Community & Events

Another Grand Manan tragedy has turned into an opportunity for people to show their community Christmas spirit. On Tuesday, December 16, the Grand Harbour house belonging to Heather Green was destroyed in a fire around mid-morning.

Food pantries in Washington and Charlotte counties are holding their own as they enter the tough months of the winter, but it wouldn't be so without the help of many, pantry coordinators say.

The closure of four daycare homes in Calais within the past year has led to a shortage of child-care services for parents in eastern Washington County.

A Deer Island-based advocacy group has begun a campaign to expand high-speed Internet access to that island and other rural communities in New Brunswick.

“We want to reestablish Welshpool Landing as the 'go-to place,'” said consultant Benson Milner, speaking at an open house hosted by the Friar's Bay Development Association (FBDA) on October 29.

Wreaths For Hope was born from a characteristic that the Mingo family of the Robbinston-based Mingo's Evergreen Products knows well: hope. Artie Mingo knows what it means to go without sleep because a loved one is ill.