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Teachers from Amherst, Northport, Oxford, Parrsboro, Pugwash, River Hebert and Springhill assembled after a long day working. Although it was rather cold outside, such solidarity warmed my heart. Prior to this, teachers via their democratic right ...

The Pass, which may never have been built if not for tolling, has saved many lives while ensuring the rapid and efficient movement of goods throughout our province and country.   The Pass, which may never have been built if not for tolling, has ...

To the Editor, Recently, I was in Amherst for a vacation and had to have emergency surgery at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. The staff in emergency, the OR, Intensive Care and the surgery ward were excellent and worked very well ...

To the Editor, Fun fact: Did you know that in 2014 the U.S.A. had 83 million dogs with 10.6 million tons of poop? So I am a man with simple hobbies, reading and walking my dog at the top of my list. Today, being a mild Saturday, I took the ...

To the Editor, Monday marked the administrative end of filing an official complaint regarding an issue of racism. It commenced with the ethical issue of standing by, knowing an elected official should be held accountable, or pursuing it knowing the ...

To the Editor, As the past chair of The Cumberland Health Authority I had many occasions to discuss health care issues with Dr. Brian Ferguson. While we did not always agree on these issues the sincerity he brought to the table was beyond reproach ...

To the Editor,  In Augusut, the Town of Amherst took a significant and historic first step to create the conditions to improve youth health in Cumberland County.  This action will help create the conditions to improve youth health in ...

Vince ByrneTo the Editor, I am extremely concerned with the tone of three articles recently published in the Amherst News related to the Town of Amherst and wish to offer my opinion on these articles.   For clarity, let it be known that I will ...

To the Editor, I'm from the government and I'm here to help. The cheque’s in the mail. No new taxes. Shared services. Status quo. The status quo is a myth: Nothing stays the same. The only question is whether you study the change, lead the change, ...

To the Editor I have been traveling the old highway between Amherst and Springhill for many years. Every day at this time of the year as I travel past the blind corner at the entrance to the maple sugar woods in Fenwick I wonder how long it will be ...