City Hall East reopens after air quality testing over the weekend and Monday

City Hall East, located at the former Webster Bank on the corner of Main Street and Riverside Avenue, reopens for normal business today after air quality tests over the weekend and Monday detected elevated levels of mold spores in the Mayor’s Office and downstairs bathrooms, according to a letter from the mayor to employees.

The Mayor’s Office and the downstairs bathrooms are expected to be closed off for further remediation. In addition, the break room will be closed, as it is being used as a staging area to address the problem. Employees are being asked to refrain from using each of the spaces.

The mold was found and reported on Friday. Tests were conducted over the weekend and Monday. While City Hall is being renovated, city departments and the Mayor’s Office are being housed in two locations–City Hall East on the corner of Main Street and Riverside Avenue, and City Hall West, at the Police Department offices on North Main Street.

Summer series at Rockwell Park features popular rock covers

The Rockin’ Out Summer Music series at Rockwell Park features Sonic Theory with opening act beginning at 6 p.m. and the featured group from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Sonic Theory, a Connecticut rock band, features a play list with popular up-beat rock songs from the 90’s to the present, including those from Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Third Eye Blind, Green Day, Linkin Park, Sublime, White Stripes and Nirvana.

The series is presented by the Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services with support from the West End Association, which arranges for a food truck at each event. Rain date is Wednesday.

Child tax credit deadline is approaching

The deadline to apply for this year’s child tax credit is July 31.

The child tax rebate, signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont, is intended to help Connecticut families with children. Families may be eligible for a child tax rebate of up to a maximum of $750 ($250 per child up to three children).

To be eligible for this rebate you must meet all of the following requirements:

• You must be a resident of Connecticut;
• You must have claimed at least one child as a dependent on your 2021 federal income tax return who was 18 years of age or younger; and
• You must meet certain income thresholds.

To determine if you qualify, complete the Department of Revenue Services application by clicking here.

COVID updates for the past 7 days

Bristol has experienced a rise in cases from 40 to 53 in the last week, and the positivity rate has risen from 6.9 percent to 7.4 percent, however, the city remains in the red category with over 15 cases per 100,000 people.

The CDC recommends that people at high risk for severe illness, talk to their healthcare provider about whether to need to wear a mask and take other precautions. In addition, the CDC reminds people to take the following measures:

In Hartford County the community level is low.

• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
• Get tested if you have symptoms
• People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.
• People who are immunocompromised, can learn more about how to protect themselves here.

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