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July 9, 2026

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Promutuel donates $20K to Bouffe 

Promutuel Insurance donated $20,000 to Bouffe Pontiac on Thursday morning, money the food bank says will go straight to buying more food for its shelves. 

Pontiac paints the town green

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations took the Pontiac by storm this weekend. As always, Quyon led the Pontiac in St. Paddy’s spirit, kicking off the weekend

PHS theatre program puts one on for the ages

The Pontiac High School (PHS) auditorium was rockin’ and rollin’ last week for the  school’s production of Rock of Ages, which sold out four times over five shows.  The plot of the classic Broadway musical follows small-town Kansas girl Sherrie

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Promutuel donates $20K to Bouffe 

Promutuel Insurance donated $20,000 to Bouffe Pontiac on Thursday morning, money the food bank says will go straight to buying more food for its shelves.  “Every year we donate back to the community in different ranges, but this year we

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Vadneau takes over as Otter Lake fire chief

Otter Lake council voted at its Feb. 10 council meeting to appoint longtime firefighter Ronnie Vadneau to the position of fire chief, replacing Denis Chaussé.   Vadneau has served on the Otter Lake Fire Department for 34 years. He spent

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Pontiac paints the town green

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations took the Pontiac by storm this weekend. As always, Quyon led the Pontiac in St. Paddy’s spirit, kicking off the weekend with a tea organized by the Quyon Pastoral Charge. The event brought in close to

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Waltham council opens working sessions to public

Waltham council tried something new on Monday evening (Mar. 16), opening its monthly working sessions so that interested members of the public can witness the deliberations. The decision to lift the veil on these working sessions, also sometimes called plenary

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