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2018 | July 22-28

Posted on July 22, 2018
By Herald Staff
on July | Fourth Week

Jim Furlong: Ask Alice

Posted on July 22, 2018
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Well known writer, historian and journalist Will Self once wrote, “It’s a problem, isn’t it, when somebody writes a great book but they’re not a great person.”
This week we tell the story, or part of it, of the very odd Charles Dodgson. He was a mathematics lecturer at Oxford

Pam Pardy-Ghent: The Tradition Continues…

Posted on July 21, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

When you have outport roots like I do, you grow up loving the fishery. You also have a natural respect for those who earn their living from the sea. In my case, however, it was mostly the men of the community who donned the oilskins and rubbers and headed out

The Next Generation

Posted on July 20, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

As a mom, Melissa Grandy knows the fishery works for her family. Will the tradition continue?
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Melissa Grandy runs her own fishing enterprise with her husband Darren – and often their two kids – at her side. The fishery, she says, has been good to them as a family.

Herald’s Q&A: The Olympic Symphonium

Posted on July 19, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Emotional and harmonic, New Brunswick’s The Olympic Symphonium talk mixing voices and crafting music that matters in our latest Q&A
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The Olympic Symphonium out of New Brunswick are one of Canada’s best kept secrets, but undeniably a group of artists that demand attention. The foursome of Kyle Cunjak, Dennis

All in the Family

Posted on July 19, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

Mother/daughter duo Trina and Sadie Grandy say they are truly blessed to earn a living at sea
Trina Grandy is the baby in her family and the one who joined the merry fishing crew led by her parents, Sadie and Lloyd Grandy. Sadie, now 71, thinks having her daughter around

Gros Morne Theatre Festival

Posted on July 18, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

For the 23rd year, Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador presents the Gros Morne Theatre Festival, a four month long celebration of stories, songs and culture nestled in one of the island’s most pristine locations.
Community Effort
Featuring exciting new additions and returning favourites (with a modern twist), the festival lineup is

A Window Back In Time

Posted on July 18, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Jodi Cooke
How a surprise package in the mail sent NTV’s Jodi Cooke spiraling back into her childhood, and the reflections that came along with it
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It’s been said before that things in life come full circle. The question is whether or not we recognize that when it

Music Spotlight: Wade Tarling

Posted on July 17, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Multi-instrumentalist, Wade Tarling lets the music do the talking with his newest collection of tunes, Strength
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Some things in life come naturally. Many are athletically gifted – natural prospects to a sport of choice. Some are creatively inclined – a pen or paintbrush can become a playground of possibilities.

Tribute to a Fisherman

Posted on July 17, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

Connie Legge lost her dad, Wallace Grandy, to the sea in 2006. The Herald spoke with Legge’s sister, Lori Snook, two years after the tragic death. (Page 13) At the time, Legge – who came from a long line of proud fishermen – had shared that she was determined to