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OPP police car. (Photo: OPP)

Hastings Highlands pilot killed in crash of amateur-built aircraft

Police located 51-year-old Jason Reynolds after he was reported overdue on Saturday night

kawarthaNOW - October 3, 2022

Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Peterborough police investigating incidents during Trent University homecoming and regatta weekend

Deb and Ken Fraser are retiring as owners and operators of The Main Ingredient bulk food store at 326 Charlotte Street in Peterborough. The store will continue on under new ownership. (Photo: The Main Ingredient / Facebook)

After 43 years, Ken and Deb Fraser retiring as owners of The Main Ingredient in Peterborough

Linda Kash and Megan Murphy, pictured here in a promotional video, will be emceeing the inaugural "Cancer Takedown" fundraiser on November 16, 2022 at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Inaugural ‘Cancer Takedown’ fundraiser takes place November 16 in Peterborough

Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Climate action advocacy group release results of survey of Peterborough election candidates

For Our Grandchildren asked all municipal candidates in city and county to respond to five questions

kawarthaNOW - September 30, 2022

A garage fire on Brunswick Avenue west of High Street in Peterborough has caused an estimated $75,000 in damage. One person was taken to hospital and released. (Photo: David Post)

Peterborough garage fire on Thursday causes estimated $75,000 in damage

Garage-country rockers The Sadies will be performing at the Historic Red Dog in Peterborough on Tuesday, October 4 in support of their new record "Colder Streams" which was completed just before singer and guitarist Dallas Good (right) unexpectedly passed away in February at the age of 48. (Photo: Chris Colohan)

nightlifeNOW – September 29 to October 5

Maestro Michael Newnham conducting the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra at the "Christmas Fantasia' concert in December 2019 before the pandemic. The popular "Meet the Maestro" pre-concert talks are returning for 2022-23, the orchestra's first full season since the pandemic began. (Photo: Huw Morgan)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra brings back popular ‘Meet the Maestro’ pre-concert talks for 2022-23 season

Frost on the leaves of a plant. (Stock photo)

Frost advisory in effect for most of greater Kawarthas region Thursday overnight

Temperatures are expected to dip near or below the freezing mark

kawarthaNOW - September 29, 2022

Inspector Chris Galeazza. (OPP-supplied photo)

Inspector Chris Galeazza is new detachment commander of Peterborough County OPP

Twisted Trauma Foundation co-founder Jon Perrin (middle) with Colton Eddy, Melissa Carroll, Amy Terrill, and Carly Veitch of BGC Kawarthas. (Photo courtesy of BGC Kawarthas)

Twisted Trauma Foundation donates $5,000 to BGC Kawarthas for youth mental health programs

A bird perches on the stump of a tree in Beavermead Park after the May 2022 derecho storm that destroyed or damaged trees and green spaces across Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. Ecological grief is a relatively new term for a recent phenomenon that explains the intense feelings that people may experience as a result of climate-related losses to species, ecosystems and landscapes. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

‘Stump Stories’ aim to help Peterborough residents process ecological grief from May derecho storm

News & Community

OPP police car. (Photo: OPP)

Hastings Highlands pilot killed in crash of amateur-built aircraft

kawarthaNOW - October 3, 2022

Police located 51-year-old Jason Reynolds after he was reported overdue on Saturday night.

Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Peterborough police investigating incidents during Trent University homecoming and regatta weekend

October 2, 2022

Linda Kash and Megan Murphy, pictured here in a promotional video, will be emceeing the inaugural "Cancer Takedown" fundraiser on November 16, 2022 at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Inaugural ‘Cancer Takedown’ fundraiser takes place November 16 in Peterborough

October 1, 2022

Peterborough City Hall in 2017. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Climate action advocacy group release results of survey of Peterborough election candidates

September 30, 2022

A garage fire on Brunswick Avenue west of High Street in Peterborough has caused an estimated $75,000 in damage. One person was taken to hospital and released. (Photo: David Post)

Peterborough garage fire on Thursday causes estimated $75,000 in damage

September 30, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Garage-country rockers The Sadies will be performing at the Historic Red Dog in Peterborough on Tuesday, October 4 in support of their new record "Colder Streams" which was completed just before singer and guitarist Dallas Good (right) unexpectedly passed away in February at the age of 48. (Photo: Chris Colohan)

nightlifeNOW – September 29 to October 5

kawarthaNOW - September 29, 2022

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.

Maestro Michael Newnham conducting the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra at the "Christmas Fantasia' concert in December 2019 before the pandemic. The popular "Meet the Maestro" pre-concert talks are returning for 2022-23, the orchestra's first full season since the pandemic began. (Photo: Huw Morgan)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra brings back popular ‘Meet the Maestro’ pre-concert talks for 2022-23 season

September 29, 2022

New Stages Theatre Company is presenting five shows at Peterborough's Market Hall for its 25th anniversary season in 2022-23, including a full production of "Every Brilliant Thing" starring Dora Award winner and Stratford Festival company member Steve Ross (right) and directed by Linda Kash (left), pictured at a rehearsal of New Stages' sold-out 2020 production. (Photo: Eva Fisher / Public Energy)

Peterborough’s New Stages Theatre Company returns for its 25th anniversary season

September 28, 2022

Estonian funk band Lexsoul Dancemachine is on a Canadian tour and will perform at the Red Dog Tavern on Wednesday, September 28. (Photo: Gerli Tooming)

nightlifeNOW – September 22 to 28

September 22, 2022

The first German-made adaptation of the iconic 1929 anti-war novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front" tells the story of a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I. After debuting at the Toronto Film Festival in September and after a limited theatrical release on October 14, the film will arrive on Netflix on Friday, October 28th. (Photo: Reiner Bajo)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in October 2022

September 21, 2022

Local Business

Deb and Ken Fraser are retiring as owners and operators of The Main Ingredient bulk food store at 326 Charlotte Street in Peterborough. The store will continue on under new ownership. (Photo: The Main Ingredient / Facebook)

After 43 years, Ken and Deb Fraser retiring as owners of The Main Ingredient in Peterborough

Bruce Head - October 2, 2022

Possibly Canada's oldest bulk food store, the Charlotte Street store will continue under new ownership.

Presented by Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas, "Living and Working in a Digital-First World - Technologies and Trends Shaping the Future" on October 13, 2022 will be facilitated by Innovation Cluster board chair Nicole Stephenson (upper left) and feature three expert panellists from the board: Christine Crandell (upper right), Jason Wight (lower left), and Charlie Atkinson (lower right). The free event takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Supplied photos)

Innovation Cluster’s ‘Electric City Talks’ returns October 13 at Showplace in Peterborough

September 28, 2022

The Cornish family of Indian River Acres (Kevin Cornish and Janet Dawson and their sons Liam and Lucas) are the Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture's 2022 Farm Family of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Cornish family)

The Cornish family of Indian River Acres is Peterborough County’s Farm Family of the Year

September 27, 2022

The Million Dollar Makeover program is open to business and property owners across Kawartha Lakes, but priority will be given to projects located in areas of Bobcaygeon, Coboconk, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Norland, Omemee (pictured), and Woodville. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Applications open until October 31 for 2023 Million Dollar Makeover program in Kawartha Lakes

September 23, 2022

Breanna White of White Willow Loft, a vintage and farmhouse-inspired home decor store at 351 Kent Street West in Lindsay, was one of seven entrepreneurs in the spring 2022 cohort of the Starter Company Plus program in the City of Kawartha Lakes who received a $5,000 grant to grow her business. Applications for the program's fall cohort are open from September 15 to October 13, 2022. (Photo: White Willow Loft / Facebook)

Applications now open for Kawartha Lakes Starter Company Plus program

September 15, 2022

Lifestyle & Family

A bird perches on the stump of a tree in Beavermead Park after the May 2022 derecho storm that destroyed or damaged trees and green spaces across Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. Ecological grief is a relatively new term for a recent phenomenon that explains the intense feelings that people may experience as a result of climate-related losses to species, ecosystems and landscapes. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

‘Stump Stories’ aim to help Peterborough residents process ecological grief from May derecho storm

GreenUP - September 29, 2022

Kawartha World Issues Centre invites personal stories and reflection on the role of trees in the local environment.

Now that her kids have grown up and left home, renowned parenting expert and author Ann Douglas has turned her attention to something that 68 million women in North America are also facing: navigating the challenges of midlife. The former long-time Peterborough resident's new book 'Navigating the Messy Middle: A Fiercely Honest and Wildly Encouraging Guide for Midlife Women' comes out on October 1, 2022. (Photos courtesy of Douglas & McIntyre)

Author Ann Douglas turns her attention to the challenges women face at midlife in her latest book

September 27, 2022

The Kawartha Fall Festival, taking place at Ken Reid Conservation Area near Lindsay from October 1 to 10, 2022, will feature family-friendly activities including a birds of prey demonstration on Sunday, October 2 with Royal Canadian Falconry. (Photo: Janet Griffin)

Kawartha Fall Festival takes place October 1 to 10 at Ken Reid Conservation Area near Lindsay

Updated September 27, 2022

There will be lots of apples (including a pie-eating contest) during Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene on October 2, 2022, as well as historic demonstrations, military drill and marching demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides, live music, and activities for the kids. (Photo: Larry Keeley)

Celebrate apples and the fall harvest season at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene on October 2

September 27, 2022

With people working for multiple employers during their careers, having the option for early retirement, and living longer past retirement, retirement planning has become much more complicated than in the past. Adam McInroy and his team at McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management in Bobcaygeon help their clients navigate their retirement journey. (Stock photo)

McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management helps clients navigate their retirement journey

September 26, 2022

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