The Court Report: October 18 edition
Over the limit. A Bridgewater man was sentenced $2,600 in fines and is banned from driving in Canada for one...
Slow food comes to South Shore schools
The South Shore School Food Project wants to change the way students eat, one cafeteria and one school at a...
Exclusive: Farley Blackman leaves Lunenburg for Australia
This story has been updated.
Farley Blackman has left Lunenburg for a job in Australia, but it's unclear as to what...
Dahl Dispatch: October 18 edition
Lunenburg County firefighters answered 56 calls for service and Queens County firefighters answered two calls for service from Friday October...
Meet the B.C. property giant who wants to give a major gift to Bridgewater
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At 83, the Vancouver real estate magnate and philanthropist, Stephen Sander still holds a soft spot for Bridgewater.
Last year, his...
Market on the Mersey
Photos by BRITTANY WENTZELL
brittany.wentzell@lighthousenow.ca
Sunshine and the lightest of breezes from the Mersey River greeted farmers’ market goers in Liverpool on...
Lunenburg water saga boils over into acrimony
The controversy surrounding the condition of the water in Lunenburg harbour boiled up last week as local tour boat operator...
RCMP arrest man after Dublin Shore standoff
Lunenburg County RCMP arrested a 74-year-old man October 15 following a standoff at Dublin Shore.
According to an RCMP press release,...
Mock forest funeral planned for Halifax
Concerned over the loss of the province’s forests from what it refers to as “rampant clear-cutting” the Healthy Forest Coalition...
Bridgewater digs claws into cat bylaw debate
Bridgewater will work at a snail’s pace as it considers the potential of legislation governing nuisance cats, choosing to discuss...
Liverpool Lions Club sustains damage after basement fire
The Liverpool Lions Club sustained damage after a small fire broke out in the building’s basement.
The Liverpool Volunteer Fire Department...
Crown Attorney appointed in Bridgewater
BY GAYLE WILSON
The director of public prosecutions, Martin Herschorn, announced today that Janice Rea has been appointed a Crown attorney...
Branch LaHave woman facing arson charge remanded for psychiatric examination
A Lunenburg County woman accused of arson in connection with a weekend house fire north of Bridgewater was remanded back...
A novel approach
Acclaimed children’s author, Lisa Pomfrey-Talbot, is writing a new chapter in her life, with a creative literary business model on...
The Court Report: October 11 edition
Lunenburg County man arrested in alleged liquor store break-in.A 31 year old New Germany man is charged with breaking into...
October 15 proclaimed Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Thanks to the efforts of a South Shore woman, the Nova Scotia government has proclaimed October 15 as Pregnancy and...
Dr. Sarah Jones acquitted of all charges in drug possession and fraud case
A Hammonds Plains doctor has been acquitted of all charges in a fraud and prescription drug possession related case.
Dr. Sarah...
Dahl Dispatch: October 11 edition
Lunenburg County firefighters answered 17 calls for service and Queens County firefighters answered zero calls for service from Monday October...
These athletes tasted the thrill of victory
Three extraordinary athletes and one team that shone during the post-World War Two era will be among among the 15...
Saltbox brews up a plan with Acadia University
Saltbox Brewing Company is crafting a plan with researchers at Acadia University’s department of biology which it says says could...
Municipality of Chester Council accepts former Haughn estate
The Municipality of Chester has accepted the estate of the late Daniel J.D. Haughn.
Council voted to take the property -...
Liverpool girl, 16, missing
Liverpool RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Brooke Emily Oickle.
Oickle was last seen in Liverpool, on...
A show with pluck: Musical virtuosity on display at upcoming ukulele ceilidh
Whatever you do, don’t mention Tiny Tim.
I’m speaking with Myles Dwyer about the upcoming Seventh International Ukulele Ceilidh in Liverpool...
Rural women still face barriers around abortions
Some barriers to abortion in Nova Scotia have come down in recent weeks, but for many rural women there are...
Police make 11 arrests, lay charges in Operation Halse drug bust
A three-month police probe targeting drug dealers selling prescription pills and cocaine in Lunenburg County yielded 11 arrests and numerous...
