Thursday, May 2, 2024
Authors Articles by kawarthaNOW

Articles by kawarthaNOW

kawarthaNOW
5577 Articles
Our generic staff writer account, covering breaking and local community news. Follow kawarthaNOW on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
The Minds in Motion Cobourg team, representing people living with dementia and their families, raised $16,000 for the Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton during the agency's annual Pulling for Dementia fundraiser, held on September 13, 2019 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Minds in Motion was one of 13 teams that pulled a 44,000-pound fire truck, with the Covia Corp's Mighty Miners pulling the truck the fastest at 15.74 seconds. The fifth annual event raised a total of $34,000 for local programs and services for people living with dementia. (Photo courtesy Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton)

People living with dementia team up to help raise $34,000 for local Alzheimer Society

kawarthaNOW -
Minds in Motion team raises almost half of total funds at 'Pulling for Dementia', the annual fire truck pull fundraiser.
If you want to connect with nature and help protect natural spaces, Kawartha Land Trust is looking for volunteers for several land stewardship activities this fall, including an October 5th event on the McKim-Garsonnin Property in Pontypool where volunteers will help staff pick the seeds of an endangered ecosystem to help in the future replanting of the grasses and wildflowers of our native prairies. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Volunteer with Kawartha Land Trust this fall and help protect important natural spaces

kawarthaNOW -
Public engagement sessions also taking place to help the organization develop its new strategic plan.
Ontario Provincial Police

One person dead after fiery crash on Highway 7 east of Peterborough

kawarthaNOW -
Vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, second driver taken to hospital.
Mia Beer. (Photo supplied by Cobourg Police Service)

Cobourg police seeking missing 15-year-old girl (Update: located)

kawarthaNOW -
Mia Beer was last seen in area of Cobourg Collegiate Institute on September 13,
Local blues singer Jane Archer, pictured here with Brandon Humphrey at the "Love for Lydia" benefit concert at Showplace Performance Centre in 2015, performs with her band The Heart of Blues (Liam Archer, Brandon Humphrey, Tony Silvestri, and Andy Pryde) at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Friday, September 13th. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW.com)

nightlifeNOW – September 12 to 18

kawarthaNOW -
Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 18.
Port Hope police have charged Antonio Sarmiento with sexual assault and sexual exploitation following an investigation into several alleged encounters with a victim in 2017 and 2019. The Town of Cobourg hired Sarmiento earlier this year as an artistic and creative consultant. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

Antonio Sarmiento charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation

kawarthaNOW -
Artistic and creative consultant with Town of Cobourg previously headed Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope.
Rare Grill House executive chef Tyler Scott and his wife Kassy have purchased Rare Grill House from former owners Brad and Katie Watt. (Photo: Rare Grill House / Facebook)

Tyler and Kassy Scott are the new owners of Rare Grill House in downtown...

kawarthaNOW -
Brad and Katie Watt have sold their first restaurant to the current executive chef and his wifel
Rod Coneybeare (second from right), the puppeteer behind Jerome the Giraffe and Rusty the Roster on the long-running CBC children's program "The Friendly Giant", died in Lindsay on September 5, 2019 at the age of 89. (Photo: CBC Still Photo Collection)

Friendly Giant puppeteer Rod Coneybeare passes away in Lindsay at 89

kawarthaNOW -
Radio was the true passion of the voice behind beloved puppet characters Jerome the Giraffe and Rusty the Rooster.
Frost leaf on the ground

Frost advisory for Haliburton and Hastings overnight on Sunday

kawarthaNOW -
Temperatures are expected to fall near zero degrees.
Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of 37-year-old Michael Bond Maguire of Dysart Et Al Township, a suspect in an assault in Haliburton Village on September 3, 2019. (Supplied photo)

Police seek suspect in Haliburton Village assault

kawarthaNOW -
Warrant issued for the arrest of 37-year-old man from Dysart Et Al Township.
1...378379380...558Page 379 of 558

Become a #kawarthaNOW fan

27,886FollowersLike
23,666FollowersFollow
18,055FollowersFollow

Sign up for kawarthNOW's Enews

Sign up for our VIP Enews

kawarthaNOW.com offers two enews options to help readers stay in the know. Our VIP enews is delivered weekly every Wednesday morning and includes exclusive giveaways, and our news digest is delivered daily every morning. You can subscribe to one or both.




Submit your event for FREE!

Use our event submission form to post your event on our website — for free. To submit editorial content or ideas, please contact us.

EDITOR'S PICKS

SIGN UP FOR OUR ENEWS




© Copyright kawarthaNOW® 1996 - 2024. All rights reserved. Unauthorized distribution, transmission, or republication strictly prohibited. Trademarks owned by kawarthaNOW include kawarthaNOW®, Keep It In The Kawarthas®, Web Sites That Work®, Kawartha Localist™, businessNOW™, musicNOW™, artNOW™, nightlifeNOW™, encoreNOW™, and KNosh™.