July 2019
3 court briefs: Harris, Richardson and Bourgeois
Harris is charged with assault and threats and has a bail hearing. Richardson pleads guil...
Youth no help to his lawyer, hampers sentencing
A youth who has pleaded guilty to seriuosly injuring two people in separate incidents has...
12 Court Briefs: woman arrested after tips to friends about cop searc...
Plea day on July 29th. A woman sends text message warning friends about pending police ra...
Snap Me: woman fined for using phone in drive-thru
Driver says she was using map feature on Snap Chat when police catch her using her device...
Editorial: Freedom of expression trumps abortion views
For those people that sought to bring shame to the Vogue for showing the movie, or tried t...
7 Court Briefs: police watch for texting drivers
Police set up surveillence van in Douglastown to watch for texting drivers. Man gets hous...
Female motorist harassed by masturbating driver
A woman driving through Miramichi became suspicious of the man following her, thought she...
Council Briefs: last minute wharf paving voted down
Council rejects motion to reallocate money for paving Station Wharf after construction fin...
Court Briefs: Hay pulls horns in when faced with uncertain release
Plea day cases from July 22nd. Man arrested on accusations of uttering threats gets lippy...
Cole Crescent tenants begin moving back in
More than a month after safety concerns shut down one apartment complex, and a fire shut d...
Council amends rezoning bylaw for potential marijuana nursery
Just as council was going to rezone a property for the purpose of cultivating marijuana, a...
20 Court Briefs: man pulls knife on police
Several recent court briefs including man having an episode pills knife on police, who th...
Council discusses obvious unsightly buildings in Chatham
During the process of adopting a slightly modified Dangerous and Unsightly Premesis bylaw,...
Assault case: Trust, not sex, makes a couple a couple.
A complicated relationship makes for a complicated sentencing. A man and woman who engage...
Man jailed for break and enter worries about going to jail
A Storytown man paired with another man to break into three sheds to steal tools. One ple...
Judge to consider cell phone texts in drug case
Police use software to uncover text messages in phone found during drug raid. Defence say...
Judge attempts to engage addict in her own recovery
A young woman who is addicted to drugs has been given a sentence that stresses she must be...
Cole Cresecent fire displaces 50
A second apartment complex on Cole Crescent has been shut down temporarilty after an isola...
6 Court Briefs: some get the carrot, some get the stick
Some repeat offenders just can not show the court they are a candidate for rehabilitation....
Would be cannabis grower explains operation at rezoning meeting
People living close to a former nursery property have sent letters of objection about rezo...