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Danny Williams: Goal Man

Posted on April 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

Former NL Premier Danny Williams has been recognized for outstanding contributions to many things, but his dedication to the sport of hockey is perhaps one of his crowning achievements
Danny Williams still plays hockey regularly when he’s in town. While many know Williams as a powerhouse of a former premier,

Tags: anniversary, Buddy The Puffin, Danny Williams, Glenn Stanford, hockey, John's Maple Leafs, local, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador, Politics, Premier, St, St. John's IceCaps

Newfoundland Growlers: The Rocky Road Less Travelled

Posted on April 25, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Through adversity and tragedy, the Newfoundland Growlers roar into the Kelly Cup playoffs with fire, determination, and above all, grit.
Grit. What separates the haves from the have nots in the world of sports. Sandpaper readies for the rigours of playoff hockey far more than feather pillows, and the Newfoundland

Tags: Buddy The Puffin, Chris Abbott, Eric Wellwood, hockey, James Melindy, Kelly Cup, Marcus Power, Nathan Noel, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Growlers, sports, Todd Skirving, Zach O'Brien

WRITING WORLD | Telling an Untold Tale

Posted on April 21, 2022
By Herald Staff
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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 Pam Pardy-Ghent
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

Newfoundland Growlers Player Profile: Zach O’Brien

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Zach O’Brien
Affectionately called ‘Obie,” the Growlers winger is this year’s MVP and the team’s top scorer (78 points with three regular season games remaining as of press time). The affable St. John’s raised hometown hockey hero opened by offering that this has been “one unique season.”
“We’ve been through a

Tags: hockey, James Melindy, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland Growlers, NL Growlers, Todd Skirving, Zach O'Brien

Newfoundland Growlers Player Profile: Captain James Melindy

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

James Melindy
James Melindy is a mountain of a man and stands an imposing figure on a pair of skates. The Goulds native, however, is all charm as he talks about the support he and the team have received from local fans.
“It’s obviously super special to come home and

Tags: Buddy The Puffin, Growlers, hockey, James Melindy, Kelly Cup, Marcus Power, Mary Brown's Centre, NL Growers, Playoffs, Todd Skirving, Zach O'Brien

James Taylor: American Standard

Posted on April 18, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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

Local Film & Television Legend Paul Pope Passes Away

Posted on April 14, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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

Reilly Fitzgerald | Out of the Rabbit Hole

Posted on April 13, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Art, Arts & Culture, Business, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Artist Reilly Fitzgerald defies the odds stacked against him to create spectacular & significant works of art
His early artistic endeavours were with watercolour and oil paints and were strongly based in what would be called a realistic style, artist Reilly Fitzgerald of Clarenville began.
“In the late 1990s and

Tags: artist, colour, health, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, Painting, Reilly Fitzgerald