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South Shore Public Libraries wants to honour the beauty of the written word. That’s why they’re throwing the first ever Lunenburg Lit festival. Deputy Chief Librarian Jeff Mercer says it&#...

The Yarmouth Fire Department is on track to reach its goal of having a complement of 60 volunteer fire fighters. Ten new recruits are undertaking Level 1 training. Yarmouth Fire Chief John Verrall say...

A minor increase in the forecasted surplus for Nova Scotia. Finance Minister Randy Delorey says the province’s net position slightly improved by $1.8-million to $18.9-million. It was $17.1-milli...

Police in Yarmouth are looking for a man who is approaching young teenage girls. Town RCMP got a report last night of a 13 year old girl being approached by a man on Parade Street near Central School....

According to Divert NS, formerly the Resource Recovery Fund Board, $555 million has been contributed to Nova Scotia’s economy in the past twenty years through solid waste management and diversio...

The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 28th. Play begins October 4th. Players should be 40 years old. Consideration will be given to players 35+ if space is available. Forms are available a...

Canadian Blood Services is hosting collection clinics this week. The clinics are taking place in Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties. Peter MacDonald is the Director of Donor Relations for the Atlantic re...

At 2pm Sunday, walkers or runners will begin the trek through Ellenwood Provincial Park. Mandy Nickerson organizes the Yarmouth event and is one of 16 coordinators nationally. She says she got involve...

A new member of the Liverpool Privateers haunted his former team last night. Derek Nelson, who was traded to Liverpool late last month by Sackville, scored the overtime winner as the Privateers beat t...

The Town of Yarmouth has received 200 new water tokens. Initially it had 100, but the recent drought saw people lining up at Lake George to fill containers. Mayor Pam Mood says each civic address can ...