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Jazz on the Vine: ‘Right place at right time’
A California-style food and music festival is taking root in Windsor-Essex this summer. After local jazz musician Alexander Zonjic tested the waters last summer with a short concert series, Jazz on the...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 8, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Crawford McKinlay putts on the first hole during the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour stop at Seven...
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Harrow man collects $250,000 Lottario prize
Essex County’s lottery luck is still running strong, if the recent windfall of William Friars is any indication. The Harrow resident can count himself a cool quarter-million dollars richer as a result...
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Area schools discharged contaminated water into creeks and ditches
The Greater Essex County District School Board paid about $4,000 a week for more than a year to truck sewage from two rural schools to municipal treatment plants after at least 25 incidents of spilling...
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Local car dealers on hiring spree amid booming sales
Local car dealers are expanding stores and hunting for workers as they gear up for booming car sales that are expected to break another record this year. “We are in a constant state of growth,” said...
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Friends of Canard River host canoeing event
Enjoy a canoe ride along the Canard River July 19 during the Friends of Canard River’s Canoe The Canard! event. Canoes will launch from River Canard Park, located on the south side of Malden Road, from...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 9, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Fred Francis at Overseas Motors, part of Rafih Auto Mall Wednesday July 9, 2014. (NICK...
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Hurst calls it quits after four terms as Amherstburg mayor (With video)
Amherstburg Mayor Wayne Hurst announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election after four terms as mayor. Hurst told a crowd of about 150 people at the Verdi Club during a “state of the town” address that...
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Harnessing methane gas still a priority for solid waste authority
Turning methane gas into electricity while generating revenue continues to be a priority for the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority, its general manager says. GM Eli Maodus said Wednesday the...
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Waterspouts wow boaters off shores of Colchester
They appeared like giants on the horizon, sucking up lake water and spewing it out at up to 90 km/h. Weather gurus don’t expect the handful of funnel clouds that appeared over Lake Erie – thrilling...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 10, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Reporters tweet the arrival of Robin Easterbrook at City Hall where he filed to become a...
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Holiday Beach closed due to high E.coli levels
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has declared Holiday Beach closed after weekly tests Wednesday showed an unacceptably high level of E. coli in the water. Because of possible health risks, it’s...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: July 12-13, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Nigel Mack and the Blues Attack perform at the 2014 Bluesfest Windsor event, Saturday,...
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Festival-goers paddle for the cure at annual dragon boat event
Dozens of roses floated past Tecumseh’s docks Sunday morning before teams of pink-clad paddlers launched their dragon boats into Lake St. Clair for the final day of the 12th annual Dragon Boat...
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Photos: Essex Fun Fest
The Essex Fun Fest was held at the Essex Fair Grounds on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Lyla Reiss, 3, left, and Emma Gough, 4, take a turn on the swings at the Essex Fun Fest at the Essex Fair Grounds,...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 14, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Ken Lewenza, former head of CAW Canada (now Unifor), longtime president of CAW Local 444...
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Sssnakes: ‘only a plus in our lives’ (With video)
It’s World Snake Day Wednesday and if you get a chance to see one up close it might make it easier to join in the snake celebration. “It’s really hard to be afraid of something when you’re looking at...
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Wendy’s to hold fundraiser for Windsor Pride
Wendy’s restaurants in Windsor and Essex County are holding a fundraiser for Windsor Pride on Sunday. A portion of sales from all seven local Wendy’s locations will go to support the Programs of...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 15, 2014
Canadian Army veteran Bruce Moncur, right, chats with Bob Williams in downtown Windsor, about the formation of Afghanistan Veterans Association of Canada with hopes to assist war veterans who have...
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Fire crews battle LaSalle garage fire
Fire crews are reporting extensive damage after a blaze ripped through a LaSalle garage overnight. Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning to the attached garage on Serenity Circle in LaSalle....
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