Police search for burglary suspect

This image from a store surveillance camera in Baden shows a suspect in several area robberies.
Police are asking for the public’s help stop a rash of area break ins.
On December 31, 2008 between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., an unknown male broke into a residence on Foell Street in Baden and attempted to steal a [...]

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Heavy metal

Forest Glen students will be rocking out to the faux-musical talent of their peers on March 13. An air band competition will be taking place, with around 10 different bands battling it out on stage. The best costumes and performance will determine the winner. Using the plastic guitars and drum sets from the video games [...]

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Family Day Funfest fills the arena

The second annual Family Day Funfest welcomed hundreds of kids and parents to the New Hamburg Arena on Feb. 16 to have fun and help raise over $10,000 for Family and Childrens Services of Waterloo Region.
Sue Foster photo

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Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht spreads the love on Valentine’s Day

Pictured (left to right): Nancy Knowles (Zion United Church), Harold Albrecht MP (Kitchener-Conestoga), Nigel Gordijk (New Hamburg Board of Trade).
Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht was at MeMe’s Café on Valentine’s Day to help raise money for the New Hamburg Flood Relief Fund.
Albrecht was at the Peel Street, New Hamburg café to sell love-themed fare for the [...]

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Nith River speeding up

Tim Murphy
Independent staff
Water flow rates along the Nith River have spiked today, with more rain sure to come.
Anyone living in the flood plain should be sure to get any items off the ground where they will be safe from water.

The Grand River Conservation Authority has issued a flood advisory warning in advance of a forecast [...]

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