By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have been to another sensational show at Hartford Stage. Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has returned to Hartford Stage after…
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By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have celebrated the 2-year-old grandchild’s birthday on Saturday afternoon and then attended the 18th annual Holiday Showcase of Stars at…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will be easing our way back from Thanksgiving Day, which really was nice. Uncle Charlie and Auntie Ann joined us. The…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will be gearing up for another leaves bagging session. The goal will be, one more time, 20 bags. After a bit of rain…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have bagged 20 bags of leaves, and it means we have at least 20 to go. Our next-door neighbor, Brian, has already…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the latest family pasta dinner will have come and gone. These dinners happen once a month up to the big holiday season, which means…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have spent a pleasant evening with friends, over some delightful food and more delightful conversation. This little event a had…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have attended a pre-Halloween party at the behest of one of the 3-year-old grandchildren. It’s not that this grandchild is…
by Laura Bailey and Rit Carter Manross Library branch manager Beth Martin stands near a book display in the library’s nonfiction section, enthusiastically discussing a book. “This is a really…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have had a week of candidate forums which allow voters to familiarize themselves with the candidates and some of their positions, as…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, October will have arrived—and some hoped for better weather. All the rain, the rain! I hope your basements are dry. I know of at…
By Jack Krampitz With all the recent controversy in Bristol surrounding racist fliers, swastikas and inappropriate Facebook posts, our city leaders have announced that there is no room for hate…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the Mum Festival will be well underway and, for the first time in years, will be operating under cloudy and rainy skies, complements of…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Hurricane Lee will have left New England behind, and even though the hurricane skirted Connecticut, we did get some terrific winds Friday. It was…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the storms that cut off power to more than 12,000 homes here in Bristol will have subsided and the power will have been restored…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the temperature is expected to rise to the 80s and 90s through Friday. We’ve had a nice stretch, so some high temps are a…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, word is that there will be a community action and response to a recent white supremacist demonstration at the corner of Todd Street and…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, another Rockwell Summer Festival will have come and gone. Kudos to the West End Association and their partners for all the hard work that…
By Jack Krampitz A few weeks ago, a senior citizen that I know very well had a mishap with his Internet connection. Actually, the problem was not the fault of…
By Rit Carter and Laura Bailey On election night 2021, Bristol’s Republican candidates, supporters and well-wishers gathered in a local banquet room and awaited the results. The room was alive…