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Vocalist and musician Caitlin O'Connor (Blue Hazel, The Detention Club, The Union), seen here at Peterborough Musicfest's Future Sounds Stage in July 2025, performs a solo show at the Rolling Grape Vineyard in Bailieboro on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Peterborough Musicfest)

nightlifeNOW – October 2 to 8

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (OPP photo)

Police charge 31-year-old Port Credit man with manslaughter in connection with a death in...

Kawartha Lakes OPP have identified the victim as 50-year-old Jason Bucsis of Toronto.
The late Gerry Smith, who passed away in 2024 at the age of 62, was a sergeant with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) who retired in 2017 after 30 years of service. (Photo via Peterborough County OPP)

Smith-Ennismore Community Police dedicating Bridgenorth office to late OPP sergeant Gerry Smith on Thursday

Smith was a huge supporter of auxiliary and community policing who retired in 2017 and passed away suddenly in 2024 at the age of 62.
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is bringing back the family-friendly "Halloween in the Booro" to downtown Peterborough on October 25, 2025 for its fourth straight year. New this year, several businesses in East City will also be participating. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

‘Halloween in the Booro’ returns to downtown Peterborough on October 25

For the fourth straight year, DBIA brings back popular event featuring trick-or-treating at over 45 businesses, a family fun zone, and more.
Learn how 19th-century settlers preserved the fall harvest and prepared for the winter during Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene on October 5, 2025. (Photo: Hailey Doughty)

Celebrate apples and the fall harvest season during Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum...

Popular annual event returns on October 5 and features historic demonstrations, live entertainment, and lots of apples.
A pickup truck crosses the single-lane bridge on McFarlane Street via Ashburnham Drive on October 31, 2020. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

McFarlane Street Bridge in Peterborough to be closed from October 6 to 10

Parks Canada is closing the single-lane bridge, one of only five access points into East City, for redecking.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Kawartha Lakes OPP investigating death in Bobcaygeon on Saturday night

Police believe there is no threat to public safety after death in Bobcaygeon Agriculture Park on Mansfield Street.
A float during the Peterborough-Nogojiwanong Pride Parade on September 27, 2025 includes the Pride Week theme of "All of Us or None," which reflects the challenges facing the global 2SLGBTQIA+ community with the rise of anti-trans legislation, the banning of 2SLGBTQIA+ books in schools and libraries, and the withdrawal of public support by some organizations and businesses for progressive causes. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)

Annual Pride parade in downtown Peterborough on Saturday afternoon leaves no one behind

Pride Week theme 'All of Us or None' reflects the need for solidarity in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community during challenging times.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

69-year-old Hastings man dead after single motorcycle collision just south of Peterborough

The man appeared to have been thrown from his motorcycle on County Road 2 near Bensfort Road late Friday afternoon.
Soap bubbles helped celebrate the United Way Peterborough & District's official launch of its 2025-26 community campaign on September 25, 2025 at the Healthy Planet Arena, where the organization unveiled its $1.6 million campaign goal. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

United Way Peterborough & District launches ambitious $1.6 million community campaign

With the theme 'Building Community, Changing Lives', 2025-26 campaign features new fundraising initiatives including the Ultimate Burger Battle in November.

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