Lunenburg County man dead in North River crash
A Lunenburg County man is dead and a local woman was taken by air ambulance to a Halifax hospital after...
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Bridgewater Legion marks 75th anniversary of VE Day
Members of Bridgewater’s Royal Canadian Legion marked the 75th anniversary of VE, or Victory in Europe, Day with a special...
Bridgewater erases contradictory civic address info
The Town of Bridgewater removed and replaced contradictory information about civic addressing rules that were posted on its web site...
Youth charity delivers goodie bags
Officials with South Shore Big Brothers Big Sisters took to the roads recently, dropping off goodie bags full of fresh...
West Northfield Elementary wins $20,000 in tech from Staples
Digital irrigation, a weather station, and a wireless range extender are among what West Northfield Elementary School (WNES) hopes to...
Tablets, food bank money rolls out to South Shore seniors, vulnerable populations
COVID-19 measures designed to help the province’s seniors and vulnerable populations that were announced in late March have rolled out...
SSRCE’s Wikipedia page cleansed of unflattering references
A web site link to an unflattering game and references to an eight-year-old “Jesus” t-shirt controversy disappeared from a Wikipedia...
Queens, Lunenburg County pandemic plans more than 10 years old
Chances are, when the COVID-19 crisis is over, regional emergency management officials in Lunenburg and Queens counties will take another...
Oversight agency clears local officers involved in 2019 incident
The province’s independent police oversight agency says no charges will be filed against a pair of Bridgewater Police Service (BPS)...
No tax rate spikes in Region of Queens
Residential and commercial tax rates in 2020-2021 are unchanged in the Region of Queens, which recently passed $21 million operating...
Municipality of Chester holds line on residential, commercial tax rates
The Municipality of Chester is holding the line on residential and commercial tax rates, marking several years in a row...
Local road work projects underway
Some road work identified in the province’s most recent blueprint outlining highway improvement projects is underway.
Nova Scotia’s Transportation and Infrastructure...
Local firm proposes townhouse development on Bridgewater’s west side
A Bridgewater-based numbered company proposes development of 14 townhouses on the west side of town where an eight-year-old condominium concept...
Massive woods fire in Chester Grant torches nearly 30 hectares
Chester Grant residents expressed gratitude to emergency crews for their multiple-day effort getting a massive woods fire under control in...
Kristen Martell’s first album, Coming Home, an instrument of healing
Having resurrected “light” through her music after a dark period in her life, Kristen Martell isn’t about to let the...
Bridgewater man faces drug charge
Police in Halifax are charging a Bridgewater man with possession for the purpose of trafficking after a driver was arrested...
Summer of nothing?
As postponements of fairs, festivals and other major South Shore events continue to mount up, the season is beginning to...
Rural Riches expands to online
The COVID-19 pandemic may have put the popular Rural Riches 50/50 Toonie Lottery on hold, but its organizers are determined...
Queens County woman wanted by police no longer at-large
The Queens County woman who was wanted for arrest by police - and now is no longer at-large - has...
Bookstore turning a page amid the pandemic
Amid the worn timbers of a renovated 1896 river-side building on Lunenburg County’s Highway 331 that once housed a ship...
Valley firm secures $835,000 Queens hospital renovation job
Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is getting a third floor renovation worth close to $1 million.
The Nova Scotia Health Authority...
Suspect awaiting outcome after allegedly victimizing local society
The suspect at the centre of a theft and fraud probe linked to the Friends of Oak Island Society (FOIS)...
Simms Settlement resident prints off needed ear savers, face shields
A Simms Settlement resident with a deep science background used 3D printing technology to build face shields and ear savers...
Port Joli fire consumes four hectares
Another week, another wildland fire in Queens County.
This time, emergency crews were sent May 3 to a smoke sighting in...
