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Road closure notice for Halifax Water work on Cobequid Road water main

WINDSOR JUNCTION: Halifax Water crews will be undertaking a water main repair today Nov. 6, near 1140 Cobequid Road. This work will require the closure of Cobequid Rd. to all but local traffic from Rocky...

Annual Waverley craft sale attracts more than 1,100 people

WAVERLEY: There were many artisans and crafters on hand selling their goodies at the NS Arts and Craft sale, which had more than 1,100 people attend over its two days on...

Edmonds thanks May for her dedication; no interest in leadership

WELLINGTON: News that Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is stepping down immediately as leader of the party didn’t come as a surprise to the local Green member in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook. Anthony Edmonds told The Laker from ...

Made in Fall River: Earth remote sensing data being tracked by telescope built by...

FALL RIVER: Situated inside the garage of Bob Allan’s Fall River home is something that is about to play an important role in receiving data as it relates to the earth. Allan and Paul Adlakha,...

PHOTOS: Haunted High at LHS

FALL RIVER: This character gave many the willies as he came towards them with a chainsaw in hand during Lockview’s Haunted High on Oct. 30 in Fall River. (Healey photo) Reporter...

Halloween Hunger Heroes: Trick or treating for food

FALL RIVER: Reporter Pat Healey joined Sarah MacDonald-Miles and dad Paul for some trick or treating for food for Feed N.S. and the SPCA on Halloween night in Fall River Village. The...

VIDEO: Lockview High hosts Haunted High, annual Prom fundraiser

FALL RIVER: Lockview High School once again held their yearly Prom Committee fundraiser, Haunted High, on Oct. 30 at the school in Fall River. There was a great turnout from the school community and...
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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...
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Early morning Sunday crash in Grand Lake sends man to hospital

GRAND LAKE: An early morning single-vehicle collision Oct. 27 on Highway 2 in Grand Lake sent a Halifax man to hospital. At approximately 3:30 a.m., firefighters from Station 42 Wellington; Station 43 Grand Lake; and...

Waverley Legion Poppy Campaign supports hospital; new one begins

WAVERLEY: The 2018 Poppy Campaign at the Waverley Legion brought in $16,750 in donations, which the Legion in turn donated towards non-profit organizations in the community. Among those donations was the...
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