EAST HANTS: Enfield RCMP received 121 complaints between Jan. 31, and Feb. 16. Police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 102, in Milford at 7:30 a.m., on Jan. 31. Police say a vehicle slid off the road due to icy road conditions. A 37-year-old woman found herself in the ditch after the vehicle she was driving hit an icy patch on Highway 102, near Elmsdale on Jan. 31, at [...]

FALL RIVER: Fred Connors knows he has a huge hill to climb if he is to be elected the next Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). He knows he has an even bigger task to bring together regional councillors with one vision. Connors took time away from his busy schedule on a late January Sunday afternoon to speak to The Weekly Press in Fall River. He spoke about what [...]

Shubenacadie- Margaret Miller is hoping to trade off the red ribbon of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada for the red banner of the Liberal party for Hants East. Miller, well known for her leadership qualities, her exhaustive work for MADD Canada, and writing the heartfelt book The Gift, announced via her Facebook page she was seeking a Liberal nomination in the Hants East riding, in readiness for the next [...]

Kennetcook- It is officially the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac, and a dragon made a special appearance at the monthly assembly at Hants North Rural High following a presentation about the Chinese New Year. Teacher Mark Hingley gave a brief slide show presentation about the Chinese New Year and explained that this is the Year of the Dragon. He told the assembled students he had created [...]

He waited in the barn loft until Diane King drove into the driveway of her home. As she stepped out of the car, he raised the Remington model 511 Scoremaster to his shoulder, took careful aim and gently squeezed the trigger. A .22 calibre slug tore into Diane’s heart, killing her instantly. A second shot hit her in her lower abdomen as she fell. Then he was gone. Inside the [...]

Kennetcook- There is a joke in rural areas that if you want to know what you are doing ask your neighbours. But now and then this is no joke, sometimes even the smallest thing you see can help solve crimes in the area. It was a rude awakening for the owner of the Freshmart in Kennetcook on Feb 4 when he discovered his store had been robbed overnight. There had [...]

STEWIACKE: It seems a quick click of the mouse has created quite the debate regarding open skate times at the Town of Stewiacke’s ice surface in Dennis Park. During the committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 9, councillors discussed at length what they wanted to do after the time was changed by Recreation and Physical Activity director Andrew Nielsen and promptly posted on the town’s Recreation and Physical Activity [...]

ELMSDALE: Scott Carroll is still in awe of the talent showcased by youth who turned out for the first eXpress yO’self Youth Cafe, held Jan. 27 at the Cup of Soul Cafe in Elmsdale. Carroll organized the special event to give youth a way to express themselves through poetry, painting, singing, and talking in a quaint atmosphere. Cup of Soul Cafe owner Pam McNeil was all for it, opening her [...]

EAST HANTS: Young mothers in East Hants now have another outlet. The East Hants Family Resource Centre is preparing to offer a pre-natal program for young women, 25 and under, who are expecting a child. The Family Resource Centre, along with help from the Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Public Health Services and the East Hants Adult Learning Association, will offer the program from April 3, to June 5. [...]

The Municipality of East Hants recently received a $22,500 provincial grant to continue their study on public transit in the Corridor area. The Nova Scotia Transit Research Incentive Program offered the $350,000 worth in grants to nine projects across the province in late January. As an unserviced municipality, East Hants was one of these projects, and they will be using the money to complete the second phase of their transit [...]