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Raissa Tetanish
rtetanish@trurodaily.com
All articles of Raissa Tetanish
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Citizens concerned about school site selections
AMHERST - With news of two sites being recommended to the province for the new West Highlands School comes concerns from some local residents. ... -
Giving youth a second chance
AMHERST – It’s all about second chances. Barry Patriquin, career facilitator for youth with the Cumberland African Nova Scotian ... -
NSCC takes over Teletech building
AMHERST - NSCC finally has a new home for its satellite campus. Don McCormack, principal of Nova Scotia Community College Cumberland Campus, ... -
Pirates to invade shores of Amherst, River Hebert
AMHERST - Pirates will be the theme of this year's Showcase Productions Summer Musical Theatre Camp in both Amherst and River Hebert. Christine ... -
Panthers no more
PUGWASH - Lydia Lawless, valedictorian for Pugwash District High School, stands before her fellow Grade 12 graduating students while awaiting her ... -
Silver Bullets looking for home wins
AMHERST - After going one for three on the road last week, the Dooly's Coors Light Silver Bullets are hoping to get two wins at home this ... -
All quiet at post-prom parties
AMHERST - With hundreds of teens celebrating the end of the school year, the local RCMP didn't run into any problems. Cumberland RCMP Const. Dal ... -
So long...farewell
AMHERST - Rick d'Entremont will say goodbye to high school on Thursday after 35 years. d'Entremont, the vice-principal at Amherst Regional High ... -
Cooling down on a summers day
AMHERST - Nine-year-old Riley Pettigrew was one of dozens of children taking advantage of the brand new splash pad at Dickey Park in the ... -
Disclosure review holding up pleas for three in drug...
AMHERST – Three men arrested in a drug bust earlier in the year had matters adjourned without having entered pleas. Allan Daniel Maddison, ... -
Former cop elects Supreme Court
AMHERST – The former Springhill cop has elected to be tried by a Supreme Court justice alone. Joshua Demers had his counsel, Jim O’Neil, enter ... -
Famous playwright play coming alive
AMHERST - Shakespeare will be the name of the game this summer for local youth going to theatre camp. Tantramar Theatre's Summer Theatre School ... -
Keeping active
AMHERST - Colleen Dowe and Vicki Weaver walked to meet each other halfway between their two places of employment. The two women, Dowe, ... -
Venus has sentencing postponed
AMHERST - The man who entered a guilty plea to stealing women's underwear in April has yet to be sentenced. Harvey Joseph Venus appeared for ... -
McManaman to give back to physio community
SPRINGHILL - She may be paralyzed on one side of her body, but that isn't going to stop Jenny McManaman from helping out in an area that has ... -
Ladder sit raises more than $15,000
AMHERST - After 50 hours in a ladder bucket, Chris Hicks couldn't wait to get a shower. That was the first thing the Amherst firefighter wanted ... -
All white everything
AMHERST - Lisette Sumbu is hoping to bring a bit of the city to this small town Saturday night. Sumbu has been working for the past couple of ... -
Students place 8th in first dragon boat fest
AMHERST - To the beat of a drum, 28 local high school students crossed the finish line of their first dragon boat race. Trying to keep that ... -
Have a Heart
AMHERST - Amherst Regional High School festival co-chairs Jonathan MacDonald and Tanya Allen hold up jars for the Have a Heart Campaign the ... -
Away we go
AMHERST - Despite numerous downfalls throughout the day on Monday, the weather didn't dampen the spirits of seven-year-olds Robin Campbell (left) ... -
Pleas adjourned for five in drug bust
AMHERST - Pleas for five people arrested in a massive February drug bust have once again been set over in Amherst provincial court. Defense ... -
Fair to bring community groups under one roof
AMHERST - More than 35 community service clubs and organizations will be in one spot to provide residents with information on their services. On ... -
Pennies for Relay
AMHERST - Hundreds of thousands of pennies later, Joanna Lushman received a standing ovation. Seven-year-old Joanna, also known as the Penny ... -
Swimming with sharks
AMHERST - For four years, Sean Williams lived his days surrounded by marine creatures many fear - the shark. Williams, who spent the later ... -
Field day fun
AMHERST - The sun was brightly shining as students from two local elementary schools had a chance for some laughter and fun Wednesday. Some ... -
Message in a bottle
AMHERST - Marilyn Bird came across something on the beach very few get to lay claim to - a message in a bottle. Bird and her husband, ... -
Man blows more than two times legal BAC limit before...
AMHERST - A man from Truemanville was sentenced to custody Monday morning after pleading guilty to failing the breathalyzer. Lawrence Ross ... -
Hitting the send button
AMHERST - A phone buzzes, indicating a new message has come through. The user opens the message and it's a sexually explicit image of a teenaged ... -
Talking about cyberbullying
AMHERST - To help protect local youth, a local library and the sexual health centre are hoping to teach parents about cyberbullying. Denise ... -
Men at work
AMHERST - A crew has been busy repairing girders under the Trans Canada Highway overpass above Laplanche Street in Fort Lawrence. The ...


