Residential subdivision in Deer Lake gets the green light from government

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• 35-year-old Joseph Bennett facing firearms charges after an incident at Margaret Bowater Park on Friday

  Bennett has been charged with careless use of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and unlawful possession of a firearm while under a prohibition. 

• Trio of young adults charged after trying to help an alledged murderer get on the ferry at Port aux Basques

  The three, ages 18-25, are accused of helping Ibrahim Hussein and Hussein Hussein evade police following the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man on Watson Street in St. John’s on April 8.

• 19-year-old man charged with impaired driving after single-vehicle collision on Ballam Bridge Friday evening

  Police seized the vehicle, the man’s licence was suspended, and he is due to appear in court at a later date. 

• Missing man from the Springdale area found dead yesterday

  RCMP issued a news release last week saying Rodney Gray was last seen Thursday morning near Rocky Pond Road on Route 380.

• WRWM fielding calls on ways people can pay their bills, even though the mail is moving again

  Western Regional Waste Management Regional Outreach Officer Lynn Howse says people can pay at the admin office or online.