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Andrew Wagstaff
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All articles of Andrew Wagstaff
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Students bringing art out of the classroom
AMHERST - Already making history as a pilot program, the art class at E.B. Chandler Junior High School will soon have a chance to display its ... -
New Salem church in need of repairs
NEW SALEM – It’s more than a church. The New Salem Union Church may see little activity these days, but it remains the only public meeting place ... -
Wallace museum seeks to replace crumbling footbridge
WALLACE - There's more to the Wallace and Area Museum than the museum itself, and efforts are under way to keep a popular trail system on the ... -
Delayed bridge becomes fundraiser
NORTHPORT - When do you think the new bridge in Northport will be opened to traffic? If you have a guess, you can know put your money where your ... -
Premier announces collaborative emergency centre for...
PARRSBORO - The province announced a new way of delivering emergency care with the announcement of a new collaborative emergency centre (CEC) ... -
German student welcomed to community
AMHERST - Mando Peter wanted to learn more about Canadian health and culture, and she couldn't have picked a better time. The 17-year-old from ... -
Checkmate!
WEST BROOK – Not a lot of seven-year-olds know how to navigate a chessboard, but Hannah Dickinson does. She will travel across the country this ... -
History finds a home
AMHERST - For 65 years it lay buried underneath St. Charles School, and then for 30 more it sat in storage. Now the 1915 time capsule is in the ... -
An event 300 million years in the making
JOGGINS - The most important fossil ever discovered at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site is coming home to the Joggins ... -
Volunteers to be honoured at ball field
PARRSBORO – Two dedicated baseball and softball volunteers, one from the past and one from the present, will be honoured this year when signs in ... -
Connors named town’s volunteer of the year
PARRSBORO – If there’s a photo accompanying this story, consider it an accomplishment. Bill Connors spends a lot of hours volunteering for ... -
Continuing a legacy at Thinkers Lodge
PUGWASH - It may be a National Historic Site, but the restoration project at Thinkers Lodge here is more about the future than the past, ... -
County escapes major flooding problems
UPPER NAPPAN – Aside from a couple areas that have problems with flooding every spring, Cumberland County has so far avoided extreme problems ... -
Library pleased with response to name change
AMHERST – Word has barely gotten out yet, but Cumberland Public Libraries chief librarian Beth Clinton is already pleased with the response to ... -
LEO club holds charter night
PARRSBORO - The town's first Alpha LEO Club held its first charter night here on March 3, in front of several parents, Lions and community ... -
Board restructuring to further Ottawa House restoration
PARRSBORO - Changes to the structure of the Parrsborough Shore Historical Society will not change its goal of restoring Ottawa House By-the-Sea ... -
Lumberjacks end Rambler playoff hopes
AMHERST - Playoff hopes for the Amherst Ramblers faded Saturday night when the home team dropped a 5-3 decision to the Bridgewater Lumberjacks in ... -
Ski hill busy but community quiet
WENTWORTH - Ski Wentworth has been a bustle of activity during the past two weeks, but the rest of the Wentworth community has seen little to no ... -
Angels out in the field
PARRSBORO - One by one, more than 200 students from Parrsboro's elementary and high schools marched into the snow covered field behind the high ... -
Local couple honoured by maple industry
WESTCHESTER STATION – Despite their 30 years in the maple business and ongoing commitment to the local industry, Avard and Jean Bentley did not ... -
Back home from chaos in Egypt
PARRSBORO - Gary Welton came home from work in Egypt early this week after a citizens' uprising brought the country to a standstill, including ... -
Hockey day in Northport
NORTHPORT - Physical education just took on a whole new look at Northport Consolidated Elementary School. The school now has an outdoor ice ... -
Snowmobilers must take 'common sense approach', RCMP
PARRSBORO - Snowmobilers are welcome in town as long as they cause no complaints, according to the local RCMP. Although the police have ... -
Local couple to return to Haiti for long-term mission
TYNDAL ROAD - During two missions to Haiti, Barry and Beth Gould saw cases of heartbreaking poverty, and the situation there now is much ... -
Museum to unveil new African heritage exhibit
AMHERST - A new multi-generational groundbreaking exhibit will be featured at the Cumberland County Museum during the month of February, which is ... -
Outdoor rink taking shape
PARRSBORO - Town staff here were taking advantage of frigid winter temperatures earlier this week to put the finishing touches on the community's ... -
Thinkers' Lodge receives $1 million boost
PUGWASH - A gathering place for some of the world's brightest minds in the pursuit of peace is receiving a major funding boost from various ... -
Oxford student planning Kenya visit
OXFORD - Paige Black plans to visit Kenya this summer as part of a volunteer team, but will rely on her community to help get her there. The ... -
Any time is a good time for pet adoption
NAPPAN – Some pets at the L.A. Animal Shelter found new homes over the holidays, but many more are still hoping to find their way into the ... -
Parrsboro mayor looks back at year that was
PARRSBORO - After another year of ups and downs in Parrsboro, Mayor Lois Smith took time to look back at 2010 and ahead to the coming year ...


