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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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Warrant issued for the arrest of 37-year-old man from Dysart Et Al Township.
Peterborough rocker Lindsay Barr will be performing at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Sunday, September 8th as part of "An Afternoon of Blues / R&B", a fundraising concert for local opioid and homelessness crisis advocacy group Ptbo Strong. Other performers include Logan Murray and The Spoon Lickers, Ryan Weber with Emily Burgess, The Kings, Jordan John, and Blues Brothers tribute band The Soul Brothers. (Photo: Samantha Moss)

nightlifeNOW – September 5 to 11

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, September 5 to Wednesday, September 11.
55-year-old Josie Lemaire, an employee of RBC in downtown Peterborough for 33 years, was killed on March 15, 2019 when her car was was t-boned at intersection of Lansdowne Street and Roger Neilson Way. Police have now charged an 18-year-old Omemee man with careless driving causing death among other charges. (Photo: Lemaire family)

Police charge 18-year-old Omemee man in March traffic accident that killed Peterborough woman

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Jose Lemaire died after her car was t-boned at intersection of Lansdowne Street and Roger Neilson Way.
The City of Peterborough is proposing closing its two directly operated child care centres, including the Peterborough Childcare Centre at 127 Aylmer Street, as well as its before and after school programs at Edmison Heights and Westmount public schools, by June 2020 in response to reduced provincial funding. (Photo: Google Maps)

City of Peterborough proposes elimination of 297 directly operated child care spaces

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Due to reduced provincial funding, city would close two child care centres, 209 before and after school program spaces, and eliminate 30 staff positions.
Gina Rodriguez, pictured here in the 2018 film "Annihilation", has the lead role in the Netflix sci-fi thriller "Awake", being filmed at locations around southern Ontario, including Peterborough.

Netflix sci-fi thriller being filmed in Peterborough

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Scenes are being shot around Little Lake for 'Awake' starring Gina Rodriguez and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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