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An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Police investigating racist graffiti at Squirrel Creek Conservation Area south of Peterborough

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Two separate incidents of mischief involve spray-painted words deemed to be racial in nature .
Ryan Sheedy as Drew Sullivan, James Barrett as his father Harry, and Anna Silvija Broks as Harry's neighbour Gin in a rehearsal for Norm Foster's poignant comedy "Mending Fences", which runs for 11 performances from May 10 to 20, 2023 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Rebecca Anne Bloom, R. A. Bloom Creations and Photography)

Bobcaygeon’s Globus Theatre kicks off its 20th anniversary season with Norm Foster’s ‘Mending Fences’

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Poignant comedy running from May 10 to 20 at Lakeview Arts Barn stars James Barrett, Anna Silvija Broks, and Ryan Sheedy.
Kawartha Conservation is installing two "wind phones" at Ken Reid Conservation Area in Lindsay, intended to help people deal with the grief of losing a loved one by "talking" to them on a disconnected rotary dial phone. The first wind phone was installed in Otsuchi, Japan in 2010 by a garden designer after he lost his cousin to cancer, who subsequently opened it to the public following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,500 people, including over 1,200 people in Otsuchi. (Photo: Kawartha Conservation)

Kawartha Conservation installing two ‘wind phones’ at Ken Reid Conservation Area in Lindsay

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Disconnected telephones allow people to have one-way conversations with loved ones who have passed away.
Louis Karkabasis, owner and sommelier of Pane Vino Trattoria & Wine Bar in Lindsay, serves a customer at the popular Italian restaurant, which will be closing after May 27, 2023. (Photo via Pane Vito website)

Lindsay’s Pane Vino Trattoria & Wine Bar closing at end of May

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Owner and sommelier Louis Karkabasis opened the farm-to-table restaurant featuring modern Italian cuisine 14 years ago.
The southbound lane of Television Raod in Peterborough will be closed between Parkhill Road East in the north and Maniece Avenue in the south from May 3 to 17, 2023 for road repaving. Drivers heading south to get to Highway 7 and Highway 115 will need to use another route. (Photo: Google Earth)

Southbound lane of Television Road in Peterborough closed for two weeks as of Wednesday

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Television Road is being repaved between Parkhill Road East and Maniece Avenue from May 3 to 17.
The outdoor Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market takes place at Quaker Foods City Square on Charlotte Street just east of Aylmer Street from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday from May 3 to October 28, 2023. (Photo: Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market)

Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market opens at its new home at Quaker Foods City Square...

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Outdoor market runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday until October 28.
Peterborough police are seeking this man suspected of stealing a woman's vehicle at knifepoint from a parking lot at Lansdowne Street and The Parkway on April 30, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)

SUSPECT ARRESTED – Peterborough police seek suspect and stolen vehicle after carjacking on Sunday...

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Toyota Corolla was stolen from woman at knifepoint in parking lot at Lansdowne Street and The Parkway.
The Rotary Club of Peterborough held its annual dinner and auction charity fundraiser at Peterborough Golf & Country Club on April 28, 2023, raising $25,000 for YES Shelter for Youth and Families through a silent and live auction that included original encaustic painting by Rotarian Susan Fisher (left). Also pictured are Rotarian Catherine Hanrahan who emceed the event, auctioneer Rob Rusland, and Rotarian Bruce Gravel, who co-chaired the event with Rotarian Amy Simpson. (Photo: Frances Gravel)

Rotary Club of Peterborough raises $25,000 for YES Shelter for Youth and Families

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Funds raised at annual dinner and auction on April 28 will support Rise Youth Housing Program to help teens stay off the streets.
Managed by the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA), the Ganaraska Forest is southern Ontario's largest forest at 11,000 acres (4,452 hectares), straddling Northumberland and Peterborough counties, Kawartha Lakes, and Durham Region. The forest offers hundreds of kilometres of trails for year-round activities including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and nature appreciation. (Photo: GRCA)

Ganaraska Forest reopens for all non-motorized and motorized uses on May 1

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Located near Port Hope, southern Ontario's largest forest had been devastated by May 2022 derecho wind storm.
Champion Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak is the spokesperson for the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign, taking place this spring for the first time. Oleksiak is a long-time advocate of Smile Cookie who volunteered to decorate cookies at her local Tim Hortons when she was younger. (Photo: Tim Hortons)

Spring Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign supports charities and community groups in greater Kawarthas...

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Price of a smile cookie increases to $1.50, with all pre-tax proceeds still going to charities from May 1 to 7.
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