It was an overwhelming number of residents who came out to the charity barbeque to help support the cause of one Caledonia family and the close friends of Jared Humenik. "We didn't sell hot dogs. People were just coming to give us money in Jared's honour. I think the whole grocery bill was $260 so people were just being generous," said Carolyn Humenik, Jared's mother, who is pleased to announce they raised $2,200 from the barbeque and even received donations days later. [continues 436 words]
Hamilton police are busting fewer students and confiscating less pot despite a steady increase in drug surveillance at city schoolyards. Plainclothes officers conducted 103 random drug sweeps at high schools in 2011, but arrested only 11 students - down from 28 the year before, when there were 30 fewer drug sweeps. They seized 143.3 grams of marijuana - a little more than five ounces - - last year, compared to 368.2 grams in 2010. Last year's lower drug haul continued a downward trend since 2008, when police seized 434 grams, or nearly a pound of pot, in 44 sweeps that brought six arrests. [continues 317 words]
