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Students step up for family

FALL RIVER: One Fall River family’s devastation of losing their home to a fire last month has led to some goodwill from the most unexpected place—students at Ash Lee Jefferson School (ALJ). The students in...

Happy ending: Vader the dog back home

FALL RIVER: Vader the dog greets me excitedly as I come through the doorway at the Stapleton home on Martyn Drive in Fall River on Jan. 10. That’s a refreshing sign given the ordeal the...

Theft from vehicles heat up in Fall River

FALL RIVER: With the summer weather here, that also leads to an itch for thieves and those in the Fletchers Lake; Lantz, HRM; and Fall River felt their wrath in the past week. According to...

UPDATED: Missing Middle Sackville girl found

MIDDLE SACKVILLE: The RCMP say that Julia Russell, the missing 14-year-old girl from Middle Sackville, has been located. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and shares and retweets on social...

Fall River man charged with stunting

LOWER SACKVILLE: A 21-year-old Fall River man's need for speed has him in trouble with the law after being clocked going 164 kilometres/hour in a 100 km/h zone on Aug. 12. Halifax District RCMP say...
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Lions Christmas Express Parade has new route; tree lighting to occur

FALL RIVER: The Fall River Lions Club Christmas Express Parade will have a new route. For this year’s event, scheduled for Dec. 1 beginning at 5 p.m., organizer Paula Beck-MacKenzie confirms the parade will begin...

Beekeeping store being built

MILLER LAKE: MSmith Contracting is in the process of building the new home to Country Fields Beekeeping next to the Metro 320 bus park and ride on Perrin Drive in Miller...
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Fall River girl inspiring others to overcome hurdles

FALL RIVER: Emma Archibald looks at her disability differently than most would. Archibald, of Fall River, was born missing part of her hands and part of her feet as a result of Amniotic band syndrome...

Voices need to be heard on Ingram Drive proposal

WINDSOR JUNCTION: Residents are gearing up to push back against a proposed development for Ingram Drive that is set for June 13 in Fall River. At issue is a proposal from W.M. Fares Architects, on...

Fall River woman wins $100k TAG draw

FALL RIVER: A Fall River woman says she will keep playing Salsa Bingo and TAG even after having her numbers ring up as winners in the Aug. 29 TAG draw. Charlotte Redden matched all six...
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