By Brian Owens, Reporter The annual Charlotte County Fall Fair, held at Ganong Nature Park, in St. Stephen was one of the largest yet in the event’s 15-year history. “It keeps growing every year, and we’re seeing great attendance,” said Colleen Winchester, chair of the organizing committee. More than 1,600 people attended on Saturday, Sept […]
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For Geraldine Aiken and Irene Adams, a newly built gazebo outside their St. Stephen apartment building is the kind of magic a group of women, with a little help from their friends, can achieve. Aiken hosts coffee in her apartment on Wednesday mornings. “One day, Irene said it is too bad we don’t have a […]
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Volunteer firefighter Eric Grant packed a small cooler with snacks and some reading material before climbing into the bucket of the St. Stephen Fire Department’s ladder truck, where he would spend the next 50 hours suspended at least 50 feet above King Street. Over more than two decades, the fundraiser has become a St. Stephen […]
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The main floor of the Garcelon Civic Centre was bustling Saturday as hundreds of people moved among more than 70 booths, discovering just how many services exist in Charlotte County and how easily even valuable resources can go unnoticed. Upstairs, eight workshops covered topics including fraud prevention, personal safety, nutrition, budgeting and legal resources. A […]
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Two members of the Lonicera Hall Board of Trustees and Home Support Services Inc. (HSSI) are departing as the two organizations look to merge and continue the operation of the independent living facility. Randy Reid, the former treasurer of the board of trustees and administrator, and Carol McIntee are leaving following the end of their […]
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Several Charlotte County medical students have received scholarships through the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation (NBMEF). Mackenzie Moore and Powell Moore are two of those students. Powell Moore is in his second year at Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax. “I started with a foundational interest in science,” he said. “I’m sure all medical students say […]
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A 28-year-old St. Stephen man has been charged following a series of incidents that began with an ATV crash in Old Ridge and later included an alleged disturbance outside Charlotte County Hospital. St. Stephen RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle ATV crash on Route 3 in Old Ridge at approximately 10:56 p.m. on […]
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Staff from the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) have asked the council not to proceed with creating a vagrancy bylaw for the community, according to a report filed by the town’s chief administrative officer. “If council wishes to address identified public-space concerns, administration should instead be directed to assess specific behaviours, existing legal authorities, […]
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The St. Stephen RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify a man following the theft of copper in the community. RCMP said in a release on July 7 at 4:30 p.m. the police were called to a report of copper theft that occurred at a business on King Street. “A man approached the […]
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What began with an old van, a modest supply of plumbing stock and a leap of faith has grown into one of St. Stephen’s most familiar local businesses. Briggs Plumbing is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Owner Ian Briggs launched the company from his home in Brockway in 2001, after completing a one-year program […]
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