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The suspect in the theft of around $19,000 worth of jewellery and cash from a jewellery store in Lansdowne Place Mall on May 30, 2022. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough police seek suspect in $19,000 jewellery store theft

A man broke into the store after breaking into Lansdowne Place Mall on Monday morning.
The Kawarthas Northumberland Visitor Centre is located at Lock 18 in the Town of Hastings in Trent Hills, in the former Lock Master's house at 9 Bridge Street. (Photo courtesy of RTO8)

New Kawarthas Northumberland Visitor Centre opens in Hastings in Trent Hills

Positioned along the Trent-Severn Waterway, the visitor centre aims to encourage longer stays and increased tourism dollars spent within the region.
A resident in Peterborough's East City cleans up fallen branches and brush after the severe storm on May 21, 2022. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough opens temporary drop-off site for storm-generated green waste

Residents can bring trees, branches, leaves, and brush to 425 Kennedy Road and dispose of them with no fees.
Some of the debris at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough as a result of the May 21, 2022 wind storm. The hurricane-force winds tore off large swaths of the protective membrane on the museum's roof, resulting in rain and moisture damage, and damaged or blew out windows in the museum's collections centre. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Canoe Museum)

Peterborough’s Canadian Canoe Museum remains closed due to storm damage

Museum was planning to reopen June 4, but additional repairs to section of roof need to be completed.
Australian singer-songwriter Anna Smyrk performs at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Friday, May 27 as part of her North American tour. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – May 26 to June 1

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
In the third season of The Umbrella Academy, the dysfunctional adopted superhero family returns from the past to an altered timeline where their father has adopted a slightly different set of children and named them the Sparrow Academy. It premieres on Netflix on June 22, 2022. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in June 2022

Highlights include season 3 of The Umbrella Academy, God's Favorite Idiot, Man Vs Bee, Hustle, Spiderhead, Interceptor, The Man from Toronto, and more.
Around 15 hydro trucks from other jurisdictions parked outside Smitty's in downtown Peterborough on May 25, 2022, while their crews got breakfast before another day assisting Hydro One in restoring power. (Photo: Brian Parypa)

City of Peterborough declares state of emergency in response to wind storm

Around 28,000 Hydro One customers in Peterborough area remain without power four days after devastating storm.
Stephanie Dancey, Renee Oake, Amanda Devlin, and Debbie Murphy Quinlan represented the Trent Swim Club at the 2022 Speedo Canadian Masters Swimming Championships in Quebec City on the Victoria Day long weekend. (Supplied photo)

Four Peterborough women win at Canadian Masters Swimming Championships in Quebec City

Stephanie Dancey, Renee Oake, Amanda Devlin, and Debbie Murphy Quinlan collectively took home 16 medals and ribbons .
A car on Lock Street in the south end of Peterborough was crushed by falling tree branches during the severe storm that ripped through southern Ontario and Quebec on May 21, 2022. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Parts of Peterborough remain without power after brutal long weekend storm

Winds reaching 132km/h caused massive damage to hydro poles and wires, with falling trees killing four people in the greater Kawarthas region.
Two empty Muskoka chairs on a dock on a lake at sunset. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed on Victoria Day Monday 2022

Holiday hours for 281 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.

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