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November 19, 2025

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Parenting through tantrums

SHELLEY HEAPHY Whether we are exhausted, embarrassed, frustrated, or simply in a hurry, a child’s tantrum can be difficult to deal with.  It helps to

The way we were

Oct. 5, 1995  25 Years Ago Potential Fireball: The Shawville Clarendon Fire Department was on the scene quickly at this truck fire Wednesday. The brakes

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Hayes family on the loss of Irwin at the age of 90 on Sept. 19. Irwin was . . .

Quyon: Jill Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to Ken Claude and his family on the passing of Isabelle Claude on Sept. 25. Isabelle was loved by many in

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Birthday greetings and best wishes go out to Judy Lepine Keon, Cathy Brennan Rourke and Matthew Morris who celebrate today and to. . .

Waltham: Helen Perry

We were saddened to hear of the sudden tragic death of Sylvain Bégin of Fort Coulonge. He was the beloved husband of. . .

The grass is greener in Litchfield

STEPHEN RICCIO Going from living in Armenia to owning a construction company in Laval is not a typical life path for many. Going from that

Putting the Yak in Pontiac

EMILY HSUEH Gema Villavicencio was never a farmer. She grew up in Nicaragua where she and her family owned some chickens, but she never raised

Parenting through tantrums

SHELLEY HEAPHY Whether we are exhausted, embarrassed, frustrated, or simply in a hurry, a child’s tantrum can be difficult to deal with.  It helps to remember that a child who is having a tantrum is calling out for something, a

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The way we were

Oct. 5, 1995  25 Years Ago Potential Fireball: The Shawville Clarendon Fire Department was on the scene quickly at this truck fire Wednesday. The brakes of the trailer which was loaded with new cars, locked, unknowingly to the driver. Shawville

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Quyon: Jill Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to Ken Claude and his family on the passing of Isabelle Claude on Sept. 25. Isabelle was loved by many in our community and she will be dearly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with all

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The grass is greener in Litchfield

STEPHEN RICCIO Going from living in Armenia to owning a construction company in Laval is not a typical life path for many. Going from that to owning a 93-acre hemp farm in Litchfield is even more unusual, but it happens

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Giant pumpkin contest brings big competition

EMILY HSUEH CLARENDON Sept. 26, 2020  Spectators of all ages were pumped to watch their kin squash the competition at Starborn Farms’ giant pumpkin contest on Sept. 26. Fifteen giant pumpkins and other gourds were lined up in front of

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Putting the Yak in Pontiac

EMILY HSUEH Gema Villavicencio was never a farmer. She grew up in Nicaragua where she and her family owned some chickens, but she never raised cattle, tended to fields of vegetables, or harvested crops. At the age of 14, Villavicencio

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