Update on Aerotech Connector project, roundabouts
WELLINGTON: An official with the Department of Public Works has provided an update on the construction of the Aerotech Connector in Wellington. The update comes after The Laker News inquired…
Rainstorm sees water flood across Holland Road; water crews to clear out grate when safe to do so
FLETCHERS LAKE: The deluge of rain overnight Wednesday into Thursday left water flooding across Holland Road for the second time in six months. Holland Road was washed out and closed…
No timeline for repairs on Holland Road after flooding causes washout
FLETCHERS LAKE: Officials can’t provide a timeline when crews will be able to get out to assess and start the process of repairing the washout on Holland Road, near the…
Interest being gauged for new recreational after school program
FALL RIVER: A group of women is gauging the communities interest in the creation of an After School Program that will be based out of St. Thomas Anglican Church. Creative…
Wellington man suffers non-life-threatening injuries in collision
FLETCHERS LAKE: A 44-year-old Wellington man suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a late-night single-vehicle collision in Fletchers Lake that awoke nearby residents. Halifax District RCMP Cpl. Lisa Croteau said at shortly…
Friends remember mvc victim who had an “energetic and magnetic personality”
FLETCHERS LAKE: The young man that died in a tragic single-vehicle collision on Holland Road on March 27 is being remembered by close friends as “a shining star,”, an “amazing…
UPDATED: Police seeking suspects after car ditched on Brook Street
FLETCHERS LAKE: A simple attempt to notify a motorist of a burnt-out headlight ended up in a crash in Fall River in the mid-evening hours of March 6. Cpl. Lisa…
Keeping their minds active: Fletchers Lake boys getting “slimey” making video game
FLETCHERS LAKE: Two young boys from Fletchers Lake have found a creative way to keep their minds thinking while schools out due to the State of Emergency as a result…
Lower speed limit extended to Holland Road
FLETCHERS LAKE: Motorists along Highway 2 in Fall River and Fletchers Lake will have to ease off the gas for just a bit longer. Recently, the speed limit of 60…
Theft from vehicles heat up in Fall River
FALL RIVER: With the summer weather here, that also leads to an itch for thieves and those in the Fletchers Lake; Lantz, HRM; and Fall River felt their wrath in…