Category: Saint John

A Saint John man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexual assault, according to the Telegraph-Journal.

37 year old Derek Schedler changed his plea to guilty last month to sexually assaulting a woman while she was unconcious in May of 2015. The victim told the judge in a victim impact statement she can no longer work, doesn’t go out at night and is scared to death Schedler will try to apologize in person after he has done his time.

His lawyer asked for 12 months but the judge accepted the crown recommendation of 18 months.

Fixing the Hammond River #2 covered bridge will take some time…so repairs have been suspended. Officials told area residents at a public meeting yesterday the bridge is in worse shape than first thought.

Significant wood rot has been uncovered raising questions about the future of the bridge. It’s been closed to all traffic indefinitely.

The Transportation Department is planning to install a modular bridge and is looking at two options. Either install it next to the covered bridge which would take longer…or tear the covered bridge down and put the modular bridge on those existing pilings which could be done early next year.