Ramadan has ended and Hastings and Prince Edward district school board is wishing “Eid Mubarek” to everyone who celebrates. This is a holiday greeting that means “blessed feast” The celebration known as Eid Al-Fitr marks the end of the month-long dawn to sunset fasting of Ramadan.  The first day of...

There is a special meeting of council this Wednesday April 10 in which the town of Bancroft will give its Budget Presentation. The presentation proposes a tax levy increase of 5.72%. According to MPAC the average home in Bancroft is assessed at $137,550 which means that a tax levy of...

This past Saturday the crowds came out to celebrate 50 years of the Bancroft Skating Club. Skaters showed their skills to an excited audience as those as young as two, up to adult, performed with a wide range of music and costumes. Popular songs from past decades were featured as...

This winter a Maple Leaf man was renovating his 150 year old farmhouse when he found something unexpected in the wall: an assortment of vintage medicine bottles. “This is what was actually on the wall,  this is wood from 100 years or more ago" Said Miller, holding up a...

from the OPP: -Be prepared for heavy traffic before AND after the eclipse -Check 511 for traffic updates -Do not stop on the side of the road to view the eclipse-"it's just not safe" If you must stop, use a parking lot -Beware of soft roadway shoulders-do not land in the ditch -Arrive at...

For those watching in Bancroft, the eclipse will start at 2:08 pm today, reaching the maximum at 3:22pm, it will end at 4:33. For those watching in Barrys Bay, the eclipse will start at 2:09 pm, reaching the maximum at 3:22pm, it will end at 4:33.  While it is important...