Sunday's anniversary celebration

  AMHERST – The May long weekend. The forecast calls for mild temperatures and sunshine. Sunday might be a nice day to open the cottage. Or not. For the congregation of Highland African...

Eric Sparling

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• Suspect shot during possible home invasion May 17, 2012
• Falconer to be charged with kidnapping and murder Staff ~ The News May 16, 2012
• Tax rate remains the same in Cumberland County Dave Mathieson May 16, 2012
• Two arrested in Kirwan case May 16, 2012
• National Police Week a hit with young and old May 16, 2012
• Band wins big May 16, 2012
• Counterfeit $50 bills being circulated in Amherst May 16, 2012
• Police land at Amherst Centre Mall Amherst Daily News May 16, 2012

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Optimism for the future

AMHERST – After a couple of seasons of turmoil, the president of the Amherst Ramblers is pleased with the direction the hockey team is taking. “I’m a lot more optimistic now than I was...

Darrell Cole

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• ARHS Distric track and field championship results Amherst Daily News May 15, 2012
• Bantam Red Sox practice tonight May 15, 2012
• Amherst Little league continues tonight May 15, 2012
• Ramblers annual general meering goes tonight May 15, 2012
• Two JC's kickboxers competing in their first matches this weekend May 15, 2012

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New business committee to form

  AMHERST – Town council is taking action on the downtown and businesses in the core are responding favourably. A meeting last night at Town Hall saw Mayor Robert Small lead a presentation...

Eric Sparling

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• NS: 'Momtrepreneur' goes container chic Yvette d'Entremont May 16, 2012
• NS: Deal could earn NS Power $54M per year May 16, 2012
• NS: Province pushing for more tidal energy in power supply mix Aly Thomson May 15, 2012
• NS: Lobster season off to 'decent' start Chris Hayes May 15, 2012
• ACOA appointments under investigation Michael Tutton May 14, 2012

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Quebec painting sells for megabucks at Vancouver auction Thursday

VANCOUVER - A painting by Quebec artist Jean-Paul Lemieux has sold for $1,813,500 at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House's spring sale in Vancouver. The sale price for "La plage américaine" is far...

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• Van Cliburn collection of art, jewels, furniture fetches $4.3M at NYC auction May 17, 2012
• Resolute has 75 per cent control of Fibrek at offer deadline, plans to buy rest May 17, 2012
• Attorney for Torii Hunter's son says he has tape in which accuser in sex assault case recants May 17, 2012
• Soprano Mattila withdraws from new Metropolitan Opera production of 'Un Ballo in Maschera' May 17, 2012
• Wi-LAN patent lawsuit against big-name companies allowed to proceed in Texas May 17, 2012

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NSP arrogance overwhelms us

Let them eat cake. That's the kind of absolute disdain Nova Scotia Power's executives are dishing out.On Tuesday it was revealed that the top brass of the province's power utility were treated to a...

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• Minister Raitt speaks at bursary dinner May 15, 2012
• History will say who is right in funding debate May 11, 2012
• This land is our land May 10, 2012
• Pricing themselves out of the market May 9, 2012
• At Work: Rise of the Recycler Eric Sparling May 8, 2012

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Bringin' home da gold

By Jocelyn Turner Amherst Daily News AMHERST – With a tooting flute here and a banging bass drum there, the Amherst Regional High School senior concert band played their way to the top,...

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• Hundred-year snooze bound to wake you, shake you and make you laugh May 9, 2012
• It's going to be a blast May 8, 2012
• No reprieve for theatre May 3, 2012
• Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers at the deCoste Saturday May 1, 2012
• Youth arts workshop Saturday at YMCA April 25, 2012

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The place to chill

The idea of venturing to the snow village might give you cold feet, but visitors find that it is a magical place

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• War of 1812 bicentennial offers a wealth of historic sites to visit this year January 10, 2012
• Like sitting on top of the world; Big Sur, California Postmedia News October 6, 2011
• The perfect weekend getaway September 22, 2011
• Charlevoix's mills are historical treasures August 12, 2011
• Pink sand paradise July 19, 2011

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