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2022 | April 24 – 30

Posted on April 24, 2022
By Herald Staff
on April | Fourth Week

JIM FURLONG | At the Restaurant

Posted on April 22, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Column originally appeared in our April 17-23, 2022 issue
The subject is COVID. There had been a promise to myself to not write about it anymore because people had heard enough from me on most aspects of it. A visit to a local restaurant showed me “everything ain’t been said.”

Tags: column, COVID-19, health, Jim Furlong, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, pandemic

WRITING WORLD | Telling an Untold Tale

Posted on April 21, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Books, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

In 1982, Catherine Linehan lost five of her children in a house fire. In took 40 years, and the persistence of her daughter, but that story is now being told
By: Russell Bowers
It’s a family tragedy many would find too much to bear. In June of 1982, a house

Tags: book, Catherine Linehan, Flanker Press, Ida Linehan-Young

NTV: First with the News

Posted on April 20, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, News, TV, Web Exclusives

The Newfoundland Herald takes viewers inside the fast-paced world of NTV News, where award-winning reporters package stories for the most-watched television show in Newfoundland and Labrador, The NTV Evening Newshour
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. That’s no truer anywhere than it is here

Tags: Amanda Mews, Bailey Howard, Bart Fraize, Ben Cleary, Beth Penney, Colleen Lewis, David Salter, Don Bradshaw, Eddie Sheerr, Glen Carter, Jodi Cooke, Mark Dwyer, Marykate O'Neill, Michael Connors, NTV, Rosie Mullaley, Toni Marie Wiseman

Newfoundland Growlers 2021/22 Awards

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Cheering on the home team!
MVP – Zach O’Brien
Top Forward – Zach O’Brien
Top Scorer – Zach O’Brien
Top Goaltender – Keith Petruzzelli
Top Defenceman – Ben Finkelstein
Top Rookie – Orrin Centazzo
Community Player of the Year – Todd Skirving
Fans Choice Award – Todd Skirving
Unsung Hero

Tags: Ben Finkelstein, Glenn Stanford, James Melindy, Keith Petruzzelli, Marc Johnstone, Newfoundland Growlers, Orrin Centazzo, Todd Skirving, Zach O'Brien

JEAN CHAREST | “An Ally In Ottawa”

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, News, Politics, Web Exclusives

Jean Charest is looking to make a big return to national politics, aiming to once again lead the federal Conservatives. On a visit to NL, he shares why it’s time to let ‘ABC’ go and how a former local politician is a role model
Jean Charest is no stranger to politics

Tags: Jean Charest, John Crosbie, Newfoundland and Labrador, News, Ottawa, Politics

Colleen, Where Ya Been?

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From Happy Girlfriend to happy wanderer, songwriter Colleen Power was given the chance of a lifetime to see new places and write new songs for a new TV show
By Russell Bowers
Over a career spanning three decades, most of Colleen Power’s songwriting has been personal with tunes inspired by

Tags: Colleen Power, island, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriter, television

James Taylor: American Standard

Posted on April 18, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

As the legendary James Taylor – along with special guest Jackson Browne – prepares to return to St. John’s to perform at the Mary Brown’s Centre on April 21st, he takes a moment to chat with The Herald about a previous visit, his next more extended stay, and, of course,

Tags: American Standard, bands, Fire and Rain, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Mary Brown's Centre, music, Newfoundland, Sweet Baby James

2022 | April 17 – 23

Posted on April 17, 2022
By Herald Staff
on April | Third Week

Local Film & Television Legend Paul Pope Passes Away

Posted on April 14, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, FILM & TV, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

A trailblazer in the world of television in Newfoundland and Labrador has left us. The family of Paul Pope has confirmed his passing in a social media post today, April 14th, 2022.
“We are devastated to announce that we have lost our dear husband, father, and brother Paul,” the family

Tags: film, Hudson & Rex, In memoriam, Newfoundland and Labrador, Paul Pope, Rare Birds, television, trailblazer