Somerville pleads guilty to threats: “I will kill you”
Dressed in a red shirt and black tie, Gary Lee Somerville was in court today for what was supposed to be a trial on 6 counts including assault, harrassment and mischief, but ended up pleading guilty to...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: Cloud jailed for alleged robbery and assault
Gaston Richard of Rogersville was fined $1000 for leaving the scene of an accident in 2012. Cyle William Mercure was charged with possession of marijuana. His plea was adjourned for a few weeks while...
View ArticleCan you identify this suspected pick pocket?
A man who was shopping at Sobeys on Pleasant Street was standing in line to pay for his groceries when his wallet went missing. A photo of the suspect was obtained from the security camera, and the...
View ArticleCripps tops council costs
Below is a table of the expenses for city councillors and mayor for 2013. Joan Cripps tops the list because she was the only councillor to attend the The rest of this story and its comments are only...
View ArticlePolice Briefs: Man shoves liquor store employee
On the 07th of April Miramichi Police had 39 calls for service, among those calls were two reports of missing persons, in one of the cases the youth was 16 years of age. The other incident, involved an...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: trial dates set for Ralph Chapman and Kyle Savage
Patrick Jayden Ward and Jordan D. Duguay appeared together at their their first appearance, much more amicably than they were that night last January when they were arrested by Miramichi Police Force...
View ArticleMiramichiers win at Atlantic Body Building competition
Two Miramichi competitors won silver and gold at the Atlantic Classic Bodybuilding, Physique, Figure and Bikini Championships. Daniel Vautour of Strathadam won first place in his category, Senior Men...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: RCMP arrest man in bicycle in snow storm
Randall Lambert pleaded guilty to a December incident in Burnt Church where he was charged with the obstruction of two R.C.M.P. officers in the performance of their duties. The two officers were...
View ArticlePolice Briefs: Towne robbed, 47 year old male dead at Copping Ave
On April 10th at 1956hrs A MPF cruiser was in a collision with a vehicle at the intersection of Wellington and Lobban Ave when the Wellington Street vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and crossed...
View ArticleMcGillivray lawyer gets new disclosure from crown
Scott Fowler, Lawyer for William McGillivray, appeared in Moncton court today ready to submit a plea on McGillivray’s behalf, but instead was given more The rest of this story and its comments are only...
View ArticleAssault: stay out of other people’s business
At the assault trial of Nicholas Jardine, 21, originally from Blackville but now living in Grand Manan, judge John C. Friel told him he should stay out of other people’s business. Jardine was accused...
View ArticleBowes family attends hearing for trial delay
Twelve members of Scott Bowes’ family were in court this morning for a hearing to determine when the trial would begin for the man who is accused of being responsible for his death. Tyler Kirk Gouchie...
View ArticleCouncil cautious with St. Patrick’s Drive development
At Monday night’s council meeting, council listened to a presentation from Colleen Bawn of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission on the proposed amendment and subsequent rezoning of a...
View ArticleCouncil agrees to write Tilly re DFO public consultations
A delegation of people interested in opening up the lines of communication with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans about the striped bass issue in the Miramichi Watershed made a presentation to...
View ArticleSWN plans two test wells near Rexton
SWN is it fourth year of its exploration program in NB. It has completed its airborne gravity magnetics, surface geochemistry and 2D seismic testing. The next step is drill 4 vertical test holes, 2...
View ArticleCourt Briefs (12 cases): warrant issued for harassment witness
Gregory Elliot Hammond of Halifax appeared in court on Tuesday, April 15th for his trial on criminal harassment charges. He was arrested over the New Years holiday, and on January 3rd appeared in...
View ArticlePolice Briefs: Change in Bridge Closure Times
MPF officers have received notice that the Centennial bridge will be closed to all traffic between 9pm and 5am from April 21 to 5am on April 25th to allow for construction. This is two hours earlier...
View ArticlePolice Briefs: motorists report distressed man on bridge
On the weekend MPF officer and public works staff responded to Adair Street after a resident reported a “sink” hole. It was discovered that a wooden top had rotted off of a very old sandstone encased...
View ArticleLand Claim Settlement to help break dependency cycle
The Director of Operations at the Metepenagiag First Nation says the recent land claim settlement will help break the cycle of dependency his community has become accustomed to. Adam Augustine says,...
View ArticlePolice seek help in Tim Hortons Robbery
The Miramichi Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a break, enter and theft that occurred on the evening of February 12th, 2014, at Tim Horton’s located at 1780 Water Street. The...
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