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From NASA to NOTL: Scientist returns amid U.S. politics

After more than seven years searching for life beyond Earth at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., Danielle Simkus has returned to...

Brock’s Monument restoration begins this month – with $1.1M federal funding

Access to Brock’s Monument will be closed starting this month for major masonry repairs, backed by a $1.1-million federal investment. Work is expected to...

SORE rezoning bid for Rand Estate deemed incomplete, heads to tribunal

Save Our Rand Estate has filed its own rezoning application for the historic Rand Estate at 144–176 John St. East — but the Town...

Parents demand safety fixes for St. Davids overcrowding

Overcrowding at St. Davids Public School has prompted renewed calls for safety improvements, but the District School Board of Niagara says it won’t provide...

Konzelmann Estate Winery faces public backlash over wedding proposal

Konzelmann Estate Winery faced further criticism from residents on Tuesday as its proposal to create a wedding ceremony space went before council. Concerns were...

Mayor, experts and residents condemn Second Sons ‘hate rally’

CLARIFICATION: An update was made to this article to note that The Lake Report attempted to contact Second Sons.  A white nationalist rally by about...

Residents voice anger over Rand Estate private road proposal at council meeting

Tensions flared at a Niagara-on-the-Lake council planning committee meeting Tuesday, as residents expressed frustration over a proposed private road through the Rand Estate. Council chambers...

LiveBarn cameras now streaming games at both local arenas

Parents who can’t make it to the arena can now watch their children’s hockey games from home, thanks to a new streaming service available...

Heritage committee recommends demolition on new Royal George site

The sun is setting on the Royal George Theatre. The Niagara-on-the-Lake municipal heritage committee has approved the demolition of two heritage buildings at 178–188 Victoria...

Back-to-school excitement fills NOTL elementary schools

Across Niagara-on-the-Lake on Tuesday, parents and children awoke ready to greet the start of another year of school.

Residents push back on Solmar’s return to town for Rand Estate project

More than 50 people attended a virtual open house hosted by the town on Tuesday, where Solmar presented its latest attempt to rezone land near the historic Rand Estate. Most participants expressed strong disapproval of the project.

Lace up: Terry Fox Run coming to NOTL

The Sept. 14 run begins in Simcoe Park on King Street, with registration at 9 a.m. and the run starting at 10 a.m.

Virgil soccer goalie raises money for cancer research in international fundraiser

Twelve-year-old Logan Loewen is one of five finalists in the Youth Athlete of the Year competition, raising money for two cancer research institutes in honour of his late grandmother, who died of cancer in February.

The Turner Report: Old Town braces for Benny’s big dig

"A hole 23 feet deep is no backyard swimming pool. It will consume a good chunk of the Parliament Oak site, rising toward King Street as it transitions from parking garage to hotel foundation and car ramp," writes Garth Turner.

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