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Assaults, vehicle thefts reported to police

WINDSOR JUNCTION: A pair of vehicle thefts, several alleged assaults, and a break-and-enter have kept police busy in the Windsor Junction/Lakeview/Lower Sackville area during the past few days. According to the Crimemapping website—a tool used...

‘Significant damage’ to vehicles in Fall River crash

FALL RIVER: No one was injured in a two-vehicle collision that caused a traffic delay on Highway 2, near St. John’s United Church in Fall River on the afternoon of Oct. 9. Halifax District RCMP...

Running makes Abby Lewis happy

BEAVER BANK: Abby Lewis loves running. The Grade 6 Beaver Bank-Monarch Drive Elementary School student showed that passion winning the Lifemark 5K on May 19 as part of the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax....

Six charged by police in speeding crackdown in Waverley

WAVERLEY: Six motorists have been charged with various Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) offences following speed radar checkpoints along Highway 2 in Waverley. The RCMP say the 21 pro-actives occurred between July 10 and July 24....

Community support non-existent for Ingram Drive development

FALL RIVER: A once failed development proposal is back, after being re-designed by developers. During a Public Information Session held at the Gordon R. Snow Centre in Fall River, the discussion of a proposed development...

Group opposed to Fall River quarry stepping back in fight

MILLER LAKE WEST: The group opposed to Scotian Materials' construction of a quarry in Miller Lake West have lost their most recent appeal, and with that they have announced they are stepping back in...

A SMILE-filled thank you!

Who would have thought a simple conversation about me needing dental surgery would have blossomed into what Pat’s Smile Day turned out to be. In December 2017, I mentioned to Barry Dalrymple, who I have...

Close calls has resident calling for action soon at crosswalk

FALL RIVER: After a pair of close calls at the crosswalk at Highway 2 and Coach Avenue (Schwarzwald Subdivision entrance), Jim Walsh is hopeful something will be done sooner rather than later. Walsh was on...

Volunteer firefighters recognized

FALL RIVER: HRM Fire Zone 4 recognized volunteer firefighters in the Waverley; Grand Lake; Fall River; Goffs; and Wellington departments on Nov. 25. The awards ceremony was held at the LWF Hall in Fall River,...

Youth injured in vehicle-pedestrian collision; driver charged

BEAVER BANK: A 13-year-old youth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck them on Aug. 20 at the intersection of Beaver Bank Road and Glendale Drive. Halifax District RCMP say they...
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