Columns, Fortier, News October 22, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier, News October 15, 2023
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…
Bailey & Carter, News October 9, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier October 8, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier October 1, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier, News September 24, 2023
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…
Columns, Krampitz September 24, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier, News September 17, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier September 10, 2023
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…
Columns, Fortier, News September 3, 2023
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…