When my daughter and I left for Orlando on March 6th, our greatest worry was getting out of Newfoundland before a pending snow storm I feared may ground flights.
With Coronavirus (COVID-19) being somewhat in the news, we packed a baggie of Lysol wipes to wipe down our plane seats
The Coronavirus has proved it has not only the ability to spread rapidly around the world, but to also make this a world as we’ve never known it. Even SARS and the catastrophic and devastating events of 9/11 didn’t disrupt day to day public life to the extent COVID-19 has
It took one terrifying scare to make some incredible changes in the life of one St. John’s man
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Bill Jeffery lost one hundred and sixty pounds in just over a year and it has, as one would expect, changed his life. While that accomplishment in itself is quite the
NTV’s Places to Go with Sharon Snow, turns 20 in 2020. The show’s beloved host reflects on two decades of being out and about at home and beyond!
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2020 marks 20 years of going places with Places to Go, and no one could be more proud than the show’s
Legendary musician, the Irish-born Chris Hennessy, talks roots, music, and overcoming his greatest battle ever
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If you’ve never listened to Chris Hennessy’s album, Ballad of a Sad Cafe, treat yourself and have a listen. Or better yet? Visit O’Reilly’s when Hennessy is playing. His rendition of Her Father Didn’t
When Darrell Duke penned the yarn, An Irish Tale of Leaving, he was inspired for very personal reasons
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The attached is an excerpt from ‘An Irish Tale of Leaving’ penned by Darrell Duke
My Grandfather, James Houlihan, was from the community of Argentia, once known as Little Placentia, located
One group of MUN students are flying high with their life-saving project, HeartStarter
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Hannah Blundon is in her fourth and final year at Memorial University, and the very busy business student has had some very productive years, including work she’s done on an incredible project called HeartStarter.
Innovative project
When two worlds collide, feathers can fly! TaDa! Events brings La Cage Aux Folles to the stage and Mark Murphy, who once flew the nest, returns in fine ‘Zaza’ style
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If you haven’t seen the stage production of La Cage Aux Folles, chances are you’ve seen the film version
Avalon Voices, a ladies choir, prepares to bring music from ‘The Rock’ to the ‘Big Apple’
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In celebration of ten years worth of performances, Conception Bay South ladies choir, Avalon Voices, is thinking big. Keri Kao, the group’s musical director, says the women are incredibly excited
‘10th anniversary’
“This
Bay Roberts native and World Junior Hockey Champion Dawson Mercer opens up on hockey, home, heroes and healing in our inspirational one-on-one
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When The Herald spoke to home-grown hockey hero, 18-year-old Dawson Mercer, he had an apology to make right out the gate.
‘‘In my first game with my
Did you hear about the gigantic skeleton that washed up on a Scottish beach during a storm not too long ago?
While some speculated it could be the remains of the enigmatic Loch Ness Monster, Nessie’s believed-to-be home base body of water was roughly 120 miles away making that improbable
“I’m blessed to work with an amazing team in my hometown, people like Toni Wiseman, Glen Carter and Eddie Sheerr – all of whom I really admire.”
— NTV’s David Salter
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It’s been a busy few months for NTV’s David Salter.
The St. John’s native, who’s filed stories all