N.B. School District Open Houses This Week- June 23, 2008 School Districts around New Brunswick will be hosting open houses this week to present information on proposed changes to the French Second Language Program.The public will be invited to submit any suggestions they may have and their views on proposed changes. District representatives will be present to provide information and answer questions.Two open houses are scheduled in District 10. The first will be Wednesday June 25from noon until 8:00 p.m. at the St. George Elementary School and the...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#845885397946872971 Calais Regional Hospital Names New CEO- June 23, 2008 J. Gary Rhodes has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of Calais Regional Hospital following a national search.Rhodes replaces CEO Ray Davis, Jr. who retired earlier this year. The hospital has been under the direction of Harrel Connelly, Interim CEO since April.Rhodes has served as the CEO of Kane Community Hospital in Kane, Pennsylvania for the past eleven years. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Kane Community Hospital. Rhodes holds a Bachelor of Science...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#6272737764587798761 RCMP Investigate B&Es MacDougall Lake Area- June 19, 2008 RCMP in St. George are investigating a number of break and enters at camps and cottages in the MacDougall Lake area of St. George. Police said the breaks occurred overnight Wednesday June 18 into Thursday June 19.RCMP are asking people who may own camps or cottages in the area to check their property and if a violation has occurred to contact District 1 RCMP at 755-1130.Other incidents handled by District 1 RCMP this week include a response to a structure fire on Deer Island. Police said a...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#3213590715654977776 Biodiesel Company Has Plans For St. Stephen- June 18, 2008 A company that manufactures biodiesel, fuel currently produced from waste vegetable oil and virgin oil grown on farmland in the United States, is looking to set up production in St. Stephen, according to the company's website.Calling itself Agritech Biofuels, Inc. of St. Stephen, the company announces an "exciting new venture of biofuel production in southern New Brunswick" with funding from the New Brunswick Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.Development St. Stephen General Manager Ian Stewart...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#7682333634301718514 Calais Lady Blue Devils Are EM Softball Champs- June 18, 2008 The Calais Lady Blue Devils upset the Sumner Tigers in the Eastern Maine Class C high school softball championship game Tuesday night at Coffin Field in Brewer.The score was 6-5.Congratulations to Coach Greg Smith and the Lady Blue Devils on their Eastern Maine Class C win.Calais will face the Western Maine champs Georges Valley Buccaneers of Thomaston in Saturday's 11 a.m. Class C state softball championship game at St. Joseph's College in Standish.Classic Hits (WQDY 92.7 FM and WALZ 95.3 FM)..http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#8661125431778894156 Former On-line Auction Seller Sentenced- June 16, 2008 Earlier this month, a former on-line auction seller was in provincial court in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on fraud charges.According to the RCMP, Jason Todd Bobbitt, the former owner of Crazy Canucks Ltd, pleaded guilty to five charges of fraud exceeding $5,000 dollars against him and to five charges of fraud exceeding $5,000 against Crazy Canucks Ltd.The charges were laid by the Fredericton RCMP Commercial Crime Section following a complaint received from the United States that Bobbitt and...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#2269293041611813852 Busy Week For Maine State Police Troop J- June 16, 2008 State Police in Troop J have been kept busy with a variety of incidents over the past week. Trooper Southard received a credit card fraud complaint from a woman in Sullivan reporting that someone had obtained her credit card information and made a large transaction. It is believed that the personal info was obtained over the Internet. The investigation is active and continuing.Trooper Foss responded to a family fight in Princeton involving a woman and her mother. Neither party would cooperate...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#7241031789786694689 Irving Big Stop Coming To St. Stephen- June 11, 2008 Tourism and Parks Commissioner Stuart Jamieson confirmed Monday that an Irving Big Stop is planned for the Department of Transportation property located at the entrance to the town of St. Stephen. He said the property would be developed just as soon as the province can find the funding to move the DOT headquarters to its new location in the town's industrial park. "The thing is, Irving wants to build a Big Stop and we certainly want to be part of that," said the minister, who added the plans...http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#920798485277438466 Eastport Police Track Down Purloined Pipe- June 10, 2008 Two Eastport men were summoned by police Monday in connection with the alleged theft of scrap metal. Eastport Police Officer Frank Gardner told WQDY, Howard Johnson, foreman with the Passamaquoddy Water District, told police some of the scrap metal water pipe that had been removed from the water project had been taken. "He estimated between three and four ton was missing," Gardner said. A witness was located that had seen a vehicle that he was familiar with leaving town with what he believed to.http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#7701098779309242917 RCMP: Eight Johns Picked Up In Moncton, N.B.- June 9, 2008 Eight men from 30 to 63 years of age will face charges of solicitation for the purpose of prostitution.The Codiac Regional RCMP Street Crime Unit arrested the "johns" in the St. George Street area of Moncton.Police said the arrests were part of an on-going effort to curb sex trade activities.The eight men will appear July 16 in Moncton Provincial Court.- Tom McLaughlin, WQDY-WALZ News Director -http://www.wqdy.fm/2008_06_01_archive.html#7891307590669331689 |