Bus Service Not Offered To All Students In The Fall

In the fall any students in middle school or high school will not be offered a school bus service if they live within 2.4 kilometer of their school. This distance has increased from last year from 1.6 to 2.4 km. According to Stephen Evans the District 6 transportation manager it is the responsibility of the parents to walk their children to school, to find them a drive to school etc. Due to this new change three buses in the district have been eliminated from the system. These changes take effect in the fall for the beginning of the new school year.

Attempted B & E in Penobquis

Sussex police are searching for suspects in an attempted break and enter that occurred on Canada Packers Road in Penobquis. At some point between 6pm on June 13^th and 10:25am on June 14^th, someone tried to gain entry through the window of a residence. It is suspected that a dog at the home may have scared off the intruder. The investigation is continuing.

Vehicle leaves accident scene

Sussex RCMP and Crime Stoppers are looking for a black vehicle that hit a hydro pole on Fowler Avenue. The vehicle struck the pole sometime between 6 and 6:30am on Sunday and then left the scene. The driver’s side was damaged from the collision. An investigation has revealed no information on the vehicle or driver. If you have any information, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Theft of a vehicle in Picadilly

Sometime between 10pm on June 13 and 1am on June 14, a vehicle was stolen from a driveway on Orchard Crescent in Picadilly. The vehicle was later found abandoned on Wards Creek Road in Wards Creek. It had all of its windows and lights smashed. No suspects have been found. The investigation is ongoing.

Update on Elsie Meehan case

An elderly Smiths Creek woman charged with allegedly stabbing her niece has had her psychiatric assessment extended. After three days of being assessed in jail, 71-year-old Elsie Meehan is being sent to a Restigouche psychiatric facility for further assessment. Judge Henrik Tonning reviewed her doctor’s report the morning of her June 12 fitness hearing, where he ruled that she was not yet fit to stand trial. Meehan will be back in Sussex court on July 9^th for another fitness hearing.

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