A visit from grandbaby, viewing the Winter Olympics and a council reversal
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have had a visit from one of the kids and grandbaby. That was on Wednesday, and Mary will have had returned the…
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Train wreck redo
By Mike Nicastro This past week the Bristol’s Economic & Community Development Commission (ECD) in conjunction with the Downtown subgroup (tasked with overseeing Centre Square) made simple but meaningful modifications…
An old-time movie, a Board of Ed resolution and a second chance for Wheeler Clinic, perhaps
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have decided to sleep in after a babysitting stint Saturday night so the parents might get out for a belated…
Another storm, a couple of losses and a good conversation begins
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the storm will have passed, and it will have turned out we did okay, unlike some other areas of the state and further up…
New snow plowing machine debuts in 1897
Complied by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – January 1872 Mr. C.S. Bailey was cruelly attacked and badly injured last Thursday at the shop of J.H. Sessions by a shopmate…
Some venting, a new letters policy and a book on the working-class
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the ice is still with us, sort of. It is definitely in the air, but it is also there underfoot, in patches, so that when I…
Always good to hear from readers. Some local enterprises featured on state-wide venues.
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the temperature will have dipped to around 0 degrees with a wind chill of –7 degrees. It makes the walk to church, a short…
Welcome to Bristol’s Own Twilight Zone
By Michael Nicastro My apologies in advance to the late Rod Serling. But, imagine if you will a newly elected mayor and city council who in the first 45 days of…
Freezing, no fun. Snow, something to look forward to
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will be waiting for the freezing rain and sleet with some trepidation, and when it doesn’t arrive on time at 7 a.m., I…
Seems to me the mayor hates his job
By Michael Nicastro There is no doubt that our current mayor regrets ever being elected to run the city. All you have to do is see his social media posts where…