‘On Being’ features memories of religious leader
By David Fortier Sunday mornings I listen to “On Being with Krista Tippett.” This week she discussed the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with Arnold Eisen, the current chancellor of…
Articles by David Fortier
Slow news: Yarn work delights
[metaslider id=577] (Photos by D. Fortier) By David Fortier Old Story It’s an old story by now, but a group of volunteers organized by former library employee Mary Klaneski, who…
Give Me Motion performer started in Bristol
By David Fortier Welcome to “My Bristol,” a regular feature of The Bristol Edition, where I write about my hometown and what it means to me. Subjects can be anything…
Transcript of City Council statement censuring Mayor Cockayne
By David Fortier The six members of the Bristol City Council, unanimously, issued this statement censuring Mayor Ken Cockayne at a special council meeting Sept. 6: Be it resolved that…
Council deliberates over report implicating mayor
By David Fortier Even though I have not posted as often as I thought I would (I am still trying to figure out the world of social media), I would…
Memorial Boulevard Building Committee takes next step
By David Fortier The Memorial Boulevard Cultural Center Building Committee voted unanimously to authorize the architects working on the restoration of the old school building to proceed to the next…
Pokemon Go lights up Memorial Boulevard
By David Fortier Like fireflies, the cell phones flit off and on along Memorial Boulevard down by the Vietnam Veterans walk. Cell phones are what people are using to catch…
On My Mind 07 08 2016
By David Fortier This past week The Bristol Observer dropped my column. I had been given an ultimatum about a month ago by the publisher, not directly but through an…