Arts & Culture, Columns, Fortier, News September 22, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the cool weather–but no rain–will have started to make its way into our daily routine. The hanging plants on the porch are still holding…
Columns, Fortier, News September 15, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have babysat Grandchild No. 1 (GC 1) Saturday evening and gotten back late. We may or may not get in…
Arts & Culture, Columns, Ecology, Fortier, History, News September 8, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Fortier clan will have made a visit to the Peabody Museum in New Haven. There were the four grandkids, their parents, the youngest…
Columns, Fortier, News September 1, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will know that this year’s Mum Festival Hometown Heroes will be the members of the Community Emergency Resource Team (CERT). They will join…
Columns, Fortier, News August 25, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will all know that Fire Chief Rick Hart has been named the grand marshal of this year’s Mum Festival Parade. This an honor…
Columns, Fortier, News August 18, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the West End Association’s Rockwell Festival will have come and gone again, having brought together Bristol people for a fun day as well as…
Columns, Krampitz, News August 13, 2024
By Jack Krampitz A long time ago in a city that still believed in fairy tales, this reporter informed the readers of TBE that a Dairy Queen was coming to…
Columns, Fortier, News August 11, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the rains from Hurricane Debby will have subsided and clear skies are here. The trees in the neighborhood will still be recovering from the…
Columns, Fortier, News August 4, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the water main break is in the past, and we are taking the next step which is to replace what remains from the sidewalk…
Columns, Fortier, News July 28, 2024
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, it will have only been a week since President Joe Biden stepped back from his presidential bid and Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in…