The show was sold out. New and old fans pushed themselves up against the stage, fists pumping and singing along. Two bands that stopped producing music since the turn of the century are making a huge comeback. Wide Mouth Mason and Big Sugar played the Boyce Farmers Market on Thursday night. At the core of [...]
Though drugs and alcohol often play a role in cases that come through the courts, it was clear that in the case of William Dempsey, it had been playing the lead role for most his life. At only 25 years old, he stood before Judge Mary Jane Richards, with severe liver and kidney damage from [...]
If you’ve ever thought the game of golf was boring and only for the well-to-do, Terry Avery, owner of Carman Creek golf course, will slough away those misconceptions with his friendly face and innovative way of running a golf course. “We’re all about fun here. Golf traditionally is kind of an elite game, a very expensive [...]
Note: This article is part of a series that Alanah Duffy and Bryannah James are compiling for The New Brunswick Beacon about sexual health awareness. Please continue to check back for updates in this series. Carrie-Anne Donovan and Anastasia Richer are two third-year nursing students from the University of New Brunswick who are working to [...]
Leaves crunch beneath the hunter’s sturdy boot as he shifts his weight. He winces at the sound and scans the meadow for signs of movement. His breath is careful, afraid to rustle the branches shielding him from view. A large deer steps into the clearing, his horns brushing the ground as he nibbles on grass. [...]
Note: *Names have been changed to protect the livelihood of those speaking. John* wakes up every morning at 5:30. He turns on his computer, logs on to Aesop and hopes for a job. Aesop stands for the “Automated substitute placement and absence management.” It allows full-time teachers to log on to the Aesop website through [...]
A single punch, “the superman punch,” brought one man’s dream to a screaming halt, and another in the intensive care unit. Zachary Myers, of Chilliwack BC, flew over 5000 miles to sit in New Brunswick court to face his sentencing On Sept 15 2011. He had plead guilty to aggravated assault and endangering the life [...]
Jessica Daigle and Josh Barry came into Wednesday’s final day at the Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships needing two wins for the title. Both teams then took the ice and won their games and the championships – Daigle by beating Capital Winter Club sides Cathlia Ward 10-7 and Ashley Howard 4-3, and Barry by beating [...]
A day of upsets and high drama at the Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships ended with both defending champions clinching spots in the finals. Despite suffering their first losses, Ashley Howard and Jon Rennie both came back to win later on Tuesday to secure their finals berths. Howard, from Fredericton’s Capital Winter Club, lost 5-3 [...]
Jon Rennie and Ashley Howard remained unbeaten Monday at the Lounsbury Provincial Junior Curling Championships – but they had to survive tough challenges to do so. Rennie downed Josh Barry of the Riverside and Fredericton Curling Clubs 9-7 in the afternoon draw at Moncton’s Curling Beausejour before cruising past Riverside’s Josh Pye 10-4 in the [...]
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