This is the Tall Ship Gazela. Just one of the many features of the 2017 Historic Bristol Day celebration. From 10am to 4pm on October 21, 2017, the public is welcome to join Bristol Borough as we take in the festivities, including: house tours, car shows, crafters, food, entertainment, regatta, and tea.

2017 Historic Bristol Day is Saturday, October 21, 2017. This event runs from 10am to 4pm. Come enjoy all that the Borough has to offer. The tall ship Gazela will be docked at the Borough Wharf for free tours to the public. We will have entertainment, food, car show, house tours, crafters, regatta, and tea. For more info visit www.bristolhistory.org. This is a rain or shine event.

The grand opening of the new pier and day boat docks was a great time. The community really came out and showed their support for this amazing project. Enjoy the video from the event and the ribbon cutting at the end. https://youtu.be/tPl1usTMwcI

The Bristol Borough Pier & Day Boat Docks are opening! Everyone is invited to the grand opening and ribbon cutting this Thursday night, June 29th, at 7:00pm. Come out and be apart of this three million dollar upgrade to our town. Special thanks to Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick, Senator Tomlinson, Representative Galloway, The Bucks County Commissioners, and The Grundy Foundation for helping fund this project. With their continued support, projects like this will help push Bristol Borough towards again becoming a premiere maritime and commercial destination along the Delaware River. For more information about the pier, please visit the borough website FAQ page: http://bristolborough.com/day-docks/main.html

The first ever Bristol Borough Photo Contest is now live! We have two categories, Borough Now and Borough Then. You have until midnight on June 9th to enter the competition. It's limited to 1 entry per person. This competition is open to everyone. We want to see the best pictures from the community that speak to what the Borough is today and what great things the Borough was before now. Visit www.bristolborough.com/photocontest.html to submit your entry.

On May 4th, Borough Council members DiGuiseppie & Rodriguez hosted a group of public officials and local professionals to discuss the programs and resources available to anyone in the public looking to purchase a house for the first time. Special thanks to everyone for taking the time to help: Deborah M. Robison - Bucks County Assistant Project Administrator for the Department of Community & Business Development dmrobinson@co.bucks.pa.us 215-345-3841 Nancy Twyman - Director of Eastern Region of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency ntwyman@phfa.org 610-270-3585 Lenora V. Williams - Penn Community Bank lwilliams@penncommunitybank.com 215-504-6590 Albert Colacello - Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC. al.colacello@phmloans.com 609-841-2259 Phil Cacossa - Socrates Developers, LLC. phil.cacossa@socratesdevelopers.com 201-213-3859 Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUdzxFHQP7Q

On April 20, 2017, Bristol Borough Council and Mayor Joseph A Saxton hosted a community forum on the ongoing opiate crisis. Joining Council Members Betty Rodriguez, Ralph DiGuiseppie, and Lorrain Cullen were various members of groups on the front lines of this crisis: Matthew Weintraub, Bucks Co. District Attorney Scott Bonher, Chief of the Bucks Co. Rescue Squad Dan Rattlgan & Stacey Mulholland of the Bucks Co. Association of Town Officials Ana Rosado, Clinical Director of the County Drug Comission Steve Henry, Bristol Borough Chief of Police Link to video https://youtu.be/-DjhPg0yIpY

Bristol Borough wins! Thank you to everyone, everywhere, that helped push #MyBristolBorough over the top to win the #smallbusinessrevolution.

Press Release: Bristol Borough Council President, Ralph DiGuiseppe would like to announce that construction on the much anticipated Bristol Borough Day Docks and Access Pier is set to begin on Monday, January 30" 2017. Simpson and Brown, the General Contractor, will begin the construction with the mobilization of a crane barge which will be in place for much of the duration of the project. The crane barge is scheduled to arrive Monday morning, January 30,2017. Once the barge is in place, the first activity will be to set locations for the piles which will support an 80 foot fixed pier that will connect to the existing wharf. Two gangways from the fixed pier will connect to 250 foot long floating docks to accommodate approximately 25 boats. The floating docks will be fabricated off site and shipped in sections to be assembled directly on the River due to their size. Construction is slated to be complete by June of this year. Bristol Borough Council, Bucks County Commissioners, and State officials have worked tirelessly since the project's inception in 2010 to locate funding for the three million dollar project. Ultimately, funding was secured from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service through U.S. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, the Bucks County Open Space program, Senator Tomlinson and Representative Galloway, as well as a private donation from the Grundy Foundation. Council President, Ralph DiGuiseppe, said this is an exciting time in Historic Bristol Borough and is another positive step in the revitalization of the Borough. For a copy of this announcement use the following link: http://www.bristolborough.com/day-docks/2017-01-27_press_release.pdf

In a letter being sent by Bristol Borough Manager James Dillon to all residents, the new single stream recycling containers will begin to be delivered by J.P. Mascaro on January 30th. With weather permitting, all residents should have their new containers by Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. For a copy of the letter use the following link: http://www.bristolborough.com/pdf/2017-01-17-recycling-containers.pdf"