No charges resulting from Bridgewater ‘freedom rally’
The Bridgewater Police Service is not filing any charges against participants of an April 24 “freedom rally” that saw dozens...
Municipality of Chester upholds annual tradition of status quo on tax rates
The Municipality of Chester (MOC) continued its tradition of status quo on tax rates, recently agreeing to keep residential and...
Multiple emergency crews sent to battle Sherwood landfill fire
Emergency crews spent close to five hours extinguishing a 60-by-30-metre area of trash at the Kaizer Meadow Solid Waste Management...
LOCAL BRIEFS
Chester sailors surge on the national stage
Sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance and Jacob Saunders — all of Chester — have...
Liverpool man faces several drugs and weapons charges
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Queens District RCMP has charged a Liverpool man following an investigation into methamphetamine trafficking in Queens...
Extensive road work planned for Liverpool’s Union Street
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A section of Union Street, from Waterloo to Church Streets, in Liverpool will be closed to general...
Canada’s oceans on the crest of a transformative decade
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada is in the enviable position of having the longest coastline in the world.
But our trio of...
Annual fundraiser for autism running virtually again this year
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Autism Nova Scotia’s annual Walk Your Way for Autism will be held virtually again due to the...
Keeping your bladder in check as you hit the travel trails, post-COVID
For people with over active bladders (OAB) and urge incontinence, the road-trip season is fraught with worry and logistics challenges....
Fire in Milton could have been a lot worse
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A small fire located just off School Street in Milton May 16 could have been a lot...
Decluttering your storage and work areas with safety in mind
I usually write these articles at the end of the week, when I’m starting to think about weekend projects around...
Canadian actor Jonathan Torrens meets virtually with New Germany art students
As students in Nova Scotia move forward through the rest of the year knowing they’ll not be attending school in...
Art offers expression to autistic, non-verbal resident
An autistic and non-verbal resident of an Adult Residential Care (ARC) facility for more than 25 years, Tony Brown certainly...
Alison Smith puts herself forth as the New Democrats choice in provincial Lunenburg riding
Alison Smith works for the Nova Scotia NDP caucus. If all goes according to her plan, she’ll join it as...
South Shore Regional Airport to get long-awaited fuel system
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s been more than 10 years since the South Shore Regional Airport in Greenfield has had any...
Rick Perkins carries Conservatives’ federal hopes in South Shore-St. Margaret’s
Conservatives in South Shore-St. Margaret’s look again to Rick Perkins to make another attempt at upending an incumbent federal Liberal...
RCMP disputes Western Shore man’s claims of racism
Mounties dispute a local Black man’s claim racial discrimination was the catalyst for using a specialized tactical police unit to...
Queens youth achieve gold level status in international achievement program
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Two Liverpool Regional High School students have officially earned their Gold Award through the Queens County Duke...
Positive COVID-19 cases, testing emphasis makes Bridgewater a prime pop-up place
Nova Scotia Health-sanctioned voluntary rapid testing spent more time in Bridgewater this month than anticipated, partly because examinations yielded positive...
MODL residents, businesses again escape tax rate increases
Residents in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) will be paying the same property tax rate this year...
Lunenburg Doc Fest soldiering on amid the pandemic with possible hybrid strategy
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has already had various activities and festivals cancelled for the second year running, the Lunenburg...
LOCAL BRIEFS
Responders sent to house fire in Middlewood
There were no reports of any serious injuries resulting from a May 6 house...
LOCAL BRIEFS
Fire at Bridgewater store classified as accidental
An investigation into a late-night blaze that destroyed a sofa and chair in the...
Liberals choose Jacob Killawee to be candidate in Chester-St. Margaret’s
Liberals in Chester-St. Margaret’s chose Upper Tantallon resident and retired Royal Canadian Navy lieutenant Jacob Killawee to carry the party’s...
Housing society proposes partnership with Lunenburg, developers
Lunenburg will examine what it wants to do with content from an organization proposing housing options and the group’s desire...
