District EQAO results fall short of provincial averages

October 6, 2016

School board EQAO test results reveal local junior students keep up with province for reading, but fall short in all other elementary school testing.

Let food be thy medicine …

By Jim Eadie “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” is famously attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician considered to be ...

OPP honours local officers

The OPP is honouring officers from its Bancroft detachment.

Dungannon landfill remains closed to other townships

By Tony Pearson Picking up on an issue that proved a hot topic in last fall’s election, Councillor Charles Mullet made sure at last week’s ...

Former MP in the running for PC MPP representative

Former Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Daryl Kramp is looking to return to politics as an MPP.

Students learn to Think Indigenous

By Nate Smelle York River Public School (YRPS) students from Junior kindergarten to grade 8 assembled in the gymnasium first thing Thursday morning to begin ...

Hastings Highlands councillor dies

“Heavy hearts this afternoon in Maynooth, Maple Leaf and area with the loss of a great friend, musician and member of our council for the Municipality of Hastings Highlands,” Mayor Vivian Bloom said via Facebook. “Rest in peace Mike, we will all miss your music, humour, and good friendship.”