The News Antigonish A new bishop for the Diocese of Antigonish was announced Saturday morning.
Lyons Brook – It’s filled with dance moves they’ve never seen before and music that they’re not familiar with, but the students at West Pictou Consolidated will be going back through time with the school’s new musical, Disco Inferno.
New Glasgow – Don’t be alarmed if you notice workers in downtown New Glasgow taking up the asphalt they poured recently – it’s all part of the plan, says the town’s engineer.
The Keltic Kittens have the spotlight next week. Heard of them? The group, consisting of six young musicians – all fiddle players, some dancers, some singers – will be in the spotlight for their very first solo show.
Most people would probably get pretty offended if you called their work a pile of dung. But not Tanja McKay, she'd probably laugh.
Nova Scotia's H1N1 vaccination campaign has been expanded to include all Nova Scotians, Dr. Robert Strang, the province's chief public health officer, announced today, Nov.
PICTOU – It took nearly two full days under tow but the HMCS Gatineau made port in Pictou yesterday. The Gatineau is one of two destroyers slated for dismantling at the shipyard here and arrived around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.
STELLARTON – Repairs to North Foord at Exit 24 are drawing to a conclusion. Paving, curbing and landscaping were well underway Thursday afternoon, and town engineer Tony Addis said work is proceeding on schedule.
ALMA?– Bailey’s a typical university student – stressed out about her grades, trying to get together with the guy she’s crushing on and competing with a successful older sister.
GREENWOOD – Firefighters responded to a fully involved structure fire at a shed along the Kyle Road late Thursday morning.
MEADOWVILLE – Firefighters from Scotsburn and River John attended a grass fire Thursday afternoon in this area.
EUREKA?– If you see flashing lights and detours in the Eureka area Sunday morning, don’t be alarmed.
NEW?GLASGOW – New Glasgow Coun. Ross Hamid was recently elected to the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities Board of Directors at the provincial municipal organization’s 104th annual conference.
THORBURN – Maya MacDonald’s hands look pretty clean, but when she rubs them with a special lotion and looks at them under a black light, they’re covered with germs.
STELLARTON – A man who broke into a vacant Stellarton home to steal copper pipe in order to raise money for booze has received a 15-month conditional sentence.
NEW?GLASGOW – Don Brown has a lot of pennies to count, and he’s grinning from ear to ear because of it.
RIVER?JOHN – Santa's sleigh and eight prancing reindeer have already touched down in River John's Bissell Park ready for holiday celebrations.
TRENTON – Two families have already moved into Trenton's newest sub-division and the developer is optimistic there will soon be more.
MILLBROOK – Better late than never. That's the case with some wild strawberries growing in the Millbrook yard of Dan Munro and his wife Phyllis. Just five months past strawberry season, the Munros still have berries growing right behind their house.
NEW GLASGOW – A former teacher was sentenced to two weeks in jail last Friday after child pornography was found on his computer.