TBE celebrity readers support launch of first fund drive
By Jack Krampitz When TBE Editor Dave Fortier announced our first ever fund-raising campaign on Sunday, the writing staff never imagined the support we would get from all over Bristol…
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No better time to support TBE than now
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, TBE will have finally set up our links for readers to support our efforts. On our website, there is a green box with the…
BCHS Rams take state championship, a former Ram is celebrated and a challenging listening assignment
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, our Bristol Central Rams boys basketball team will have capped a tremendous season by beating the Northwest Catholic Lions in the Division II state…
More family time while keeping what is happening in Ukraine in mind
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the clocks will have been turned ahead an hour and I will have stopped ranting about why, “Why do we need to play around…
That ’s not funny!
By Jack Krampitz I have been asked lately by the many fans of my humor columns if I was considering submitting another column soon. So I decided to have a meeting…
Tough times for Ukrainians, prayers and the everyday — all of a piece
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the war in Ukraine will have reached its 11th day and I will have started to moderate my exposure to the news, taking in…
Is there Royalty in Bristol’s future? Not soon enough.
By Jack Krampitz I assure you, loyal and earnest readers of the Bristol Edition; as dry and boring as the next seven paragraphs will be, the resulting announcement will bring…
Hospital receives donation of x-ray machine in 1922, McHugh breaks scoring records in 1947
Compiled by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – February 1872 Some families in town and in Wolcott have been sorely afflicted with Scarlet Fever and some deaths have occurred, but…
Another grandbaby birthday, some upcoming meetings and more plans
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the second of three grandkids will have turned two years old, and enjoyed the big day as only a two-year-old might–pushing through, fighting that…
Snow squalls and TBE future plans
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the temperature will have dipped again to a balmy 18 degrees, with the windchill an even balmier 9 degrees, becoming one of those mornings…