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Photos, from top: Grade 6 student Jinja Shepherd explains her experiment on static electricity; the gym-packing crowd; Nasma Rashid with one of her self-inflating balloons; Ben Butler experiments with how temperature and moisture affect mold growth;

The District School Board of Niagara is proposing to annex part of Cherry Ridge Park. We present links to two surveys on the topic—the DSBN's, and our own. The DSBN survey: http://wellingtonheights.dsbn.org/soccer_survey.

Last Thursday, Niagara Regional Police say they received 9-1-1 calls about a dog being dragged by a car on Southworth Street in Welland.

Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling one specific lot code of PC Organics brand Apple, Blueberry & Green Pea strained baby food from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum .

Residents encouraged to attend open meeting next Wednesday [UPDATED Saturday, 2:00 PM with Mayoral comment, Editor's Note] By VOICE STAFF As questions continue to mount regarding an email that Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn quietly sent to a District Sch

At Fenwick's Centennial Park yesterday, beloved local rodent meteorologist Fenwick Flossie saw her shadow, as witnessed by some 300 students bused-in for the occasion, thereby predicting six more weeks of what's passed for winter so far.

By VOICE STAFF The Town of Pelham has alerted the public to the presence of a so-called "coywolf" on or near Forest Hill Crescent in Fonthill, based on an unspecified number of sightings reported by residents.

By DAVID BURKET Voice Publisher Say what you will about the "imminent demise" of print media—predicted now for some 20 years—when it comes to getting eyeballs for advertising, there's no substitute.

"Landmark" cited as source for new school name nowhere to be seen By VOICE STAFF While getting ready to do some painting earlier this week, longtime Pelham residents Ken and Ina Crowe made an interesting discovery in their basement.

By NATE SMELLE The Voice In the wake of the brutal attack on worshippers at a Quebec City mosque last Sunday evening, people of all faiths across Canada and around the world have come together to remember the six men killed in the mass shooting, and