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Recognizing retiring volunteer firefighter

FALL RIVER: A retirement celebration was recently held for Station 45 volunteer firefighter Norm Lavoie at the department in Fall River. Lavoie was retiring after 33 years as a volunteer firefighter. He...

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...

RCMP looking for tips on Sackville break-and-enters

LOWER SACKVILLE: Halifax District RCMP is asking for public help to solve two break and enters at businesses in Lower Sackville on the evening of September 14. At approximately 9 p.m., police responded to a...

Cheema’s continued success relived with Hall of Fame inductions

WAVERLEY: Hurricane Dorian wasn’t about to dampen the party and fun for those attending Cheema’s 509th anniversary celebrations during the Sept. 6-8 weekend. While the originally scheduled events of Sept. 7 had to be moved...

Waverley boy does his part in Hurricane Dorian cleanup

Tree hangs on power line on Howe Ave. forcing closure of road for a short time WAVERLEY: It was simply one of the many trees blown down during Hurricane Dorian overnight Sept. 7-8...

Payne completes Ironman Maine 70.3 triathlon

FALL RIVER: Fall River’s Richard Payne, a realtor by day, recently participated in the Ironman 70.3 Maine competition. Here he and wife Jane pose with the medal he got for finishing such...
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HRCE issues letter about impact of Hurricane Dorian on schools

FALL RIVER: The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) issued a letter to parents regarding Hurricane Dorian, with the mention that the storm could impact school opening on Monday if there are power outages...

Raising money for Bueller: Youngsters feed beachgoers appetites; raising money to save Texas dog

OAKFIELD: On one of the last days of summer, five Halifax-area youngsters took advantage of the hot summer sun to help raise money to bring a four-legged furry friend destined to be euthanized in...

Construction progressing on DQ

FALL RIVER: The construction at the Fall River Dairy Queen by Lindsey Construction is progressing quickly. As pictured here from Aug. 25, the building is already taking shape next to the...

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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