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• Life in prison for Brake
  AMHERST – An 18-year-old Springhill man has received a life sentence for killing his mother last October. Zachary Quinn Brake appeared before ...
• Motorbike destroyed by fire in Amherst
  AMHERST – The Amherst Fire Department responded to a motorbike fire Monday at 1:45 p.m. No injuries were sustained in the fire but the motorbike ...
• BB gun breaks windows in Amherst
• Midget Ramblers lose to Moncton, double Fredericton
  AMHERST – Reece Lemieux scored two goals and Ryan Bishop had a goal and two assists as the Moncton Hawks defeated the Cumberland County D.W. ...
• Gas shortages hit Amherst
  AMHERST – With a refinery temporarily closed in Dartmouth, local gas stations are beginning to feel the pressure of having to turn customers ...
• Boosting community pride
  SPRINHILL – Hundreds gathered in Springhill’s Lions Park on Sunday to join in on the mass sing along of the Ballad of Springhill. Musical ...
• New opportunities, new challenges
  AMHERST – Imagine leaving your home country to come to a place where you do not know anyone and cannot speak the language. That was the ...
• A Beautiful Day
  AMHERST – The obsession started in 1982. It progressed and then, corrupted his wife. Keith Cormier had a problem. His problem? Trying to sleep ...
• Come one, come all to the bike rodeo
  AMHERST – Bring your bikes and your helmets the Amherst Stadium is hosting a bike rodeo on Thursday. Amherst Police and Wal-Mart have partnered ...
• Black bears are braver… what are you doing to...
  AMHERST SHORE – Big and black, or lean and toothy. Coyote and bear protection tips were delivered Natural Resources officials at the Amherst ...
• RCMP make arrest after driver fails to stop at...
  AMHERST – A Moncton man is facing numerous charges after a vehicle failed to stop at a police checkpoint early Sunday. The Mounties arrested two ...
• Thousands in dark
  AMHERST - All residents currently in the dark should be able to turn their lights on in the next few hours. David Rodenhiser, spokesperson for ...
• Shedding pounds to a musical beat
  AMHERST - Most people like to keep in shape these days, and stick to their plan of eating healthy, regularly exercising and hitting the gym. But ...
• Extracurricular program aims to help...
  AMHERST - African-Nova Scotian students in Amherst and other communities have a place to go to get academic help and learn about different ...
• New developments for this year’s Four Fathers...
  AMHERST - The annual Four Fathers Festival in Amherst will be improved to better focus on the cultural and historic heritage of the town said ...
• Proposed solid waste bylaw delayed for at least one...
  AMHERST - Amherst residents won’t have to change the way they sort their garbage for at least a month, after to a decision passed by town ...
• Fire destroys house, mother and child escape without...
  AMHERST – Although most of their possessions were destroyed in the blaze, Erin Hawkes’s seven-year-old son was primarily concerned with ...
• Lego robotics club ready to compete
  AMHERST - Many adults who grew up in the modern world had the privilege of owning a mountainous collection of LEGO building blocks as kids. LEGO ...
• Local doctor to set trial date in March for sexual...
  AMHERST - A local doctor will return to court in March to set a trial date for a sexual assault charge alleged to have occurred this past ...
• Crowd brings hunger cries to Victoria Square
  AMHERST – Demonstrators were raising awareness Tuesday, on what was designated as National Hunger Awareness Day at Amherst’s Victoria ...
• Using cell phone for fake 911 call a no-no
  AMHERST - People using cell phones to make fake 911 calls should beware; they can no longer hide behind anonymity. Police have arrested a ...
• Provincial court news
  Matthew Jordan Hum, 19, of 36 Willow St., Amherst, was given a suspended sentence of probation after pleading guilty in February to one count ...
• Hoping promise is not hollow
  Information provided last week by Finance Minister Graham Steele about the shopping habits of Cumberland County residents really won't come as ...
• Blues captain named junior league MVP
  SPRINGHILL – Cody Roach is making the most of his last season of junior hockey.The Bay Roberts, N.L., native was named the most valuable player ...
• Second teen robber sentenced to probation
  AMHERST - A teenager was sentenced to 12 months probation for his part in an armed robbery back in December. The teen, who can't be ...
• Amherst provincial court news
  Joseph William Hicks was given a total fine of $287.50 after pleading guilty to one count of theft under $5,000. On Jan. 27, 2010, Hicks ...
• Two youth charged in Pugwash altercation
  PUGWASH - Two young people have been charged with Criminal Code offences following an altercation Wednesday. Cumberland District RCMP ...
• Charges pending against youths after altercation
  PUGWASH - Charges are pending against a number of youths following an altercation on their lunch hour in Pugwash on Wednesday. Cumberland ...
• Mount Allison celebrates Fab Four
  SACKVILLE, N.B. – Celebrating the end of the Beatles music course, Mount Allison University’s music department celebrates the Fab Four in a ...
• Amherst Daily News editor finalist for design award
  HALIFAX – Amherst Daily News Managing Editor Brad Works has been named a finalist at the 2009 Atlantic Journalism Awards. Works is ...