Lordon gives break to truck driver in threat trial
A man from Barnettville caught a break from Miramichi judge Denis Lordon today when he was sentenced for threatening to kill a woman. Kevin James Curtis is a truck driver, and frequently has to drive...
View ArticlePolice Briefs: half-ton clips pedestrian
On June 6th MPF officers and paramedics responded to a vehicle and a pedestrian accident which had occurred in a KG Hwy Convenience store parking lot. A turning half-ton had struck a male who was...
View ArticleMiramichi Ringette to sell ads at LBA
For the past few years the city sold the right to sell advertising on the boards of the LBA. The city made $12,000 from the this in the past three years, but they recently signed a contract with a...
View Article$40,000: Civic Centre needs new doors
There is money set aside by council in the Capital Reserve for maintenance and repairs of the Civic Centre. now it’s time to spend some of it. According to a management report tabled at the last city...
View Article$108,000: new trucks for city
One of the oldest trucks in the rec Department has almost 190,000kms on it, and is now used for dragging ball fields. last yeas budget set aside money to replace some of the vehicles in the department,...
View ArticleJohn Street driveway issues surface prior to construction
Kevin and Yvonne Girouard live in a beautiful home on John Street. It is has attractive gardening and architecture, but it lacks a distinct driveway. Girouard has met with the city’s engineering...
View ArticleSomerville charged with cocaine trafficking
Gary Lee Somerville could probably walk to the courthouse with his eyes closed, he has been there so often lately. Somerville, a fisherman and pawn shop owner from Burnt Church, was recently found...
View ArticleCity to apply for $800G to fix Millar Ave well
An feasibility study was commissioned in January 2009 to investigate alternatives for treating the water from the Millar Avenue Well. The report concluded that it was more cost effective to install...
View ArticleBrandon Kenny sentenced for Mike’s Bar Beatings
Last year in the span of a few months, David Brandon Kenny, 24, was involved in two unprovoked, violent altercations at Mike’s Bar in Newcastle that left other people seriously injured. He was...
View ArticleBaie Ste-Anne woman jailed , drug possession for trafficking
Sandra Jean Daigle (Lynch) pleaded guilty to five drug charges on March 21st, including possession of hydromorphone for the purpose of trafficking. She was in court on June 12th to be sentenced for the...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: crown seeks to sell assets to collect fisheries fines
Graham James Shunamon has four charges against him. One is a breach for having contact with Alexander Esson. One is for uttering a threat to Alexander Esson. One is for causing damage to the vehicle of...
View ArticleVandals wreck fire training centre. Police seek clues
On Thursday afternoon, MPF officers responded to the Fire Training Center at Morrison cove after it had been discovered that this building had been broken into someone over the past couple of nights....
View ArticleQuick action from fire department limits damage at Ritchie Wharf
Miramichi Fire crews acted quickly this morning to stop the spread of a fire that threatened two restaurants on the board walk at Ritchie Wharf. Crews were dispatched around 10 am this morning, and by...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: working off impaired fines
A young woman appeared in court this morning because she owed money for an impaired driving fine, and hadn’t paid any on it. Chatawna Nicholas of Fredericton pleaded guilty to impaired driving on...
View ArticleCity in Hiring Mood
At Monday nights council meetings, some job opportunities were announced, as well as the names of people who were hired to fill other positions. A temporary position for an administrative assistant in...
View ArticleHome-made dress steals show at MVHS prom
Out of all the glamorous dresses at the MVHS from on Monday night, there was one that stood out for its originality. From a distance, Noella Doiron’s dress looked much like the other dresses, with a...
View ArticleCurtis jailed again days after release
Only a few days after being let out of jail, a man from Gray rapids is back in custody. Ryan Curtis, 41, was sentenced on May 15th by judge Denis Lordon to thirty days for his second impaired...
View ArticlePolice Briefs: stolen plate nets large fine
On Sunday afternoon MPF officers received a report that a license plate had been stolen from a vehicle while parked in a drive way. On 14-06-16, a MPF officer saw this license plate on a moving...
View ArticleKeoughan Street re-zoning to be discussed Monday night
A public hearing is going to beheld on Monday night to hear a presentation about the rezoning of the South-West corner of Keoughan and Second Streets in Douglastown. (You can see this intersection from...
View ArticleMan who calls police gets assaulted
A man living in an apartment in Miramichi thought he heard a domestic dispute in a neighbouring unit, and called police. The caller ended up being a victim in an assault, and the accused was in court...
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