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5 months ago

Ferryland RCMP arrests man for firearms offences

Police arrested a 36-year-old man near Witless Bay on Saturday after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of firearms and ammunition. Darron Rumbolt faces six criminal charges including unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless use of a firearm and obstructing a peace officer. On March 7, around 3:00 p.m., officers patrolling near the intersection […]

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5 months ago

Growlers win U-18 AAA hockey championship; travelling to N.B. for Atlantics next month

This past weekend, the O’Neill Nissan U18 AAA Growlers captured the Kubota Cup by winning the NLU18AAA League Championship over the East Coast Blizzard in a 4–0 series sweep in the best-of-seven final. Goaltender Dace Gruchy was awarded the Presidents Cup as Playoff MVP after posting an impressive 8–1 playoff record, along with a 2.54 […]

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5 months ago

Local Robotics teams to compete at world championship

This past December, at the provincial championship, two teams from this province earned the opportunity to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston Texas from April 29th to May 2nd. This is the most prestigious achievement in the world of youth robotics.  This is the largest K-12 robotics competition in the world with over 1,000 teams in attendance. Newfoundland […]

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5 months ago

Nominations for Memorial University Board of Regents alumni election open on March 18 

Nominations for the Memorial University Board of Regents alumni election will open on March 18.  Six representatives of Memorial’s alumni body will be elected to join the Board of Regents for a three-year term beginning on Sept. 1.   The nomination period will close on April 14, and voting will take place in the spring. […]

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