The City
Saint John journal
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
A head-on collision between a car and a pickup truck occurred Friday around 3 p.m. on Highway 790 between Highway 1 and the Lepreau Village Road.
Man charged in robbery of variety store
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
A city man has been charged in connection with Thursday afternoon's robbery of the King St. East Variety.
Lawyer follows in family's Irish footsteps
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Cultural and religious differences have caused hard feelings between people around the world for centuries, sometimes erupting into war. But the city's St. Patrick's Society has been a model of tolerance since it was resurrected in 1928 after a 60-year absence.
Saint John will put its best foot forward for Haiti
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
News of the massive earthquake that tore Haiti to shreds on Jan. 12 hit Judith Irving hard.
Don't blame him, MP says
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Saint John MP Rodney Weston is taking issue with people who suggest the burden of the impending Harbour Bridge chaos rests with him.
Instructor, student injured at college
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
An instructor continues to recover at home following a cooking mishap at the New Brunswick Community College in St. Andrews Wednesday.
Nominating meeting today
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Charlotte-Campobello Liberals will pick their candidate this afternoon to contest the provincial general election in September.
News of the port
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
News of the port
In the courts
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Steven James Young, 44, of Princess Street won't have to worry about what to do on weekends for the next little while.
If truckers suffer, consumers might
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Consumers could feel the pinch if the Harbour Bridge closes to transport trucks, the executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association says.
'It makes you believe in the good of people'
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
A jeweller, a City Market employee, a wake and a diamond ring.
Artist's residency at museum ends
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Peggy Woolsey of Quispamsis, artist-in-residence at the New Brunswick Museum since the fall, finishes her final piece of art as part of the residency program.
Regiment conducting exercise
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The 3rd Field Regiment (RCA) is conducting a military exercise this weekend in the Greater Saint John area.
Help for Hospice
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The Lancaster Golden Service Club donated $500 to the Realize the Dream for Residential Hospice Campaign.
Breakfast Sunday will benefit Irish youngsters
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Organizers of Sunday's breakfast in support of the Belfast Children's Vacation program hope to raise $1,500 from the event.
St. Patrick's Week schedule
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Irish breakfast at O'Leary's - In support of L'Arche and Romero House, with entertainment. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets $7, children under 12 $5.
Envoy paying debt
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The Argentine ambassador to Canada will honour the city's longshoremen today for actions 31 years ago that helped free 11 prisoners held by the military dictatorship ruling the South American country at the time.
Advocate pushes for catastrophic drug plan in N.B.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Terry Crowe is a small-business owner who suffers from ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic, inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease that has caused his spine to curve.
Having a green old time
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
St. Patrick's Week celebrations continued Friday night with the Gala Irish Dinner Show at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre.
Gerry MacGillivray: He was Mr. Nice Guy
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The only things more dependable than Gerry MacGillivray's daily visits to The Coffee Mill were his generosity and positive outlook on life.
Stores taking steps to protect pin pads
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Customers who make debit transactions need to be protected by the local businesses handing them the pin pad, a valley police officer says.
Blood clinic slated March 26(in memory of Dan Robertson
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The Dan Robertson Memorial Blood Donor Clinic will take place at GoodLife Fitness club in Quispamsis from 2 to 6 p.m. on March 26.
Town council will make donation to orchestra
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Town council has approved donating $2,000 to Symphony New Brunswick's 2010 operations.
Owners aim to open meat, produce store at end of month
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
On The Vine Meat & Produce is swinging into Rothesay.
Council calls for pay equity in private sector
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The feisty women and lone male councillor sitting in Grand Bay-Westfield's council chambers are making a bold plea to Premier Shawn Graham.
Police release licence number in safe theft
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Police have identified three people they believe broke into Uncle G's pool hall in Sussex on Monday and the Blue Bird Motel in Four Corners on March 3.
Volunteer fire department has 40-plus members
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Volunteerism at the Grand Bay-Westfield Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department continues to get stronger.
Saint John journal
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The city continues to acquire small parcels of land for the overhaul of Westfield Road. Common council has approved two land acquisitions to allow for the replacement of an old storm sewer culvert under the road at 2130 Westfield Rd.
As spring approaches, residents say streets in city centre seem to be cleaner
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Over the past couple of weeks as the days have gotten warmer and the sun stronger, Mike Lloyd has noticed a change in his south end neighbourhood.
Mother hopes 'miracle baby' will carry on the legacy of his late father
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Robin Valentino Edwards Rocca will turn two months old next week. But when his mother, Julie Edwards-Rocca, looks at him, she can already see her late husband's features in her handsome, young son.
Store robbed
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Dan Ryan was working behind the counter of King St. East Variety when he heard what sounded like an argument.
MP must act: councillors
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
With the city on the brink of a nightmarish scenario involving heavy transport trucks and incessant traffic jams, two west side representatives are calling on Conservative MP Rodney Weston to step up and do something to avoid the mess.
In the courts
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Crown prosecutor Jill Knee acknowledged it seemed "out of character" for the accused and duty counsel John King called it an alcohol-induced "aberration" for someone who otherwise lives a peaceful life.
Gets prison time for part in crime spree
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
"Senseless and malicious."
News of the port
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
News of the port
Councillor calling for immediate solution
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
There are no plans to realign the road leading to the massive new Costco with a link to the nearby highway in the 2010 capital budget, but the city must act now to find a traffic solution, Coun. Bruce Court says.
Atlantic home show begins today
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
The 33rd annual Atlantic National Home Show kicks off at Harbour Station today. The show runs from noon until 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Trio removed from court
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Three Quebec men accused of participating in a debit-card scam were escorted out of provincial court Thursday for causing a disruption.
Educator got excited when he had opportunity to teach something to someone
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
A two-time retiree from New Brunswick's education system who was once called "a pioneer in modern-day adult education" has died at the age of 94.
Doctor favours education to encourage organ donations
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Educating people about organ and tissue donation is the proper way to ensure prospective recipients get the transplants they need to survive, says nephrologist Dr. Nessa Gogan.
Mother of dead woman says her life shattered
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Seventeen victim impact statements were submitted to provincial court Judge Henrik Tonning Thursday for him to consider in sentencing Daniel Charles Northrup, 24, convicted of dangerous driving causing the death of Shana Lee Berryman, 19.
Man convicted in fatal crash denies using drugs
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Daniel Charles Northrup's sentencing for dangerous driving causing death, after a crash that left a Belleisle Creek woman dead, was put on hold Thursday over the issue of alleged cocaine use.
Saint John resident admits two offences
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Jamie Allen McIntyre, 35, of Saint John faces sentencing in St. Stephen provincial court March 25 for crimes against two underage girls.
Man enters guilty pleas
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Beverley Stewart Greene, 37, must return to St. Stephen provincial court March 23 to face sentencing for extortion.
Saint John journal
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0400
Residents may see intermittent flaring coming from Canaport LNG over the next two weeks.