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- Don those fascinators: Jubilee party will be fit for a queenby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 14, 2022 at 12:26 am in life
The Village of Plaster Rock will hold a garden party on Sept. 17 in honour of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Provincial outdoor swimming championship returnsby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 12, 2022 at 9:51 pm in sports
The Village of Plaster Rock will host the provincial outdoor swimming championship on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event hasn’t been held for the last two years due to the pandemic.
- Decision on speed bumps haltedby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 12, 2022 at 7:13 pm in city hall
Plaster Rock council postponed a decision to install speed bumps on Centennial Street during its July 25 meeting.
- Municipal reform eating up ‘considerable’ staff timeby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 12, 2022 at 9:01 am in city hall
Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick executive director Dan Murphy says some municipalities are struggling with the workload presented by the process of local government reform.
- Better maps of new municipalities needed: Mayorby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 11, 2022 at 7:33 pm in city hall
Better maps of new municipalities are needed, Perth-Andover council concluded during its local government reform update at the Aug. 8 meeting.
- N.B. students attain UMPI honourson August 10, 2022 at 6:58 pm in education
New Brunswick students were recognized for academic honours at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, earning spots on the Dean’s List for the 2022 spring semester.
- Community bandstand gets a summer makeoverby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 10, 2022 at 6:57 pm in city hall
The Perth-Andover community bandstand has been refurbished with a new roof, railings and a fresh coat of paint.
- Park project gets $200,000 to boost tourism potentialby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 9, 2022 at 7:07 pm in business & economy
The installation of a healing garden continues near Roulston Lake in the Plaster Rock Tourist Park. Flowerbeds, a water feature and benches will also be added to the tranquil space before the end of the summer.
- Still ‘glimmer of hope’ on banking front, says mayorby Corinne Fitzherbert on August 8, 2022 at 7:25 pm in business & economy
The Plaster Rock RBC will close its doors in September, leaving the village without an in-person financial institution. Council continues its efforts to secure an alternate financial institution.
- Rapids hire first-ever female coachby Trevor McNally on August 7, 2022 at 9:51 pm in sports
Brittany Poitras of St. André was named an associate coach by the Maritime Hockey League’s Grand Falls Rapids on Aug. 5.
- Inquest ordered following deathon August 4, 2022 at 7:51 pm in news
Office of the Chief Coroner announced an inquest Thursday into Camille Cayouette’s Jan. 2, 2019 death while working for a St. Quentin trucking company.
- Woman aims to inspire others during Miss New Brunswick reignby Doug Dickinson on August 3, 2022 at 8:45 pm in community
Miss New Brunswick 2022 Heaven Solomon poses for photos with the 2022 Royal Court. From left are Minto 1st Princess Maranda Pert-Hoyt, who was named Miss Friendship; Miss Victoria County Tamara McDougall, First Princess; Solomon, and Grand Falls First Princess Lucie Martin who was winner of Miss Talent and Second Princess.
- Trial dates set for theft, assaulting a police officerby Doug Dickinson on August 2, 2022 at 8:03 pm in courts & crime
Trial dates have been set for Raymond Sockabasin, 33, Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation), who faces a slew of charges stemming from a May 22 incident in Neqotkuk and an April 4 incident in Perth-Andover.
