Local NAACP branch collecting school supplies for Wheeler program

The Greater Bristol NAACP branch is a local drop-off location for people who wish to donate to the Wheeler Foster Care school supplies drive.

Supplies include folders; notebooks—1, 3, 5 subject; book covers; pens and pencils; crayons; markers, glue and glue sticks; scissors, book bags, erasers, and pencil boxes; index cards; highlighters, rulers, binders, and pencil sharpeners. Cash donations also will be accepted.

A recommendation is to purchase a book bag, fill the bag with as many materials on the list as possible (min. $25 suggested). Donations are tax deductible.

Items will be accepted through Aug. 12, and may be dropped at the local NAACP office on 55 South St., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations are also being accepted at Wheeler offices, 88 East St., Plainville on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If individuals cannot drop off items on the days/times above, they may contact Wheeler’s Foster Care Team at 860.793.7277 or FosterCarePrograms@wheelerclinic.org and the team will arrange an alternate date and time.

Bristol Mustangs in quarter final game at Muzzy tomorrow

The Bristol Mustangs, of the North CT Men’s Senior Baseball League, will be playing Clinton in a quarterfinal game at Muzzy Field on Saturday.

The first game in the best-of-three series begins at 9 a.m. If the teams split their games Saturday, game 3 would be Sunday at the Indian River Complex in Clinton.

The league is for men 35 and older. Bristol is 11-11.

The winner of the series plays No. 1 Hebron, at RHAM High School in Hebron in the semifinals the following Saturday (and Sunday) if necessary.

Manross Book Bites

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell to be discussed at Manross Library

Beginning this coming Tuesday at 5:30 and again Thursday at 1:30, the Manross Memorial Library’s book club Book Bites will have an in-person discussion regarding Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell.

Hammet is a fictional account of Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, who died in 1596 at 11. It won several awards, including the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Teresa Goulden, Branch Manager of the Manross Library at 260 Central St. in Forestville who will facilitate the event, said, “The author will not be present as this is just a discussion about the book. It is an informal discussion, and anyone is welcome to join at any time.”

According to Goulden, social distancing guidelines will be followed due to Covid. 

“However, if the weather is nice, we will meet outside,” she said.

Previous books discussions were:

There There by Tommy Orange

Circe by Madeline Miller

The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan

For more information, call 860-584-7890.