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Starting October 21, downtown Peterborough businesses will be spookifying their window displays with the theme of fairy tales and folklore leading up to the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA)'s inaugural 'Halloween in the Booooro' event on October 29, 2022. Along with family-friendly activites including trick or treating, late-night shopping, and a scavenger hunt, there will be a free zombie escape game for adults in Peterborough Square. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

‘Spooktacular’ Halloween event coming to downtown Peterborough October 29

Inaugural 'Halloween in the Booooro' includes kid-friendly activities and a terrifying adults-only zombie escape game.
On October 4, 2022, volunteers from the Survivors Abreast Dragon Boat Team and the Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival organizing committee presented the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation with a cheque for $202,268.41. Pictured among the volunteers are PRHC Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway and festival platinum sponsor Kawartha Credit Union's president and CEO Norah McCarthy (back row, left) and festival chair and Survivors Abreast member Michelle Thornton and top fundraiser Rhonda Barnet (kneeling, left). (Photo courtesy of Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival)

Dragon Boat Festival raises $202,268.41 for cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Since 2001, annual event has raised more than $3.9 million for cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Located at 156 Cedar Bank Road in Peterborough, Escape Maze was founded in 2014 after the Preddy family discovered the fun of escape rooms. (Photo courtesy of Escape Maze Peterborough)

Escape Maze, Market Hall, Showplace, Globus Theatre among recipients of $100,000 in federal funding

Regional Tourism Organization 8 announces 37 tourism-related businesses and organizations receiving $2.8 million in federal tourism relief funding,
Volunteers sorting through donated winter outerwear during the United Way Peterborough & District's 2021 Coats for Kids (and Adults too!) collection. Now known as Coats for our Community, the annual collection takes place October 15 and 16, 2022 in Peterborough and Lakefield. (Photo: United Way Peterborough & District / Facebook)

United Way Peterborough seeking donations of winter outerwear for local families in need

2022 Coats for our Community collection takes place October 15 and 16 in Peterborough and Lakefield.
An Ontario Provincial Police (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.
According to Peterborough police, a crowd of around 500 young people gathered in downtown Peterborough on October 1, 2022 coinciding with Trent University's homecoming and Head of the Trent Regatta. (kawarthaNOW screenshots of Twitter videos)

Peterborough police investigating incidents during Trent University homecoming and regatta weekend

Incidents of theft, nuisance calls, and mischief including flipping over of a security vehicle.
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

Emceed by Linda Kash and Megan Murphy, night of 'song, story, and solidarity' at Market Hall raising funds for cancer care at PRHC.
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.
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

Fire had fully engulfed garage and vehicle inside and had spread to adjoining home before fire crews extinguished it.
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

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

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