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100 years of worship
This year is the 100th birthday of the Roman Catholic Parish of the Holy Ghost. A special mass, a parish picnic and a tree-planting ceremony in the Riverside Catholic Cemetery have already been held in celebration.
Book of the week
In Feed My Dear Dogs, Emma Richler returns to the life of the Weiss family, first introduced to readers in her debut-and much-celebrated-book, Sister Crazy, through a series of interconnected stories narrated by Jemima (Jem) Weiss.
Artists at the Market adds spice to summer
Are you a habitual patron of the Moncton Market?
What do teachers do in the summer?
Do you sometimes wonder what the dedicated men and women entrusted with the education of our children from September to June do for "kicks" in the summer? The list of activities that keep teachers busy during July and August is as diverse as the teachers are original themselves.
Bridge enriches young minds
If you're a District 2 middle school student who's good at math, you may meet Marilyn MacDiarmid. And you just might find yourself learning to play bridge.
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Stan Carew caps the RAC season
The Riverview Arts Centre will wrap up another season of arts and entertainment on June 29 as CBC Radio personality Stan Carew will be performing along with the Breeze and Wilson, a musical duo hailing from the UK, who have become quite popular to listeners of Stan's show, Weekend Mornings.
Reading through the summer at the library
It is extremely important for school aged children to continue to read during the summer months, especially beginners. By not reading for ten weeks, children run the risk of falling behind in September.
Salem principal to say good-bye
"My mother said I'd make a good teacher," kids retiring principal Duane McLellan, of Salem Elementary in Sackville. "And you should always listen to your mother."
Riverview's best is also the nation's best
Each year thousands of teachers across Canada spend their time, resources, patience, and creativity educating Canadian children.
Carbon tax a bad idea, says Moore
There has been much discussion lately in the media about the need for Canada to introduce a carbon tax in order to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. I believe that imposing a new tax on hard-working Canadians is the wrong approach.
Book of the Week
In a fiction debut to rival The God of Small Things, Padma Viswanathan gives us a richly detailed and intimate vision of an India we've never seen.
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Physical Education to make a comeback in schools
Changes to the District 2 School System have been ongoing throughout the past few years.
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Bringing teens and tots together
Over the past Winter, six students from the Moncton Alternate Education Center have been going to Moncton Headstart to read to pre-school children. School District 2 Community Schools helped facilitate a partnership with Moncton Headstart where the high school students were trained by Moncton Headstart staff.
Is it cram time for teens?
The time-honoured year-end study strategy of millions of students around the world, has for generations been cramming. But this is the one thing, experts say, that you should not do.
McCrae Scholarship looks to past and future
This year, the Harry M. McCrae Memorial Scholarship was awarded for the very first time. The scholarship is to be offered annually to a student in his or her final year at JMA Armstrong High School in Salisbury, who will be entering the Engineering Department of UNB.
Cranked at the Riverview Arts Centre
If you tell your teenager not to do drugs, what are the chances they are going to listen? Parents understand they cannot follow their teenager around to weekend parties, but hope they can instill a sense of responsibility to make them decide what's right on their own.
Riverside reads
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Four reasons why kids may have trouble waking
Chances are you know a student who is a serial snooze alarm presser. The reason for your child's behavior may not be as simple as his or her desire to test boundaries. Here are four common causes:
Interview with 'Owly' creator Andy Runton
Freddy/Brandon/Breanna: When and Why did you create Owly, and when did you start to make the Owly books?
Remembering a tragedy
A Holocaust Memorial Service will be held to honor the Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day and it's just not for the Jewish community.
Pre-Kindergarten tests complete
Whether it's the first time or the fifth time you send your child off to Kindergarten, it's always a nerve wracking experience. For parents across New Brunswick, the preparation for the 2008-2009 school year has been different from most.
Building robotic wonders
Last Friday, students from Magnetic Hill School in Moncton and Claude D. Taylor School in Riverview gathered to participate in an inter-school Robotic Competition.
A great place to spend your pocket change
Frank L. Bowser School in Riverview prides itself on being known as a community school focused on families.
Giving a book fair a face lift
Springtime is the season where yard sales begin to dot the landscape.
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