For the week of July 6, 2010

  Husband charged with murder
A Barss Corner man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting ... 
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  Town confirms eight cent tax rate for LCLC
Starting on next year's tax bills, businesses and residential ratepayers here will ... 
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Students offered entrepreneur program
The Nova Scotia Community College - Lunenburg Campus will introduce an ... 
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  Council sets special tax levy for lifestyle centre
The Municipality of Lunenburg announced last week that the Lunenburg County ... 
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Repeat drunk driver jailed
Driving drunk just months after losing his licence for an earlier offence has landed ... 
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  Alcohol suspected in crash
Police suggest alcohol was a factor in an early morning car crash near a sawmill. 
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Bluenose II to miss two seasons
It will be at least two years before Bluenose II will sail again. 
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Driver injured in crash involving car and horse
A local woman is in a Halifax hospital with injuries to her head and face following ... 
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Sex assault on ex earns prison term
A Bridgewater man convicted of forcing his way into his estranged girlfriend's home ... 
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Assaulted wife in front of child
A Mill Cove man who grabbed his estranged wife and pulled her down some outside ... 
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Board budget keeps teachers, adds PSAs and regional staff
The South Shore Regional School Board's (SSRSB) 2010-11 budget has added an ... 
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Driving while prohibited earns house arrest
Getting caught behind the wheel without a licence has earned a Gold River man ... 
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  Tax rates up in Mahone Bay
Tax rates are going up in Mahone Bay, but just a bit. 
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Won't have to register
A Middle Cornwall man who grabbed a friend's breast won't have to register as a ... 
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Best Western seeks smaller parking requirement
A reduction in parking requirements will allow Best Western to scale back its ... 
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Student wins rescue award from Lifesaving Society
Around the time she received a rescue award from the Lifesaving Society of Nova ... 
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Town, staffer finalists for environmental honour
This town and its sustainability planner were finalists for an environmental honour. 
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Changes made to Bridgewater parkland rules
This town plans to make a series of legislative map, wording and zoning-related ... 
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Two charged with having marijuana grow-op
A man and woman from Halifax have now been charged in connection with a ... 
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Seniors profit from old-fashioned activity
An old-fashioned activity has given a group of seniors a familiar project that not ... 
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Alternate school renamed
The South Shore Regional School Board has voted to change the name of its ... 
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Development agency to track outcomes
The Lunenburg Queens Regional Development Agency will be increasing its ability ... 
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Signal camera keeps eye on intersection
Cameras are installed at the corner of Old Bridge Street and King Street but the ... 
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Association helps those dealing with brain injuries
Life can change in a heartbeat. 
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'Idiots' responsible for hydrant vandalism says town engineer
This town's chief engineer gave a frank opinion of those responsible for deliberately ... 
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Natural Resources minister visits Chester
The Friends of Nature (FON) had a rare opportunity to visit with the minister of ... 
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Physician joins physio clinic to treat musculoskeletal injuries
A family physician is setting up a practice at the HB Studios fieldhouse specifically ... 
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Buy-local policy may be considered
The Municipality of Lunenburg may be considering a buy-local policy. 
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Out and about Chester Municipality
This year's version of Chester Race Week is scheduled for August 11 to 14. 
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Class Afloat's 25th year one of adversity
For a group of students whose lives have been so affected by water over the past ... 
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'Struggling' women's shelter welcomes government funds
A Lunenburg County transition house and women's centre, neither of which enjoyed ... 
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History on Tancook brought to life
There are few people living among us today who can recall life in the early years of the 20th ... 
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Chester Basin fire department orders new truck
The Chester Basin fire department is purchasing a new vehicle. 
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Shoreham water issues may soon be ending
There may be an end in sight to the water issues at Shoreham Village. 
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Aspotogan school tops reading list
The students of Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School have earned a gold ... 
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Micou's Island project receives funds
Micou's Island is one of 15 projects to benefit from the province's $200,000 Habitat ... 
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Bears sighted in Tantallon area
Three confirmed bear sightings last month have residents concerned over the ... 
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Zoe Valle documentary tells story of name behind library
It's being billed as "the Chester story that was never told." 
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