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• Tractor trailer off road on Highway 104
  WEST AMHERST - A tractor trailer left the highway here near Exit 4 in th westbound lane of the Trans Canada in heavy rainfall conditions. An ...
• The Fenny Sting - Part 1
  AMHERST - The Amherst Daily News has seen a lot of reporters come and go over the years, but none have made an exit quite like Gordon K. Fenny.I ...
• Solid waste decision trashed by Cumberland County...
  SPENCER'S ISLAND - Not everyone is happy with the Municipality of Cumberland County's recent decision to switch to a countywide system of ...
• Radio station recognized as disability employer
  AMHERST - Listeners to Tantramar FM Community Radio might have been surprised that the station was honoured recently for employing persons with ...
• PBS wins county curbside collection tender
  UPPER NAPPAN - Curbside solid waste collection will go countywide on April 1, 2012, and it will be PBS Waste Services doing the collecting.The ...
• Parrsboro food bank usage up, donations static
  PARRSBORO - Usage at the Parrsboro and Area Food Bank has doubled in recent weeks, while donations have stayed about the same, according to ...
• Auditor gives Parrsboro clean bill of health
  PARRSBORO - The Town of Parrsboro is in solid financial position, according to its independent auditor. George Jorgensen delivered a clean bill ...
• Collaborative care centre deemed a success
  PARRSBORO – After its first two months of operation, the South Cumberland Collaborative Care Centre is being deemed a success by the premier, ...
• Bay of Fundy enters campaign ‘home stretch'
  PARRSBORO - The ballots are not being counted just yet, but time is growing short for the Bay of Fundy in the New7Wonders of Nature ...
• Eating out... in your own backyard
  RIVER HEBERT – Cattails, dandelions and inner tree bark. It might not sound like an appetizing meal to some, but to someone lost in the ...
• After the towers fell
  RIVER HEBERT – All hell had broken loose in New York City. The twin towers of the World Trade Center lay in powdered ruins, and millions ...
• Gesner Institute Society aims to preserve threatened...
  PARRSBORO - Private rock and mineral collections with uncertain futures will have a potential new home, if the Gesner Institute Society ...
• Gem and mineral show attracting repeat business
  PARRSBORO – For decades, gem and mineral dealers from across the country and beyond have been coming to the Nova Scotia Gem and Mineral Show, ...
• Last train remembered
  JOGGINS - John Reid was only seven years old when the last train chugged out of Joggins, but he remembers it well. "It was almost like a July 1 ...
• Burke golf tournament set to go for 11th year
  PARRSBORO - Bernie Burke's name has been synonymous with music in this community for more than 60 years, but now the golf tournament in his ...
• Making history on the airwaves
  PARRSBORO – Nobody likes a Bingo caller. Parrsboro’s community radio station manager Ross Robinson admits that calling Bingo on the air for ...
• Fresh from the farm to you
  SPRINGHILL - Finding fresh, local foods just got a lot easier in Cumberland County. Spearheaded by the Cumberland Regional Development Authority ...
• County eyes up Cape d'Or property
  UPPER NAPPAN - County council is looking at taking over ownership of one of the province's premier tourist destinations. For 15 years the federal ...
• Celebrating the Mary Celeste 150 years later
  SPENCERS ISLAND - The legendary ghost ship Mary Celeste was launched here 150 years ago, and the community is planning a celebration on July 31. ...
• Bike rodeo returns to Old Home Week
  PARRSBORO - Youngsters from preschool age to adolescents turned out here on July 12, as the annual bicycle rodeo returned as an Old Home Week ...
• Age of Sail inspires local marathon
  PORT GREVILLE – It all started with a little fun between siblings. Joan Czapalay was having a conversation with her daughter Ava and son Stefan ...
• Kites kick off Old Home Week in Parrsboro
  PARRSBORO - Old Home Week kicked off here on July 11, not with a grand street parade or a midway at the fairgrounds, but with families flying ...
• Joggins celebrates anniversary of UNESCO inscription
  JOGGINS - The Joggins Fossil Centre now has a few one-day-old trees to join the 300-million-year-old trees in its back yard. About 500 pine and ...
• County proceeds with Age Friendly Communities Program
  UPPER NAPPAN - Cumberland County council has received widespread input from several of its communities as part of its participation in the ...
• Parrsboro grads ready for the world
  PARRSBORO – It wasn’t an easy year for Parrsboro Regional High School’s graduating class, but the 37 students walked off the stage with heads ...
• Spicer trio graduates in Advocate
  ADVOCATE – It was an all-Spicer graduation here on June 29, as Advocate District High School saw three more students complete their high school ...
• Gathering of Clans to celebrate Diamond Jubilee
  PUGWASH – The Gathering of the Clans and Fishermen’s Regatta will take on an extra shine this year, as the annual July 1 event will celebrate ...
• Splish splash
  AMHERST - The sound of frenzied children's laughter confirmed it - Dickey Park's new splash pad is a hit. The new cemented water recreation area ...
• Pie prizes sought at county fair
  SPRINGHILL - Everyone who eats Jean Schiefer's pies loves them, but don't ask her to eat one. The sought-after baker bakes hundreds of pies every ...
• County offers support to trail organizations
  UPPER NAPPAN – Snowmobilers, ATV riders and boaters were all beneficiaries of grants announced by Cumberland County council at its recent June ...