Celebrating World Theatre Day at the Astor

LIVERPOOL – The Astor Theatre will be celebrating the second annual World Theatre Day over the weekend with two performances...

Bridgewater library hosts environmental lecture series

BRIDGEWATER — South Shore Public Libraries is putting a spotlight on environmental topics over the next few weeks, leading-off with...

Bridgewater lawyer receives King’s counsel designation

BRIDGEWATER — An experienced Lunenburg County attorney is among the lawyers in Nova Scotia recognized with the first King’s counsel...

American violist leads off busy LAMP season

LUNENBURG – A new LAMP season is upon us.

The Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP) has a star-studded and busy...

CAO tenders his resignation

LIVERPOOL – The Region of Queens Municipality is now searching for a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

Chris McNeill tendered his...

Results from the Nova Scotia Great Backyard Bird Count

Here are the results from the Great Backyard Bird Count held Feb. 17-20.

The number of species by county were: Halifax...

Proposed Bridgewater mall re-development navigating town’s regulatory process

BRIDGEWATER — Local mall ownership’s proposal to add multiple storeys to its LaHave Street building as part of a sweeping...

Government, Michelin plan to spend $300 million in province’s three plants

BRIDGEWATER – The lights were on and cameras were rolling for a massive $300 million investment announcement at Bridgewater's Michelin...

The belonging problem

The Choice Theory of Dr. Wm. Glasser suggests that we have five basic needs that motivate us to act. We...

Residents add Chester’s ‘big supporter’ to village commission

CHESTER — Residents here in recent weeks added “a big supporter” of the village and surrounding community when Carol Nauss...

Marching through to the end of winter

SHAID Tree Animal Shelter

It was a busy winter here at SHAID Tree Animal Shelter with 56 surgeries in December, 55...

Mahone Bay expropriates land to make way for solar garden energy distribution

MAHONE BAY — Council recently expropriated sections of Main Street land belonging to two private property owners to make room...

Lunenburg skateboarder kicking it up big time

LUNENBURG – How does he do that?

If you have watched the X-Games, for example, or any other competition on TV...

Local MP withdraws ‘participation medal’ comment directed at Ontario Liberal MP

BRIDGEWATER — Local MP Rick Perkins says he’s not apologizing for the “participation medal” remark he directed Ontario Liberal parliamentarian...

Half-kilometre chase ending at Bridgewater’s old bridge lands man in jail

BRIDGEWATER — A local man will spend seven more months behind bars after he admitted to four offences, including one...

Child killer Penny Boudreau gets more escorted absences from prison

BRIDGEWATER — Child killer Penny Boudreau, the local woman who strangled her daughter to death in 2008, has been given...

Bringing a little bit of African culture to Liverpool

LIVERPOOL – Mufaro Chakabuda, founder and CEO of The Maritime Centre for African Dance (MCAD) is passionate about sharing her...

Bridgewater agrees to conditional sale of Glen Allan Drive lot for subsidized housing

BRIDGEWATER — Town council agreed to sell a half-hectare of undeveloped Glen Allan Drive land to a non-profit group tackling...

Bilateral deal to operate Blockhouse tourist bureau ends

BLOCKHOUSE — The bilateral arrangement between two municipalities to operate the Cornwall Road tourist bureau is over. The Municipality of...

Ask the Money Lady: Investing in bonds

Dear Money Lady, I really can’t handle the stock market so I wondered if you could write about investing in...