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Quyon – Jillian Young

Hello to all! I am home from a wonderful week in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. My friend Lindsay Hamilton and I travelled there

Waltham – Helen Perry

The past week and on the weekend, we received a significant amount of snow. We hope that everyone weathered it safely. Hats off to our

When you know

I lost my house key the other day. I kept it loose in my coat pocket and of course at some point when I pulled

Waltham – Helen Perry

Belated birthday wishes are extended to Cheryl Lavigne-Raymond, who celebrated her birthday on Feb. 9. Birthday wishes are extended to Frankie Turner, who is celebrating

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Congratulations to the Municipality of Shawville for the successful winter carnival held this past Saturday. The weather cooperated and it was a great turn-out. Congratulations

Ready or not

Politics has taken over the news for a month now. Although many may think that we have little or no say in what happens, we

Nice, unless provoked

At the start of the hockey game, following the singing of O Canada, the Ottawa crowd booed The Star-Spangled Banner. Until that moment, we didn’t

Down in the dumps

The weather is cold, we’re stuck inside, the groundhog saw his shadow, the sun seems to be refusing to shine, and never mind that the

Jillian Young – Quyon

Deepest sympathy is extended to Maureen Knight and her family on the passing of her partner, Eric Dubeau, on Jan. 15, and her brother-in-law Yvon

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Greer family on the loss of Jason on Jan. 27, at the age of 84. Jason was the husband of

Quyon – Jillian Young

Hello to all! I am home from a wonderful week in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. My friend Lindsay Hamilton and I travelled there for the week with a big group of family and friends to the Majestic Elegance

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Waltham – Helen Perry

The past week and on the weekend, we received a significant amount of snow. We hope that everyone weathered it safely. Hats off to our snow plow operators, who work tirelessly to clean our roads and highways. Influenza and respiratory

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When you know

I lost my house key the other day. I kept it loose in my coat pocket and of course at some point when I pulled my mitt out, out came the key. I had thought to myself a number of

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Belated birthday wishes are extended to Cheryl Lavigne-Raymond, who celebrated her birthday on Feb. 9. Birthday wishes are extended to Frankie Turner, who is celebrating his birthday on Feb. 16, and to Gerard Pharand who is celebrating on Feb. 17.

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Congratulations to the Municipality of Shawville for the successful winter carnival held this past Saturday. The weather cooperated and it was a great turn-out. Congratulations also to the the Shawville Curling Club for hosting another successful community bonspiel over the

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Ready or not

Politics has taken over the news for a month now. Although many may think that we have little or no say in what happens, we have definitely noticed the effect that millions of people can have when we all stand

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Nice, unless provoked

At the start of the hockey game, following the singing of O Canada, the Ottawa crowd booed The Star-Spangled Banner. Until that moment, we didn’t know how really upset Canadians were. All week, the US president had been chastising Canada

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Down in the dumps

The weather is cold, we’re stuck inside, the groundhog saw his shadow, the sun seems to be refusing to shine, and never mind that the news says we’ll be paying more for everything soon. The only response to all this

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Jillian Young – Quyon

Deepest sympathy is extended to Maureen Knight and her family on the passing of her partner, Eric Dubeau, on Jan. 15, and her brother-in-law Yvon Knight on Jan. 21. Our thoughts and prayers are with Maureen, Karen, Bobby, and their

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Greer family on the loss of Jason on Jan. 27, at the age of 84. Jason was the husband of the late Viola and the father of Ricky, Colleen, late Randy, Cory, Debbie, Melanie and

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