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Jay Zimmermann and Trevor Tougas are the latest local firefighters to grace the Hall of Flame calendar. The annual Hall of Flame calendar raises funds for the B.C.

The New Westminster Police Department is investigating the cause of a fire that left 68 tenants temporarily displaced from their homes. Plumes of black smoke poured out of an apartment building in the 200 block of Ash Street shortly after 11 a.m.

New Westminster school district superintendent John Woudzia posted a welcome back message for students and families on the district's website last week.

Ben Dennis may only be entering Grade 8, but he's already caught the attention of the recording industry. The New Westminster youth has been taking part in a DJ program at the New Westminster Youth Centre since January. His DJ name is Jiiinxxx.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Glenbrooke North Residents' Association meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. in the Plaskett Room, upstairs at New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave.

Newcomers and old-timers joined together in a celebration of community on Saturday afternoon. Residents of the 500-block of Fader, Kelly and Garrett streets held a block party on Sept. 7. The afternoon's fun included a barbecue, games and crafts.

The City of New Westminster has put construction of an overpass into Westminster Pier Park on hold.

The New Westminster school district will implement changes to its use of segregated "safe rooms" for students with special needs after meeting with parents last month.

The City of New Westminster is striving to be equitable with decorative lighting in commercial areas.

New Westminster residents like the idea of building a new four-lane bridge from Surrey to Coquitlam and rehabilitating the existing Pattullo Bridge - but it's not a view shared by most Metro Vancouver residents.