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A young girl gets some help pressing apples for cider 19th-century style at the 2023 Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. The popular annual family event returns for 2024 on Sunday, October 7. (Photo: Heather Doughty Photography)

Keene’s Lang Pioneer Village Museum celebrates the fall harvest during Applefest on October 6

Popular annual family event features horse-drawn wagon rides, historic demonstrations, live entertainment and games, and lots of apples.
Organized by Peterborough-Nogojiwanong Pride to celebrate and support Peterborough's 2SLGBTQIA+ community, the annual Pride parade took place on September 28, 2024 in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Sean Bruce)

Peterborough’s Pride parade on Saturday afternoon celebrates and supports 2SLGBTQIA+ community

Reflecting Pride Week theme of 'Educate. Activate. Celebrate!', parade was followed by Pride in the Park event at Millennium Park.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Two Peterborough men arrested in connection with Millennium Park stabbing

Man suffered multiple stab wounds in September 27 incident.
19-year-old Alana Lowey was killed and her 19-year-old boyfriend Aiden Vella was seriously injured while they were walking on County Road 36 just north of Bobcaygeon on September 25, 2024 and were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Carl Lee, an 86-year-old Bobcaygeon man, has been arrested and charged. (Photo via GoFundMe)

19-year-old woman dead and her 19-year-old boyfriend seriously injured in hit-and-run near Bobcaygeon

86-year-old driver who failed to remain at the scene of Wednesday afternoon collision on County Road 36 has been arrested and charged.
The Maria Street swing bridge in Peterborough's East City will be closed every day between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from September 30 to October 4, 2024. Detour signage will be posted. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s Maria St. swing bridge closed daily from September 30 to October 4

Parks Canada is closing the bridge from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day for structural repairs and inspections.
The Peterborough Folk Festival's 2024 Emerging Artist VanCamp (aka Calvin Bakelaar) will perform his recently released debut album "Diner Coffee" live at The John in Sadleir House on Saturday night, with Gamekeeper (Warren Frank of Heaps, The Kents) and Brooklyn Doran opening. (Photo: Luke Best)

nightlifeNOW – September 26 to October 2

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Detective Sergeant Josh McGrath and Chief Stuart Betts of the Peterborough Police Service held a media conference on September 26, 2024 at 701 George Street North just south of Parkhill Road, where a Scarborough teenager was shot multiple times the previous evening. The victim is in stable condition in a Toronto-area hospital and police are searching for two or three male suspects in the shooting, who may also not be from the Peterborough area. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of police video)

Peterborough police searching for suspects after Scarborough teen suffers multiple gunshot wounds

Police believe Wednesday night incident, the third so far this year, was a targeted shooting related to illicit drugs.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect in northern Kawarthas for Wednesday

Along with heavy downpours and hail, there is a risk of a tornado.
Some of the 60 volunteers who helped plant 620 new trees in Peterborough's Kiwanis Community Park to enhance the city's urban forest canopy, as part of Tree Canada's Community Tree Grant program and the Trees 4 Peterborough initiative. (Photo courtesy of City of Peterborough)

Over 900 trees and shrubs were planted in Peterborough on Saturday

In two different projects, volunteers planted 300 trees and shrubs at Riverview Park and Zoo and 620 trees at Kiwanis Community Park.
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Heavy rain in most of Kawarthas region late Tuesday into Wednesday morning

Rainfall warning for 50 mm for Northumberland, with 30-45 mm expected in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes.

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