Big Lotto win for Bancroft man

January 13, 2016

Robert Martin of Bancroft is celebrating after winning $186,472 with LOTTO MAX (Jan. 1, 2016 draw). Martin matched six out of the seven numbers plus ...

Maynooth art travels the world

Hastings Highlands artist Kevin Hockley works in his studio near Maple Leaf, on the outskirts of Maynooth. Hockley’s projects, like Titanoboa, continue to travel to ...

Bancroft budget talks continue

Bancroft held an important council meeting last week, headed up by Acting Mayor Paul Jenkins. In his opening statements, Jenkins thanked the staff responsible for the relocation of the municipal office. He praised their hard work in making the move a smooth and easy process.

Recovering from the holiday dinner table

Amber Simpson, Judy Emery, Linda Van der Bos, Joanne Reynolds, Maureen Reynolds and Tom Feenstra check out the snacks they’ve just prepared. TONY PEARSON Special ...

Local woman wins volunteer award

Bancroft citizen Marylin White was recently selected to receive the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism for her work with various North Hastings schools and Relay For Life, but she has been volunteering in some form or another since she was 12 years old, when she would look after local children while their parents were away. “I’ve been good to others and for the most part they have been great to me in return,” says White.

Traffic complaint leads to several charges

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Dec. 27, police received a report of a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 28, heading into the town of Bancroft. ...

Trumbo sheds light on a dark period in Hollywood’s history

The New Year promises to bring some controversial films to the big screen as the North of 7 Film Fest continues the tradition of showing ...

My mom has Alzheimer’s

January is Alzheimer Awareness month and this year’s campaign theme is #StillHere. Although dementia is progressive and ultimately fatal, the symptoms and rate of progression ...

New trees for Bancroft park

To celebrate Arbour Day, representatives from Hydro One’s forestry department planted a pair of small maple trees in Bancroft’s Millennium Park. In addition, they handed out ready-to-plant saplings to visitors, free of charge in order to spread the green for spring.