By Faye Ashton It rained again I thought I heard you say. Thinking of past years we gripe because of one condition and immediately end up...

DAN CEARNS The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Three local Chambers of Commerce are coming together to form a new entity, the North Durham Chamber...

by Faye Ashton It’s amazing to watch the grass greening and the trees budding as each day we experience more daylight and warmer...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard April is fast coming to a close, giving us a real mix of snow, sleet, pellets, and rain, all...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Sunday was such a perfect glorious Spring day reminding us there will be plenty more of these ahead....

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. That used to be true but not so much anymore....

DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Port Perry community is once again invited to show their Easter pride later this month, with the...

DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: A report on council member salaries and benefits was included in the agenda for Scugog council’s meeting,...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Congratulations, to the PPHS Curling Club for excelling in Kingston this past weekend. They showed...

DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is sending a decision on the process for the creation of a cell tower on Scugog...

by Faye Ashton How mixed-up can the weather be? One good thing for those hoping to get another run of sap, the below zero temp tonight...

by Faye Ashton March, will it be in like a Lamb and out like a Lion? We can’t predict the weather anymore. I wish all who are celebrating...

DAN CEARNS The Standard SCUGOG: The Township of Scugog is inviting residents to provide their input into the 2024 municipal operating...

FAYE ASHTON The Standard What a beautiful bright sight as the full moon, the one which is farthest away from the earth shone down on us...

by Faye Ashton It was beautiful watching the snow flakes falling. Knowing this was the weekend we were heading to Hanover Ontario to...

by Faye Ashton Happy Valentine's Day to all who receive this newspaper on Wednesday. I hope we can carry on that love of one for another...

by Faye Ashton I hope everyone has enjoyed the little bit of sunshine we had this weekend. It would be nice to see it tomorrow and the...

by Faye Ashton Driving into Uxbridge on Saturday, I was so unusually surprised to count 11 swans on the east side of Elgin Pond. I phoned...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Finally, some real winter weather, even though it still doesn’t match up to what we experienced in...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard Some how the first half of January 2024 has delivered every type of weather available. The above zero...