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Wish granted: Fletchers Lake girl going to Disney

FLETCHERS LAKE: A young Fletchers Lake girl is getting her wish granted to go to Disney world thanks to the Children’s Wish Foundation of N.S. Olivia DeMone suffers from Ataxia telangiectasia. The family found out...

Theft of vehicles, break-and-enters keep police on toes

DUTCH SETTLEMENT: Halifax District RCMP were kept busy during the past couple weeks with crimes in the Antrim, Dutch Settlement, Windsor Junction and Beaver Bank areas. According to RCMP/Halifax Regional Police Partner in Policing’s Crimemapping...

“Cancer is such a horrible thing.”

BEAVER BANK: Becca Schofield may have passed away earlier this year due to cancer, however the well-known girl still provides inspiration for a unique project being done by a young Lower Sackville woman, who...

RCMP fine eight Fall River drivers for traffic offences

FALL RIVER: Eight motorists in Fall River were fined for the fun they were trying to have on Sunday night, May 27. Halifax District RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dal Hutchinson said in response to numerous driving complaints...

Blue Hill Coach trail officially opens

FALL RIVER: The Blue Hill Coach Trail in Fall River is officially opened for use. The non-motorized trail connects residents from the Fall River Village area to Blue Hill Road and winds itself through woods,...

Noise, speed among concerns heard for Wellington Connector

Most residents at first session of open house seem positive on project WELLINGTON: The first look at the design of the Wellington Connector was greeted with much fanfare and positivity, although...

Fire crews assist in Oakfield Park water rescue

OAKFIELD: Fire crews responded Tuesday night July 16 to a report of a person in the water on Grand Lake, near Oakfield Park. Along with firefighters from Station 43 (Grand Lake) and Rescue Boat...

Mental health in sports: Brogan’s plight

LOWER SACKVILLE: A mental illness and fear of failure led Brogan MacNeil to give up a sport she had come to excel at and love. Diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety in late 2017, MacNeil...

UPDATED: Wellington Connector gets green light

WELLINGTON: Commuting in the Wellington and Fall River area is about to get a little easier. At a quickly-arranged funding announcement on March 2, Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook Liberal MP Darrell Samson, along with Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Liberal...

Lions Christmas parade faces route change

FALL RIVER: The route for the Fall River Lions Christmas Parade on Nov. 26 is changing for this year. As a result of the ongoing construction work for the Fall River Water project, the parade...
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