Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Teens Charged In Saint John Assault Released For Now

Two of the teenage suspects in a brutal beating in Glen Fall have been released from jail but remain under house arrest.

John Alexander Adams and  Robert Hachey, both 18,  have been ordered to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and have no contact with a number of people before they return to court on March 26th.

Adams, Hachey, and a teen who cannot be named are charged with aggravated assault and stealing cigarttes from a man who was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat in a shed in the East Side suburb. He remains in hospital in serious but stable condition.

Spring 2013 Will Be A Bit Warmer

After a more typical Canadian winter with a lots of snow and cold temperatures, what does Spring hold for us?

The Weather Network is out with its Spring forecast.
Meterologist Gina Wressler tells us we are looking at more seasonal temperatures.

She says when you average out March, April and May for temperature we are looking at temps slightly above normal.

Wressler adds typical daytime highs average out at 2 or 3 degrees during March.

Producers Hopeful For A Better Maple Syrup Season

How sweet it is.....with warmer temperatures over the past few days, maple sugar producers are testing their equipment and gearing up for another sugary season. 

Yvon Poitras, the General Manager of the NB Maple Sugar Association, tells us a fine balance of factors is needed to keep the sap flowing.

He says if doesn't freeze at night and it's too warm during the day the season is over.

He says the freak heat wave last March, coupled with flooding in the Florenceville area played real havoc with the season last year so they're hoping mother nature will cooperate this time.