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Doug Elmslie. (Supplied photo)

Long-time councillor Doug Elmslie announces run for Kawartha Lakes mayor

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Current Ward 3 councillor says his campaign will focus on improving public services.
Henry Clarke. (Supplied photo)

Henry Clarke to run for Mayor of Peterborough

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Long-time city councillor will file nomination and launch campaign on May 5,
The Market in Lent Lane in downtown Port Hope runs every Thursday afternoon and evening from May 26 until October 13. (Graphic: Port Hope HBIA)

New weekly outdoor market coming to downtown Port Hope in May

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Part makers' market and part farmers' market, The Market in Lent Lane will run every Thursday from May 26 to October 13,
The first game of lacrosse in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough was played in the spring of 1872 by the Peterborough Red Stockings. Lacrosse is the oldest organized sport in North America, with the original version of the game played by Indigenous peoples for hundreds of years before European settlers adopted the game. Pictured are men from the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawake (Caughnawaga) who were the Canadian lacrosse champions in 1869. (Photo: Library and Archives Canada / C-001959

Flag celebrating 150th anniversary of lacrosse in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough to be unveiled May 4

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Lacrosse Day on June 18 will feature all six Major Series Lacrosse teams playing at Memorial Centre.
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith was at the Peterborough police station on May 2, 2022 to announce a $2,947,380 grant over three years for the Peterborough Police Service to support its special victims unit. (Photo: Office of Dave Smith)

Province announces three-year $2.9 million grant for Peterborough Police Service

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Funding will support the service's special victims unit dealing with human trafficking, child exploitation and sexual abuse, and more.
The much-loved miniature train ride at Peterborough's Riverview Park and Zoo runs during the zoo's summer season, which begins on the Victoria Day weekend. (Photo: Riverview Park and Zoo)

Vandals damage miniature train at Peterborough’s Riverview Park and Zoo

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Zoo staff preparing train for summer season also discovered train's signature brass bell has been stolen.
First launched in 2004, Shifting Gears is an annual challenge hosted by Peterborough GreenUP and partners that invites workplaces and individuals to track their emissions reductions by making sustainable commuting choices for the month of May. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Peterborough’s Shifting Gears Challenge returns for the month of May

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For the past 18 years, challenge has encouraged people to make the shift to more sustainable transportation choices.
Linda Forth pictured at Georgian College in Barrie in the late 1970s. (Supplied photo)

Linda Forth of Barrie bequeaths $208,000 to the Peterborough Humane Society

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World traveller and animal lover's legacy gift will support new Peterborough Animal Care Centre.
Montreal-based indie folk-rock band RedFox kicks off a Canadian spring tour with a performance at the newly opened Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, April 30. (Photo: Sheri Hankins)

nightlifeNOW – April 28 to May 4

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough police are investigating the theft of the sword hilt from the Trent Excalibur Legacy Sculpture, located between the Trent Athletics Centre and the Justin Chiu Stadium on The Trent University campus. (Police-supplied photo)

Peterborough police investigating theft of sword hilt from Trent Excalibur Legacy Sculpture

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Valued at more than $5,000, the hilt was stolen between March 21 and 22.
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