The Associated Press BERNARDS, N.J.–An imposing white oak tree that has watched over a New Jersey community and a church for hundreds of years is about to come down–leaving residents with a sense of loss as they recall the site that’s been a go-to location for formal photos, a landmark […]
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Staff They were pretty good against older competitors. Against their own age group, the newer members of the Muskie track-and-field squad were fantastic. The black-and-gold racked up 27 medals at the Junior High Bronco Booster Invite for Grades 7-9 at Falls High School on Friday. That lifted Fort High to […]
Staff With “Tour de Fort” already looking ahead to its 2017-18 season, the non-profit group is asking town council for a reduction in its rental fees for the Townshend Theatre. “We would like to invite the Town of Fort Frances to become an in-kind sponsor of ‘Tour de Fort’ through […]
Kiera Kowalski Shane Carriene and Sasha Galbraith of Revco Carpet here displayed the different products and services it provides on Saturday afternoon during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business and Community Expo at the curling club. Besides carpet, the local business carries an array of other renovation essentials, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Visitors of all ages were interested in the pigs outside of Emo Feed Service on Saturday. The petting zoo, which also included cattle, goats, rabbits, and a turkey, was just one of the many activities that took place for Emo’s annual “Spring Fever Days” festivities from April 20-22.
Duane Hicks Muskie girls’ hockey blueliner Lillie MacKinnon read “Snap!” to attentive youngsters during the Blue Spruce “Celebrity Storytime” on Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. The other readers included Lauren Hyatt, Ruth Caldwell, Cam Gushulak, and Judy Kielczewski,with the “Friends of the Library” providing snacks. The Blue […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.–As the flow of asylum-seekers crossing into Canada continues, residents in towns along the Canada-U.S. border quietly are mobilizing to help the travellers who pass through in search of better lives. Janet McFetridge, a resident of Champlain, N.Y., said she started seeing taxis passing by […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Erin Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcoms “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi,” has died at age 56. Moran was found dead Saturday by emergency responders after a dispatcher for the Harrison County, Ind. sheriff’s department received a 9-1-1 call, […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s NDP is pledging to create a provincial pharmacare plan, appealing to the grassroots about a year out from the start of next year’s election campaign. Leader Andrea Horwath announced the policy Saturday in a speech to about 1,000 delegates at the party’s convention. “Seeing a […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal government quietly has been making changes to passport offices in a bid to improve security and address concerns that the facilities could be easy targets for a terrorist attack. Civil servants in passport and other government offices for years have faced bomb threats, and […]
The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Outback police have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was almost a third of his way toward driving solo across Australia. The unlicensed boy had driven more than 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from his home in Kendall on the east coast when he was stopped […]
By Cara Anna JOHANNESBURG — Three African countries have been chosen to test the world’s first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with hundreds of thousands of young children, who have been at highest risk of […]
