MODL to intevene in judicial review over school closure
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) is intervening in the Judicial Review of the South Shore...
Meet the tiny Nova Scotia community that’s 200 on Canada’s 150th
Canaan may be older than Confederation by 50 years, but it won’t stop the small community just north of Chester...
Exclusive: A daycare’s financial woes
The Municipality of Chester is passing on helping a local daycare pay off its debt, incurred after a local contractor...
Fire at RPS Composites
Four area fire departments rushed to RPS Composites in Mahone Bay on June 26 after workers on the plant’s night...
New fire station a hot topic in Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay firefighters say conditions in their fire station are unsafe and are calling for a new facility.
Safety concerns, over-crowding,...
Stella “hopeful” Ottawa ready to commit straight pipes funding
Stella Bowles, the 13-year-old environmentalist fighting to bring an end to fecal contamination on the LaHave River, is “hopeful” the...
Vehicle crash on 103 sends four to hospital
Three adults and a child were transported to the South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater on June 27, following a...
Missing Gold River man found
A missing Gold River man was found in a wooded area near his home on June 27 after being last...
Speeding dump trucks sparks complaint
Middlewood resident Kevin Kaulback says diesel is being spilled on Llewellyn Road and he believes speeding dump trucks are the...
South Shore Lumberjacks nail their draft picks
The South Shore Lumberjacks’ cup runneth over at the 2017 Maritime Hockey League draft.
The junior club had the first, third...
RCMP looking for information on missing Gold River man
Lunenburg District RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a Gold River Man.
Wayne Mervin Kaizer, 55, was last...
Pair arrested in Bridgewater for vehicle and property theft
Two people have been arrested in connection to thefts throughout Nova Scotia, including in local areas such as Liverpool, New...
An essential part of this art? Rain water
Whoever thought that rain could be so closely intertwined with creativity? With concerts along the rivers edge, artistic workshops, open-mics,...
Construction trash near popular swimming hole raises concerns
A Newburne resident is concerned about the amount of construction debris he’s finding downstream of Indian Falls, which appears to...
South Shore Regional School Board cuts over half of its library staff
The South Shore Regional School Board has eliminated over half their librarian positions in a recent round of layoffs.
The board...
Privateer Days returns bigger and better
With Privateer Days around the corner, Liverpool is gearing up for another summer of music, history and Bhangra dancing.
Here is...
Nicholas Snyder wouldn’t miss school for anything
If there’s one thing Nicholas Snyder is good at it’s being on time, no matter what.
The punctual 18-year-old student from...
Maritime Concert Opera brings Rigoletto to the stage
Maritime Concert Opera’s June 2017 tour promises a gritty and exciting performance full of action, emotion and some of the...
Judge sentences Watford man to three years federal prison
It was with “great reluctance” that a provincial court judge sided with a joint sentence recommendation that put a rapist...
“She looked like a stroke victim”
Melanie Schwartz of Bridgewater and her 12 year-old daughter, Alyssa, remember the ordeal with Lyme Disease well. The Grade 6...
Mahone Bay mother of two develops popular tick repellent
“I didn’t want to put DEET on my kids, but I had to do something.”
So recalls Lisa Ali of Mahone...
Lyme Disease reaches “epidemic” proportions in Lunenburg County
Lyme Disease has become an “epidemic” on the South Shore, and more and more residents are speaking out about the...
The court report
Fined for marijuana possession. A provincial court judge fined a Queens County man $975 on a charge of drug possession....
Russell’s Service Station celebrating 50 years
Trucker and service station owner Barry Russell has no intention of taking a back seat in life.
Gearing up to celebrate...
Column: Dahl Dispatch May 29 - June 3
Lunenburg County firefighters answered 27 calls for service and Queens County firefighters answered three calls for service from Monday, May...
