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    • The vehicle and suspect in the theft of a community pantry from Bridge Street West in Campbellford on the afternoon of May 18, 2026. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

      Police seeking suspect in Victoria Day theft of community pantry in…

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      Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region for Tuesday afternoon…

      OPP vehicles at the scene of a motorcycle crash on Boundary Road east of Brighton that claimed the life of a 38-year-old Brighton man on May 19, 2026. (Police-supplied photo)

      38-year-old man dead in motorcycle crash east of Brighton

      At Showplace Performance Centre on January 27, 2025, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith announced the Ontario government is investing $6.2 million in a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub in Peterborough, one of 27 approved across Ontario. (Photo courtesy of MPP Dave Smith's office)

      ‘Harm reduction without treatment is simply palliative care’ says Peterborough MPP…

      A skateboarder catches air during a day-long celebration of the expanded skatepark in Peterborough's Bonnerworth Park on May 16, 2026. (Photo: Mike Quigg)

      Peterborough’s growing skateboarding community celebrates expanded Bonnerworth skatepark

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    • Begonia (aka Alexa Dirks) and Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen), who shared the 2026 Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, will both be performing at the 37th annual Peterborough Folk Festival, which takes place from August 13 to 16, 2026. (Supplied photo)

      Bahamas and Begonia among the headliners performing at the 2026 Peterborough…

      Retired Ontario Superior Court Justice and poet James Clarke (middle) watching a rehearsal on April 28, 2026 of Trent Valley Archives Theatre's "The Kid from Simcoe Street," based on his 2012 memoir of the same title, along with his grandson and script consultant David Francis Clarke and his old friend Murray Byrne, who he was recently reunited with after 73 years and who makes a cameo in the play, which is being staged at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre for four performances from June 4 to 7, 2026. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography)

      ‘The Kid from Simcoe Street’ tells the real-life story of James…

      encoreNOW for May 18, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Northumberland Players season-ending production of "The Last Real Summer" at Cobourg's Firehall Theatre, Get Down Tonight featuring Leisa Way and the Wayward Wind Band at Bobcaygeon's Globus Theatre, a screening of Dr. Jenny Ingram's "No More Silent Battles" at Lakefield College School's Bryan Jones Theatre, Melissa Payne's Harmony for Healthcare benefit concert at Campbellford's Aron Theatre, Trent Valley Archives Theatre's "The Kid from Simcoe Street" at Peterborough's Market Hall, and "Chris Tsujiuchi's Big Gay Cabaret" at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Fresh off a Governor General Literary Award win last year, Trent University French studies professor Sylvie Bérard has earned a 2026 French-language Trillium Book Award nomination for "Mes morts jeune." The autobiographical essay offers reflections on memory and grief told through a series of portraits of late loved ones. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

      Trent University professor’s book on grief is a French-language finalist for…

      The Peterborough Musicfest team, led by executive director Tracey Randall (middle), celebrating the lineup of free-admission summer outdoor concerts for the festival's 39th season during an announcement event at Quaker Foods City Square in downtown Peterborough on May 13, 2026. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

      ‘Our festival is alive’: Peterborough Musicfest celebrates 39th season of free-admission…

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    • A couple walks along the Trent Severn Waterway in Lindsay. The new Visitor Research Program delivered by Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) allows business operators, municipalities, and tourism partners within Kawarthas Northumberland to access visitor data collected through Environics Analytics based on mobile device detection. The program can be used to access insights on who visitors are, where they come from, and how they can best be reached. (Photo: Fred Thornhill)

      Regional Tourism Organization 8 launches new Visitor Research Program to support…

      Peterborough entrepreneur Susan Tung (left) opened Mei Mei, a Chinese buffet restaurant at 1040 Lansdowne Street West, with financial support from Community Futures Peterborough (CFP). Tung first became connected with the not-for-profit organization while participating in the Business Advisory Centre's Starter Company Plus program to expand Hanoi House by launching Electric City Catering, and later obtained a flexible loan from CFP to finance renovations for the restaurant's opening. (Photo courtesy of Susan Tung)

      From advice to funding, how Community Futures Peterborough helped restaurateur Susan…

      Dr. Jenny Ingram (middle) receiving the Legacy award, which honours a woman "whose career is defined by excellence, generosity, and community impact," at the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's second annual Luminary Awards celebration at Trent University's Champlain College on May 7, 2026. One of seven women who received awards, Dr. Ingram is a trailblazer in geriatric medicine and seniors' care and the founder of the Kawartha Centre, the site for international Alzheimer research trials, and recently released the documentary "No More Silent Battles." Also pictured are the inaugural Legacy award winner Jeannine Taylor of kawarthaNOW (left) and Julie Kellett of sponsor Darling Insurance. (Photo: Martha Sullivan)

      Seven Peterborough-area women in business honoured at second annual Luminary Awards…

      Erin Shannon, Amanda Bedford, Marcia Steeves, and Tori Silvera (left to right, top and bottom) are four of the 60 women in business in the city and county of Peterborough who have been nominated for the second annual Luminary Awards hosted by the Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce. The finalists in each of the seven categories will be announced during a sold-out luncheon on May 7, 2026 at Trent University's Champlain College. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      From entrepreneurs to employees, the 60 Luminary Award nominees represent vast…

      All Creatures Great and Small in Cobourg was the recipient of the inaugural Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Award at the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce's 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards in partnership with the Town of Cobourg. One of nine awards presented on March 27, 2026, the IDEA Award recognizes businesses that have taken proactive steps to raise awareness about the importance of welcoming and accommodating all. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce)

      Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce announces winners of 23rd annual Business…

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    • Electric vehicle (EV) drivers don't need worry about the price of gas. At the third annual Home Energy and EV Expo on May 23, 2026 at the McDonnel Street Activity Centre, visitors will have the opportunity to test drive an EV. (Photo: Clara Blakelock / GreenUP)

      The future is electric: 3rd annual Home Energy and EV Expo…

      Lock 42 - Couchiching on the Trent-Severn Waterway. (Photo: Parks Canada)

      Four lock stations to remain closed when Trent-Severn Waterway opens for…

      The Peterborough and Area Master Gardeners are longtime supporters of GreenUP Ecology Park. Every year, master gardeners provide customers with expert advice during opening weekend. After the GreenUP Ecology Park Native Plant Nursery opens for the season on May 16, 2026, they will continue to provide horticultural advice to visitors every weekend until the end of June. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

      Native plant nursery at GreenUP’s Ecology Park in Peterborough opens for…

      Installing a rain barrel is a simple way to collect water for outdoor use while reducing the amount of water entering local storm sewers. Rain barrels can be connected in a series to detain and collect even more runoff. GreenUP landscape program manager Hayley Goodchild demonstrates how to link rain barrels together at a residential property. (Photo: Jessica Todd / GreenUP)

      Why more Peterborough homeowners should consider installing a rain barrel

      Five Counties Children's Centre occupational therapist Jess hands an ornament to two-year-old Arthur during a recent treatment session. With the help of Five Counties staff, Arthur has taken a significant course correction after a rare form of childhood cancer left him paralyzed from the waist down, including with a mini stand-up wheelchair known as a mobile stander. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      ‘Arthur is proof that big happiness really does come in the…

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