Jarvo, you look a bit flushed
I’ve been away for a week at the Master Gardener’s Summer School at Dal in Truro. I’m doing the course...
It’s a senior summer
With there being so many kittens born during the warmer months, coupled with summer vacations, our senior cat adoptions have...
Community celebrates opening of new Mahone Bay nursing home
MAHONE BAY - This Lunenburg County community marked the opening of the new Mahone Nursing Home on July 16. The...
Celebrating Hannah and her art
SUBMITTED BY TANYA WOLSTENHOLME
PHOTOS BY SAM CHAN
MILL. VILLAGE - The Riverbank in Mill Village is pleased to be hosting Hannah...
Brooklyn baller earns spot on provincial team
SUBMITTED BY GERRY FABER
BROOKLYN - Many young athletes have the goal of representing their province in a competition or on...
What happens when an animal is brought into SHAID’s care?
SHAID Tree Animal Shelter has cared for thousands of homeless and/or unwanted pets since it’s humble beginnings back in 1986,...
The big value of small talk
Choice Theory suggests that people need good relationships to have a satisfying life. For one person, a good relationship might...
School celebrates outdoor learning with osprey stage space
PETITE RIVIERE - The pre-primary-to-Grade 6 school here continues celebrating the value of an enhanced outdoor learning space, one that’s...
Process to remove three boats from former gov’t wharf now underway
BRIDGEWATER — Work began recently to start deconstructing, removing and disposing of the three abandoned boats at the former government...
Playground supporters call for reinstatement of equipment
COOKVILLE — Officials with the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) will decide on options about how, or whether...
Stewardship group acquires Chockle Cap Island
BRIDGEWATER — The Lunenburg County conservation organization added Chockle Cap Island to its suite of publicly-owned lands, having recently acquired...
Status quo on tax rates in Lunenburg
LUNENBURG — Residential and commercial property tax rates are unchanged in this town for the current fiscal year, although sewer...
Ex-MP advocates for more women in politics
BRIDGEWATER — Former South Shore-St. Margaret’s MP and federal cabinet minister Bernadette Jordan says it’s vital more women seek elected...
Warriors win provincial Slo-Pitch title
LIVERPOOL - The Liverpool Regional High School Warriors boys are Division 2 Slo-Pitch champions!
The Warriors defeated Hants North 15-11 in...
Provincewide exercise tests local emergency management officials
BRIDGEWATER — Pounded by a two-day snowstorm that defied the best predictions of meteorologists, emergency management officials in Lunenburg County...
Culinary queen Glo McNeill, winner of Recipe to Riches, dead at 94
LUNENBURG — Local artist and food scene celebrity Glo McNeill, who catapulted to national fame a decade ago with her...
New look. New ownership. New location.
LIGHTHOUSENOW STAFF
BRIDGEWATER - It’s a double-celebration for LighthouseNOW newspaper today: new owner, new location.
Kevin McBain, editor of the paper for...
King Street’s one-lane traffic situation continues into 2025
BRIDGEWATER — Motorists travelling north King Street can expect the one-lane stop-and-go traffic scenario at the Veinot Bridge, near Starr...
Your weekly update from the SHAID Tree Animal Shelter
We are in the height of kitten season here at SHAID Tree Animal Shelter and last week we told you...
To do what we can
When I hung up the phone after a rather unsatisfying conversation with a company which shall remain nameless, I muttered...
Pest control procurement presents problem for politicians
COOKVILLE — Civic politicians with the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg rejected staff’s recommendation concerning ball diamond grass improvements...
Kingsburg area beach to become provincial park
BRIDGEWATER — Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables isn’t yet prepared to announce a swath of Hirtles Beach...
Bonny Lea Farm eyes fall finishes for builds in Chester, Windsor Road
CHESTER — Construction is underway along Peterson Drive in this eastern Lunenburg County village as a second Bonny Lea Farm...
A survey of breeding birds
Dorothy Poole and I did my Shelburne Breeding Bird Survey on June 2. This route runs from Jordan Falls into...
