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Local school boards exceed enrolment expectations
Local school board officials said higher than expected enrolment this fall is an indication the region is finally emerging from years of stagnating or declining population. The Greater Essex County...
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Tecumseh shooting sends woman to hospital
One woman is in hospital following a shooting in Tecumseh. The shooting occurred in the 1700 block of Manning Road about 1 a.m. The house is the family home of former boxer Andrew Singh Kooner. A...
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Look for Raise-a-Reader volunteers Thursday
How about a little light reading with your dark roast coffee? On Thursday, Sept. 25, you’ll spot local celebrities, Windsor Star employees and local literacy organizations collecting donations at local...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 24, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Pure Flavour, Pure Hot House Foods Inc. of Leamington have shipped peppers out of this...
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Live and Local
LIVE AND LOCAL – THIS WEEK IN MUSIC THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 VICTORIA TAVERN – 400 Chilver – 519-254-1535 Presents – Soul Minors hosting ‘The Jam’ OASIS LOUNGE – 7515 Forest Glade Dr – 519-948-5545...
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Selected area concerts
Sept. 25 Ari Hest: 8 p.m. The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Tickets $20. Call 734-761-1451. Sept. 26 Alanis Morissette: 9 p.m. Colosseum, Caesars Windsor, 377 Riverside Dr. E. Tickets start at $35....
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Victim sues teacher, Catholic school board
A teacher convicted of assault for touching boys on the buttocks is being sued in civil court for $1.75 million. The lawsuit, filed by the family of one of Rick Doran’s victims, also names the...
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Leamington peppers now in space
Right now an astronaut might be munching on a fresh Leamington sweet bell pepper on the International Space Station. A crate of red, orange and yellow peppers was part of a cargo shipment that took off...
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Live Event: Raise a Reader!
Volunteers will be spread out across Windsor and Essex County collecting donations for local children’s literacy organizations. They’ll be stationed at Tim Hortons in their vibrant orange shirts. Find...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 25, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Ron Joyce, right, Chairman Joyce Foundation, donated $10 million in support of students at...
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From The Vault: Ruthven Apple Festival
The St. Louis girls, Renee, left, and Amanda, make their pitch at one of the games that entertained some of the 18,000 visitors to this year’s Ruthven Apple Festival, at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens...
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OPP give description of a man involved in Tecumseh shooting rampage
Provincial police have released descriptions of vehicles and a man they believe was involved in Wednesday’s violent attack on a Tecumseh house that ended with a woman getting shot in the stomach. A...
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Lakeside packing heat with world’s hottest chili
Carolina Reaper. Pepper spray for your taste buds. A chili so hot farm workers don double latex gloves just to pick one. The world’s hottest chili pepper is helping a Harrow pickling company bring the...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: Sept. 27-28, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Windsor mayoral candidate, John Millson, speaks with supporters at the opening of his...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 29, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Alex Chesnik, right, a third year medical physics student, joins a small group of students...
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Man robs Leamington pizza place
Several OPP units are investigating after a man robbed a Leamington pizza joint Monday afternoon. The robbery, at a Little Caesars on Erie Street South, happened around 1:30 p.m. Police said a woman...
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Trail Talk: Fred Francis, Bill Baker And The Dilkens-Strasser Kerfuffle
Donald McArthur, Essex Mayoral Candidate Bill Baker and Dylan Kristy in The Windsor Star News Cafe on Sept. 30, 2014. Donald McArthur, Windsor Ward 1 candidate Fred Francis and Dylan Kristy in The...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 30, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. An ATV is loaded on a County Towing truck following an accident between the ATV and a car on...
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Udderly educational — plastic cow helps teach art of milking
Sheryl Wright displays a replica of a milking cow used for training students on milking cows. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star) If you don’t know your way around an udder, this cow’s for you. Her udder is...
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Kingsville woman found safe
A 78-year-old woman who went missing from a Kingsville retirement residence has been found. Police said she was walking along County Road 20 and appeared healthy but tired. Ruth Klassen is now back at...
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