The Beacon Herald’s most-read stories of 2023

The Beacon Heralds most read stories of 2023

Here are the most-read stories of 2023 from The Stratford Beacon Herald:

Here are the most-read stories of 2023 from The Stratford Beacon Herald and stratfordbeaconherald.com:

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25. Renos to Stratford’s ‘Allen’s Alley’ building to include apartments, real estate office – READ IT HERE

24. Boy, 13, killed in horse-drawn buggy crash was driving home from school: Neighbor – READ IT HERE

23. Stratford man charged with impaired driving after truck driven into house – READ IT HERE

22. Woodstock police dog, Taz, dies in the line of duty – READ IT HERE

21. Stratford business owners hosting free skate Family Day Weekend to introduce new venture – READ IT HERE

20. Stratford police seek suspect following assault of Stratford convenience store owner – READ IT HERE

19. Pair arrested on firearm and drug charges after search warranted executed at Listowel home – READ IT HERE

18. Beacon Herald journalist recalls life-saving open heart surgery to repair aortic dissection – READ IT HERE

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Beacon Herald reporter Cory Smith and Dr. Kassem Ashe. The St. Mary’s Regional Cardiac Care Center surgeon and a team of nine medical professionals repaired Smith’s aortic tear during emergency open heart surgery March 10. (Chaovanh Lo/Special to The Beacon Herald)

17. Annie’s Seafood in Stratford launches Ontario’s first dedicated gluten-free food truck – READ IT HERE

16. Great-grandfather’s parkland donation enough to persuade Stratford council to grant Orr Insurance extra parking – READ IT HERE

15. Ten thousand crocheted and knitted poppies usher in Stratford’s Remembrance Day – READ IT HERE

14. St. Michael employee charged with assaulting 16-year-old Stratford high school student – READ IT HERE

13. Stratford announces new bus service to bridge gap left by GO Train – READ IT HERE

12. Boy, 12, struck by vehicle on Erie Street, Stratford police say – READ IT HERE

11. OPP investigating sudden death in Perth County – READ IT HERE

10. Stratford chefs come full circle with Bluebird Restaurant – READ IT HERE

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Bluebird Restaurant and Bar
After four years away, restauranteurs Bronwyn and Aaron Linley have returned to Stratford to open Bluebird Restaurant and Bar on Ontario Street. (Chris Montanini/Stratford Beacon Herald)

9. ‘I’ll never see my son again’: Stabbing victim’s family upset with eight year sentence – READ IT HERE

8. Family, friends mourn sudden loss of happy, funny, caring Tavistock teen – READ IT HERE

7. Stratford martial arts instructor charged with making child pornography – READ IT HERE

6. Unlicensed Indigenous-owned pot shop in Stratford draws concerns from police, neighbors – READ IT HERE

5. Six Huron-Perth Lakers drafted into the OHL – READ IT HERE

4. New Stratford restaurant winging it at former Madelyn’s location – READ IT HERE

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Deepak Deepak, the owner of Crawings, shows off some of the wings he hopes will attract hungry diners to the new restaurant, where Madelyn’s was for 37 years. (Cory Smith/Stratford Beacon Herald)

3. Two teenage Stratford girls found safe in Niagara Falls after being reported missing – READ IT HERE

2. Driver charged after school bus hits tree in Stratford – READ IT HERE

1. Prominent Stratford business owner and developer charged with fraud, Stratford police confirm – READ IT HERE

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