It's been 200 years since inmates at the Newcastle jail first performed the folksong "Mullin's Boom". The song was banned not long afterward. The theatrical troupe Character Matters Miramichi has created an original production around Mullin's Boom to celebrate the song's bicentennial. We'll speak to some of the actors.

Host Vanessa Vander Valk borrowed a telescope from the library this week for our Library Borrows column. Amateur astronomer Chris Curwin joins us for some stargazing 101 to help her get going.

Wages are going up for those who work in special care homes in the province - to $19 an hour. It's a good start, but not as high as some advocates were hoping for. We speak to Jan Seely, president of the New Brunswick Special Care Home Association.

A recent study has uncovered a link between low reading literacy and mental health. Our health columnist, Dr. Iris Gorfinkel takes a look at the evidence.

Some farmers around Atlantic Canada are finding new uses for kelp - from keeping cattle from getting too gassy to farming for food. The CBC's Mariam Mesbah brings us the details.

Host Vanessa Vander Valk heads back to the public library today to borrow a kit that's out of this world!

People living in three provincial ridings will be heading to the polls on Monday. By-elections are being held in Dieppe, in Restigouche-Chaleur and in Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint Isadore. Jacques Poitras is CBC's provincial affairs reporter based in Fredericton. Michelle LeBlanc is a journalist with Radio-Canada based in Moncton. And Jamie Gillies teaches communications and public policy at St. Thomas University.

The non-profit Gaia Project has a Green Experts program where volunteers who work in green jobs talk with students about the work they do, and even offer mentorships. Jane Burchill is one of them. She's the decarbonization and sustainability specialist at Port Saint John.

Our birder visited the Point Lepreau Bird Observatory this week to find out about the work being done there.

Camping season is fast approaching, so we talk with Claire Ferguson with the New Brunswick Invasive Species Council about best ways to avoid spreading harmful species.