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The 2023 ReFrame Film Festival opens on Thursday, January 26 with an exclusive in-person screening at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough of the documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," which follows the American photographer and activist Nan Goldin (pictured) and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty that was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll. Goldin became addicted to OxyContin soon after being prescribed the drug and her dependency lasted several years. (Photo supplied by ReFrame Film Festival)

A first look at some of the acclaimed documentaries coming to the 2023 ReFrame...

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Exclusive opening night in-person screening takes place at Peterborough's Showplace Performance Centre, with full program for virtual festival to be released in early January.
Peterborough police service dog Gryphon with his handler police constable Dillon Wentworth. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police dog Gryphon tracks down trio of break-and-enter suspects

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Two women and a man entered a London and Water Street home early Friday morning but fled when confronted by homeowner.
Veteran bluesman Al Lerman headlines the Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association's musical showcase at Dr. J's BBQ & Brews in downtown Peterborough on Saturday afternoon that also features Al Black, Rick Fines, and Andy Pryde and Po'Boy Jefferys and Calamity Jane. Proceeds from the pay-what-you-can show go towards musicians in need. (Photo: Drew Monrad)

nightlifeNOW – December 15 to 21

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Karen Scott (left) celebrates her win of a $500 Boro gift card as well as a Peterborough Musicfest Diner's Book with Avant-Garden Shop customer service representative Marissa Dunk. Scott won the second early bird draw of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) annual Holiday Shopping Passport program. She completed her winning passport at the Avant-Garden Shop at 165 Sherbrooke Street in downtown Peterborough, where she purchased some Christmas presents for her family and garden supplies. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Karen Scott receives $500 reward for shopping local in downtown Peterborough

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Final Holiday Shopping Passport $500 early bird draw is on December 21, with $1,500 grand prize draw on January 11.
David and Patricia Morton. (Photo courtesy of Morton family)

Morton Family Foundation donates $50,000 to support woman and children in Haliburton County

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This is the third year in a row the Peterborough philanthropist couple has donated $50,000 to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton.
Cars on a road in a winter snow storm. (Stock photo)

Snowfall warning in effect for southern Kawarthas region Thursday

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15-20cm of snow expected by Thursday night, with peak snowfall rates of 1-3 cm per hour.
Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp reprise their roles as Red and Kitty Forman in the new Netflix series "That '90s Show," a spin-off of the hit sitcom "That '70s Show." The series picks up 15 years later, when the daughter of daughter of original characters Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti visits her grandparents for the summer. Most of the original cast members will appear as guests in the series, which premieres on Thursday, January 19th. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in January 2023

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Highlights include That '90s Show, Kaleidoscope, The Pale Blue Eye, You People, and more.
Sandra Clancy will retire as CAO of the City of Peterborough on April 28, 2023. (Photo: Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

City of Peterborough CAO Sandra Clancy announces retirement

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Clancy, who has worked at the city for 38 years including the last four as CAO, will retire on April 28, 2023
Snow plow on highway during snow squall

Heavy and blowing snow expected for Kawarthas region Thursday into Friday

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Snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm by Friday morning in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Hastings Highlands
LA Alfonso's short film "One Day in December," with lyrics by Rob Fortin and music by Susan Newman, imagines the experience of a teacher and students ho witnessed the 1916 explosion and fire at the Quaker Oats plant in Peterborough from their classroom at King George Public School. The film, which premiered in May at Public Energy's ‘Erring at King George' multidisciplinary arts festival, is now available for online viewing. (Screenshot: LA Alfonso)

‘One Day in December’ is a musical imagining of the 1916 tragedy at the...

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LA Alfonso's short film, with lyrics by Rob Fortin and music by Susan Newman, is now available for online viewing.
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