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“This is an ongoing problem that seems to have no solution.”

BEAVER BANK: Motorists travelling along Beaver Bank Road will have to make do with the rough crossing of the train tracks by Windgate Drive for a little while longer, much to the chagrin of...

Wellington Connector construction on schedule; Fall 2021 target for opening

WELLINGTON: Construction of the Wellington/Aerotech Connector is on schedule, says a Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal spokeswoman. Marla MacInnis was responding to an Oct. 11 inquiry from The Laker to TIR about the status of the...

UPDATE: Police speak to driver; determine misunderstanding

FALL RIVER: Police have spoken to the driver of a white cube van that approached a young Fall River girl on April 4, near her home on St. Andrews Drive in Fall River. Halifax District...

Keloose 2019 under new leadership

WINDSOR JUNCTION: The 2019 version of Keloose will see a new person leading the way in its organization. With Nick Yeomans and a few of the past regulars who had been behind the ...

Two men arrested in slew of robberies

FALL RIVER: Two men have been arrested for a crime spree that spanned from Shubenacadie to Dartmouth and Sackville, before coming to an end in Fall River at the paws of an RCMP Police...

UPDATED: Missing man located

July 27, 2018, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia . . . The missing 60-year-old man who was reported missing July 25 from the Lower Sackville area has been located. The RCMP would like to thank the public for...
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Couple question if Dairy Queen right fit for community

FALL RIVER: A Fall River couple is disappointed to hear that another fast food outlet will be calling the community home. Dairy Queen is set to begin construction at the Fall River Plaza, with an...

Motorcyclist dead after Waverley crash

WAVERLEY: A 42-year-old motorcyclist is dead following a collision between the motorcycle he was driving and a pickup truck shortly before 10 a.m. The man, from Hammonds Plains, died when his motorcycle collided with a...

Thieves break into home while homeowners present

WINDSOR JUNCTION: Suspects are being sought after a brazen break-and-enter into a Windsor Junction home while the homeowners were home, although they were unaware the home had been broken into. The incident...

UPDATED: Fire investigators label Beaver Bank house fire as undetermined

Home "too structurally damaged" for investigators to search for evidence of its cause BEAVER BANK: A vacant house that caught fire on Beaver Bank Road, and closed a portion of the road due...
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