Town of South Bristol

09/06/2026

Honoring America's Workers. The first Labor Day Parade marched for the 8 hour work day in NYC in 1882. Geneva held its first parade in 1897. The Library of Congress collection includes a photo of Phelps' Labor Day Parade in 1907. Thank you to those who built our great nation.

09/04/2026

Congratulations on the History and Mystery Bus Tour, art exhibit, and video screening at Brew and Brats to the Bristol Hills Historical Society and South Bristol’s Community Engagement Committee! This event is but one of the ways South Bristol is celebrating the 250th year of our new nation. Thank you especially to town historian Beth Thomas and former town historian John Holtz for their work organizing and narrating the History and Mystery tour of the Bristol Hills. What a great night!

09/03/2026

South Bristol largely spared from last night’s storm, though some experienced basement or garage flooding—and winds and lightening were intense. Supervisor Moore checked in with residents and South Bristol sites this morning.

09/02/2026

Did you know there has been a Seneca Point Tennis Tournament here in South Bristol for over 100 years? After a 10 year pause it’s in its second revival year, thanks to the efforts of Sarah Ressler, Courtney Cornell, Taylor Veenema, and Jeff Pierce. You couldn’t tell this was just amateur tennis if you watched the thrilling competition.

08/29/2026

The Bristol Hills Historical Society, co-sponsored by South Bristol Community Engagement, is hosting a narrated "History and Mystery" bus tour, $45pp (cash or check, payable at South Bristol town hall): Thursday, September 3, 2026, 6:30-7:30pm bus tour, 7:30-9:00pm sneak peek of video for upcoming volume 2 of History and Mystery: An Illustrated Keepsake. Bus tour visits sites from volume 1 of the book. Logistics: The tour will begin with parking and loading at the South Bristol Grange Hall / Arbor Hill.After-Tour Gathering: Food and drinks will follow the tour at Brew and Brats at Arbor Hill.

08/27/2026

Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Thursday and Friday in South Bristol. Begins: 9:23 p.m. (Thu, Aug 27) — Earth’s shadow starts touching the Moon; 10:33 p.m. (Thu, Aug 27) — Moon starts to darken with a coppery/red tint. Maximum Eclipse: 12:12 a.m. (Fri, Aug 28). Partial Eclipse ends: 1:51 a.m. (Fri, Aug 28) — Moon begins to emerge from shadow. Penumbral Eclipse ends: 3:01 a.m. (Fri, Aug 28) — Eclipse fully over.

Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is in store Thursday for people in North and South America.

08/25/2026

Community Engagement is hosting a Talk with the Supervisor on the 2028 closure of the landfill @ 6pm, Wednesday, South Bristol Town Hall. Come join the Conversation and bring your ideas on how we can all Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Take our South Bristol Landfill survey: https://us15.list-manage.com/survey?u=25097ea3194f3525735979581&id=69b317e991&e=*%7CUNIQID%7C*

08/21/2026

Exciting day! The 27th annual Highlander Cycle Tour this Saturday, August 22, 2026, starting and finishing at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in South Bristol, New York. The challenging ride for charity features options of 30, 62, 75, and 100 miles through the scenic Finger Lakes region.

Highlander Cycle Tour Exploring New York State’s Spectacular Finger Lakes W**e Country 4 Different Courses and Distances to Choose From August 22, 2026 REGISTERADDITIONAL DETAILS Where We Ride •Spectacular scenery of mountains and lakes •Courses for every ability •Nearly car-free roads Testi...

08/15/2026

On Sunday, August 16, the Gell Center hosted a poetry potluck, 4pm-7pm, 6581 West Hollow Rd, Naples, NY. The recently renovated Gell Center is the local outpost of Writers and Books.

08/13/2026

Today we had a special meeting to “approve vouchers” (that means: pay our bills). We had the beginnings of a serious conversation about ensuring town business proceeds smoothly and without unwarranted delay. Thank you to the town board for making time in their schedules — and to the selfless town clerk, Judy Voss — for their work evaluating past practice, town law, and aligning and updating policies. The new supervisor has instituted a review of all our financial policies, which has already occasioned good work in shoring up investment policies and financial transparency and ethics. There will be more to come. Most policies were written in 2014 - and even so have not been rigorously enforced. So, it’s time for review. Thanks, all!