Army Strong Community Center opening in Bristol

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Army Reserve officials and local leaders are celebrating the opening of a new community center in Bristol for military members and their families.

The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the new Army Strong Community Center at Bristol City Hall. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Brig. Gen. James Young Jr. of the Army Reserve and Bristol Mayor Art Ward are among those scheduled to attend.

Army Reserve officials say the new center will serve members and veterans of all military branches and their families by offering information, resources and referrals. Officials say Bristol was chosen as the site for the center because a large number of Army Reserve soldiers and their families live in the area.

The center will also help families when their loved ones are deployed.