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A colourized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (green) cultivated and purified from cell culture. (Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Case of monkeypox confirmed in Northumberland County resident

Infected person is recovering in isolation and health unit has contacted close contacts.
Christine Crandell, Jason Wight, and Charlie Atkinson have joined the board of directors of the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas. (Supplied photos)

Peterborough’s Innovation Cluster announces three new board members

Christine Crandell, Jason Wight, and Charlie Atkinson join the board of non-profit organization supporting technology-based start-ups.
The Port Hope police station at 55 Fox Road in Port Hope. (Photo: Port Hope Police Service)

Port Hope couple facing charges after two children allegedly duct-taped and left unattended

Children's Aid Society removed children from home on June 30; charges laid on July 26 include forcible confinement and assault.
A health-care worker prepares a syringe of the Imvanex smallpox vaccine at a monkeypox vaccination clinic run by public health authorities in Montreal. (Photo: Christinne Muschi / Reuters)

Peterborough Public Health hosting its first monkeypox vaccine clinic on August 5

Eligible residents include trans or cisgender people 18 years and older who meet certain criteria.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Fenelon Falls

Police are investigating Tuesday afternoon collision on Colborne Street at Francis Street.
Peterborough's Beau Dixon (left) and the cast of "Freedom Cabaret: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music" performing at the Stratford Festival in 2021. (Photo: David Hou / Stratford Festival)

Beau Dixon brings his critically acclaimed ‘Freedom Cabaret’ to downtown Peterborough on August 2

Celebrating Black music and culture, free evening performance in Peterborough Square courtyard takes place the day after Emancipation Day.
Peterborough city council listening to delegations, including residents objecting to the overflow shelter at 210 Wolfe Street in downtown Peterborough, during a council meeting on July 25, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Peterborough city council votes 6-5 to keep overflow shelter open until March

Council heard from neighbourhood residents who raised safety and security concerns about Wolfe Street shelter.
The 'Commuter Connect' pilot shuttle bus service will connect communities across Northumberland County with GO Transit in Oshawa. (Photo: GO Transit)

New Northumberland bus shuttle service in September will connect communities to GO Transit

Northumberland County asking residents to complete survey to guide decisions on proposed routes for 'Commuter Connect' pilot.
The Maria Street Swing Bridge is located at Lock 20 between Armour Road and Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough's East City.

Maria Street Swing Bridge in Peterborough’s East City to be temporarily closed on July...

Bridge will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians for repair work, boat traffic will not be affected.
A barn at Woodland North 62 Lavender Farm in Madoc was flattened during the July 24, 2022 storm in eastern Ontario. Weather officials have confirmed at least one tornado touched down in the Marmora, Madoc, and Tweed area east of Peterborough. (Photo: Woodland North 62 Lavender Farm / Facebook)

Officials confirm at least one tornado touched down in Marmora, Madoc, and Tweed area...

EF-1 tornado with estimated peak wind speeds of almost 175 km/h caused widespread damage along Highway 7 corridor in Sunday night storm.

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