Author Archives: Brad Perry

Road closure on Mapleton Road
A day-long closure of a section of Mapleton Road is expected to cause some headaches. Moncton city crews will be paving a new water valve area on Monday, according to city officials. Mapleton Road wil...
Brad Perry Oct 27, 2024 Pete Alexopoulos / Unsplash

Section of Dieppe Boulevard closed this week
Expect longer travel times if Dieppe Boulevard is part of your daily commute. The Dieppe road will be closed to all traffic between Aucoin Street and Melanson Road. City officials said the closure wil...
Brad Perry Oct 27, 2024 Dieppe City Hall. Image: ©2022 Google

Youth charged in Yarmouth armed robbery
A 17-year-old is facing various charges after an armed robbery in Yarmouth. Officers responded to a report of a robbery with a firearm in the town on Friday. It was reported that the victim had their ...
Brad Perry Oct 26, 2024 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Temporary road closure on Thorne Avenue
A busy east Saint John street will be closed for part of the day on Sunday. NBM Railways will be conducting maintenance at the railroad crossing on Thorne Avenue. There will be a partial lane closure ...
Brad Perry Oct 26, 2024 Road closed sign. Image: Randy Thoms/Acadia Broadcasting

4th person charged in Devon Marsman homicide case
A fourth person has been charged in the Devon Marsman homicide case. Marsman went missing in Spryfield in February 2022. In June of that year, police started treating the investigation as a suspicious...
Brad Perry Oct 26, 2024 Devon Sinclair Marsman is pictured in this undated photo. (Government of Nova Scotia)

Saint John Chamber CEO leaving for new role
The search is on for a new CEO of the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce. Tracy Bell is leaving at the end of November to take a new role at the Wallace McCain Institute, the chamber announced Frid...
Brad Perry Oct 25, 2024 Tracy Bell is the CEO of the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce. Image: Submitted/Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce

Federal funding for southeastern N.B. tourism
Federal funding to help boost the tourism industry in southeastern New Brunswick. Nearly $783,000 was announced on Friday for six different projects in the region. Funding will go to the Maritime Moto...
Brad Perry Oct 25, 2024 Jason Hafso / Unsplash

Harbour Passage extension in Saint John opens
Another section of Harbour Passage in Saint John is now open to the public. The extension around Fundy Quay uptown officially opened on Thursday afternoon. Mayor Donna Reardon and officials from Fundy...
Brad Perry Oct 25, 2024

Moncton to host World Juniors exhibition game
Hockey enthusiasts will get to experience thrilling men's under-20 international action in December. Team Slovakia and Team Germany face off in two separate exhibition games in Moncton and Charlotteto...
Brad Perry Oct 25, 2024 Avenir Centre in Moncton. Image: Tara Clow

Byelection set to fill vacant Saint John council seat
Thousands of Saint John residents will be heading to the polls again in a few short weeks. A municipal byelection will take place on Dec. 9 to fill a vacant council seat in the city's Ward 3. David Hi...
Brad Perry Oct 25, 2024 David Hickey is a councillor for Ward 3 in Saint John. Image: Danielle McCreadie
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