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Francis Harris, a 45-year-old mother of three, disappeared without a trace from her Apsley-area home on April 21, 1972. The mystery of her disappearance remains unsolved 50 years later. (OPP-supplied photo)

Francis Harris’s son still hopes to solve 50-year-old mystery of Apsley woman’s disappearance

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Rod Harris, who last saw his mother on April 21, 1972, is holding a candlelight vigil in Apsley on April 22.
Canopy Project Kawartha Lakes is seeking citizen sciencists to help the volunteer-led group map out significant trees. In February, five sycamore trees in Lindsay were given heritage status by Forests Ontario. (Photo courtesy of Canopy Project Kawartha Lakes)

Canopy Project Kawartha Lakes seeks citizen scientists to help map significant trees

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Volunteer-led group holding an Earth Day launch event at Fleming College in Lindsay on April 22.
Jen Deck. (Supplied photo)

Peterborough-Kawartha NDP announces Jen Deck as nomination candidate for provincial election

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Nomination meeting will be held April 28 to confirm local teacher and ETFO local union president as candidate.
Temporary signage in the window of the new Jethro's Bar + Stage at 137 Hunter Street West in downtown Peterborough. The live music venue, in the former location of The Sapphire Room cocktail lounge, will open on April 22, 2022. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

New live music venue coming to downtown Peterborough

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Jethro's Bar + Stage will open April 22 at 137 Hunter Street West,
Peterborough's Blue Hazel (Cailtin O'Connor and Meisha Browne) bring their harmonies to the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Good Friday. (Photo: Bryan Reid)

nightlifeNOW – April 14 to 20

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Three of the 119 decorated envelopes and postcards that Peterborough writer Erica Richmond and North Carolina artist and author Shannon Fitzgerald received from 52 people from 11 different countries around the world during for their "The Mail Art Stories Project: Mail Art in the Time of Covid-19" project during the first 18 months of the pandemic. A book about the project is set to be released on April 20, 2022. (Photos: The Mail Art Stories Project @mailartstories / Instagram)

New book by Peterborough writer uses ‘mail art’ to capture personal stories about pandemic...

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Erica Richmond partnered with North Carolina's Shannon Fitzgerald to collect 119 submissions mailed by people around the world.
The Ontario Provincial Police has provided previously unreleased details of the February 18, 2020 murder of 18-year-old Alex Tobin in Omemee, as well as video and photos of the suspects, including these two men captured fleeing the scene of the crime. (Photo courtesy of Tobin family / screenshot of OPP-supplied video)

Police release new details and videos of suspects in unsolved 2020 murder of Alex...

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Videos include two suspects fleeing crime scene and three suspects disposing of evidence in Scarborough.
An Easter bunny in a green field with eggs from a turned-over basket. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed over the Easter long weekend

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Holiday hours for 271 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
Young people wearing masks during COVID-19 pandemic. (Stock photo)

Peterborough Public Health warns of ‘very high’ risk of COVID-19 transmission in the community

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Health unit strongly recommends wearing masks and avoiding indoor social gatherings and high-risk settings.
Tim Farquharson, acting chief of Peterborough Police Services, addresses a public meeting of the police services board on April 12, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Peterborough’s acting police chief promises an increased police presence at protests

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At police services board meeting, Tim Farquharson also said police will deal with disturbances and excessive noise.
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