Saint John, N.B. - Generosity was the word of the day during the 73rd annual Empty Stocking Fund. The event, held at Saint John High School, ran from noon until 8 p.m. yesterday.

Quispamsis, N.B. - Santa Claus will make a couple of stops in our region today. The fifth annual West Side Santa Parade begins at 1 p.m. at Manawagonish Road with 90 floats taking part.

SAINT JOHN - The goal this year is $200,000. If the phones ring...the goal can be reached. That's where the residents of Saint John and surrounding areas come into play.

SAINT JOHN - For the first time ever, the City of Saint John knows officially where they stand in the eyes of residents. Ipsos Reid has released the results of the 2009 citizen survey.

Can't remember when to re-new your motor vehicle registration? SAINT JOHN - A new motor vehicle registration e-reminder service has been introduced in the province.

FREDERICTON - Students that were displaced by a fire at a University of New Brunswick residence earlier this week are cleared to move back in. One of the displaced students reports that they were given the all-clear to return to McLeod House tonight.

CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - So far no visible sign of the ongoing war of words between New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams at the Atlantic premiers' meeting in Churchill Falls.

FREDERICTON - Several priority groups have successfully been vaccinated against H1N1 in New Brunswick - but the general public still has to wait. The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eilish Cleary held a news conference this morning to provide an update on the virus.

SAINT JOHN - The Major Crime Unit is seeking the public's help in solving a reported home invasion in east Saint John last night around 5:30. Police were summoned to Princess Court after a man brandishing a weapon entered a home and then fled on foot towards Simpson Drive.

FREDERICTON - The executive-director of the Fredericton Homeless Shelter said the province is headed in the right direction when it comes to solving the problem of homelessness.

Will positive attitudes equal added enforcement for math students? SAINT JOHN - Positive reinforcement at home will go a long way in reversing recent downward trends in provincial math scores for Grade 5 students in District 8.

SAINT JOHN - As costs associated with students with special needs climb, members of School District 8's education council are turning to government for help.

SAINT JOHN, NB - With the budget associated with students with special needs stretched thin, District 8's Education Council says it's time for some help from the provincial government.

SAINT JOHN, NB - District 8's Director of Education says it's time to get positive about math. Bev MacDonald made the comment last night after a presentation to the Education Council which analyzed provincial assessment results.

SAINT JOHN, NB -A bank robber with a gambling addiction has been sentenced to a 3-year-prison term. 57-year-old Gregory Martin Whelan of Watson Street has been sentenced to hard time for the September 30th robbery at the Scotiabank on Main Street in the North End.

SAINT JOHN, NB - As expected gas prices are down in New Brunswick for a third week in a row. The price for regular self serve is down 0.6 cents a litre to a $100.7.

FREDERICTON, NB - A Saint John opposition M-L-A says he's more convinced than ever that the Graham government has no idea what it has signed on to with the NB Power Hydro-Quebec deal.

FREDERICTON - A fire has damaged part of a student residence at UNB in Fredericton. Officials said the blaze started last night in a kitchenette area on the fourth floor of McLeod House.

SAINT JOHN - For a third straight week gas prices will drop slightly in New Brunswick. The price for a litre of regular self serve will drop a little more than half a cent at midnight.

FREDERICTON - The damage to a large, granite cross at the provincial cenotaph in Fredericton may have been accidental. Constable Ralph Currie said Fredericton Police are investigating whether the cross fell to the ground on its own.