down
• Easy Payment Plans
• All Major Credit Cards Accepted
• Quick Professional Service
CALL US FIRST,
YOU CAN’T
AFFORD NOT TO!
SERVING ALL OF CONNECTICUT
Toll Free: 187-SKIP-JAIL
(1-877-547-5245)
In Bristol Call: 860-582-5558
For information about Bailbonds
check us out at:
www.affordabail.net
Events begin with a 5K Run and kids fun run on July 4 at 9 am. Craft and food vendor booths will open at 10 am as will
the carnival rides. The Crazy Bruce Beer Garden will serve both days from 11 am to 6 pm. On July 5, the Motorcycle
Ride will leave the Bristol Crazy Bruce’s Liquors parking lot at noon. Baseball/softball clinics and a homerun derby
will run through the morning and the gates will open for the concert at 4:30 pm. Also, beer and wine will be available
during the concert.
The REACH Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 2000 by Mark and Wendy Wilson of Farmington, CT
provides college scholarships and continuing education grants. REACH’s mission has now grown to include advocacy
and help for children facing physical, social and financial challenges. The Foundation mission statement is simple, “If
in only one life, make a difference.”® For more information about the Foundation and for updates on the Muzzy Field
events, visit www.TheReachFoundation.org.
Tickets are available for the concert at Ticketmaster.com and range in price from $26 - $41 with a fee per ticket under
$6. The motorcycle ride departing from the Crazy Bruce parking lot is $40 single and $70 double and includes a concert
ticket. For advance purchase visit www.TheReachFoundation.org. Directions for signing up for the 5K Run are also
available on the website. For sponsorship opportunities, food and craft vendor applications and additional information,
contact Kelly Stuper at 860-674-1261.
Check Out Our Facebook Page
for Events & Specials
•
•
•
•
Comedy Night, Motown Revue, Live Bands
Karaoke ~ Thurs. 9 to Close
Happy Hour ~ Mon.-Fri. 3 pm to 7 pm
FREE Happy Hour Buffet ~ Every Friday
New Kitchen Menu ~ Coming Soon
EST. 1946
64 West Street
Bristol Connecticut 06010
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS
BRAKE EXHAUST
SUSPENSION SERVICING
STATE OF CT CERTIFIED
EMISSION REPAIR FACILITY
Open at 6AM 7 Days
Daily Breakfast Special
2 EGGS, TOAST, HOME FRIES,
UNLIMITED COFFEE
OUTSIDE PICNIC AREA
DAVID HAMELIN
CATERING FOR ALL OCCASIONS
MICHAEL HAMELIN
860-584-5933
Certified Master Technician
www.TheReachFoundation.org
81 No. Main St., Bristol
24 HOURS
7 DAYS A WEEK
EMERGENCY
SERVICE
Certified Master Technician
860-583-3292
www.hamelinautocare.com
TIM BOBROSKE
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
144 North Main Street
Terryville, CT 06786
249 Terryville Road
Bristol, CT 06010
For Adult Residents 55 & Older
1 & 2 Bedroom
Apartments & Efficiencies
TIM BOBROSKE, OWNER
(860) 589-3266
www.seniorhousingct.com
RiverView is a private, family
owned and operated facility.
Serving the West End
and Bristol for
over 35 years.
171 Laurel Street, Bristol
Call 860.940.6757
and Visit us at
www.riverviewbristol.com