2026
Derwin Gowan
2026
Canada Basketball slated to honor St. Stephen
The 2026 inductions to the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame will take place at the Garcelon Civic Center in St. Stephen on Thursday, August 20. Canada Basketball, the sport's national governing body, will put on this event in partnership with the World's Oldest Basketball Court ...
2026
BERNIE’S BODY BLAST
BERNIE’S BODY BLAST, well, had a blast in the International Homecoming
Festival Parade, held in Calais and St. Stephen on August 8, with the
Sesame Street characters Bert, Ernie and rubber duckies. (Derwin Gowan
photo)
2026
Sports wall of fame to honor harness racing past
People past a certain age tell a story about Hazen Ashley, who ran a barber shop in St. Stephen. He had a customer in the chair, cutting his hair about noon, when someone came in the door and said they had to leave soon if they intended to get to the track...
2026
St. Stephen seniors' residence to close
The board of trustees of the Maria F. Ganong Old Folks Home, better known as Lonicera Hall, plans to close the 91‑year‑old seniors' residence in St. Stephen. The board says in a written statement dated April 16 that "the organization will begin the process of winding down operations ...
2026
St. Stephen looking at costly 15-year water system overhaul
St. Stephen faces major decisions on its 120‑year‑old water system. Rory Pickard with the engineering firm of Dillon Consulting Ltd. presented a 19‑page strategic plan to the municipal district council on March 25 proposing a 15‑year program that would cost tens of millions of dollars...
2026
War in Iran hiking Quoddy gas prices
Passamaquoddy Bay might seem like a long way from the Persian Gulf. However, the war unleashed when the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iranian targets on February 28...