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Stephanie Kelley Falls Brook Centre had a booth set up at the Women’s Day event where Emily Shapiro was demonstrating a really nifty method to recycle old newspaper into totally biodegradable seedling pots to start your garden seeds in.   She was using a wine bottle with a “punt”,...

Back in the Olden Days before we had Social Media and texting to reach out and touch people, there was the charming old tradition of showing your interest or affection to others by gifting them with a hand -made May Basket.   An interested party would make a basket,...

As I pass by the Arthurette Animal Shelter on my way to deliver the Blackfly to Plaster Rock, I usually stop in to say hi to the shelter staff and visit with the cats. In the March 26 issue we told the story of the little calico mama cat...

While Linda and I were visiting Jo-Anne Broad to visit Alice the cat and her kittens in Jo-Anne’s home in Plaster Rock I admired an enormous and beautiful Christmas Cactus which dominates a corner in the living room.   It turns out that this is a plant with a...

Happy Easter to All! And Perth-Andover has so far received the very best Easter present of all…. No flood. We dodged the bullet for another year, but what about the years to come?   Beleaguered village residents have lived through what seems like the longest and most suspenseful horror...

Canterbury Royale is a total surprise if you have not visited before. It is a beautiful gourmet dining restaurant nestled in the woods off Sam Everett Road.   Best friends and business partners Barbara Boucher and Renee O’Neill lived in Perth-Andover at one time…. They operated an art gallery...

Charles and Shirley have returned from their winter break refreshed and invigorated and are happy to report that their lovely Waterfront Bistro is officially open for the season. They opened on April 16th and are introducing some new menu items for your dining pleasure.   Shirley has the Bistro...

Stephanie Kelley The Perth-Andover Community Garden meeting is usually held at the Perth-Andover Baptist Church on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. Our last meeting featured two guest speakers, organic gardeners Cita Green and Tim Livingstone, who shared their gardening secrets and described methods of compost...

Andover Elementary students were thrilled to collect much needed funds to repair and improve their school playground from the big hearted efforts of the Perth-Andover branch of Scotiabank.   The bank’s staff recently pulled out their best recipes and got cooking in their own kitchens in order to host...

Lorna Demeria The old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun” must have been talking about fostering puppies. It’s hard to believe that all that time has passed and we have had some fun!   On February 24th, DunRoamin’ Stray and Rescue” had a call from a family. They...