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Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

48-year-old man dead in motorcycle crash south of Millbrook on Tuesday night

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Cavan-Monaghan Township man's motorcycle went off the road on Zion Line east of County Road 10.
53-year-old Robert Farr of Peterborough with his $1,225,254.80 jackpot win from the January 21, 2023 Lottario draw. (Photo: OLG)

Peterborough man wins $1.2 million Lottario jackpot

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53-year-old Robert Farr plans to invest part of his winnings, help family members, and donate to local charities.
With more than 70 homes participating, you never know what you may find at the East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale in Peterborough on May 13, 2023. (Stock photo)

Over 70 homes participating in Peterborough’s East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale on Saturday

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Several East City businesses along Hunter Street East will also be hosting sidewalk sales.
Selwyn native J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal when the Peterborough Petes defeated the North Bay Battalion 3-2 on May 8, 2023 at to take the Eastern Conference championship in seven games. (Photo: David Pickering)

Peterborough Petes defeat North Bay Battalion in seven games to capture Eastern Conference championship

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The Petes advance to OHL final for first time in 17 years, with game one against the London Knights on May 11.
Canada's only free-admission accredited zoo, Peterborough's Riverview Park & Zoo is home to more than 150 animals and over 40 species, including squirrel monkeys. (Photo: Riverview Park and Zoo)

Peterborough’s Riverview Park & Zoo briefly closed Monday morning due to a fire

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Zoo says emergency response plans were successful and all animals and staff are safe.
Dr. John Beamish presents at Hospice Peterborough's annual general meeting in 2018. One of the founding members of Hospice Peterborough in 1988, Dr. Beamish served in many roles at the organization before becoming its medical director in 2018. (Photo: Hospice Peterborough)

Hospice Peterborough’s medical director Dr. John Beamish has retired

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A founding member of Hospice Peterborough, Dr. Beamish has been a tireless advocate for hospice palliative care for more than four decades.
Peterborough band Charlie Horse (Alan Black, Clifford Maynes, Trevor "Tiny" Davis, and JP Hovercraft) performs rarely heard country songs recorded by The Rolling Stones along with "country-fried" Stones favourites at The Ganny in Port Hope on Saturday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Charlie Horse)

nightlifeNOW – May 4 to 10

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Fatal head-on collision on County Road 2 between Cobourg and Port Hope Thursday morning

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County Road 2 has been closed between Loveshin Road and Apple Orchard Road .
Peterborough writer Erica Richmond with her first book "Pixie and the Bees", which is based on her own experience of living with an anxiety disorder. During Mental Health Month in May, Richmond is donated half of the sales of the book, illustrated by Peterborough artist Brooklin Holborough, to Peterborough Youth Services. (Photo courtesy of Erica Richmond)

Peterborough writer is again raising funds for a local charity during Mental Health Month

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During May, author Erica Richmond is donating half of the sale proceeds of her children's book 'Pixie and the Bees' to Peterborough Youth Services.
Scott Williams and Lea Tran of Wildflower Bakery, a European-style bakery in Havelock best known for its sourdough bread and croissants. One of three Peterborough-area entrepreneurs to receive a $3,000 seed grant and three-month mentorship the 2023 'Spark' Mentorships and Grants Program to develop their tourism-related business ideas, Williams' award-winning idea is to offer sourdough bread-making workshops. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

Three Peterborough-area entrepreneurs one step closer to making new tourism ideas a reality

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Connor McIlveen and Glyne Pease, Katie Jackson, and Scott Williams are winning applicants of 2023 'Spark' Mentorships and Grants Program.
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