Amherst News

The Olympic torch has arrived in central New Brunswick to a celebration at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.

"Our government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is committed to improving and strengthening Canadian communities," said MP Armstrong.

The only after-hours medical clinic in Amherst, N.S., is closing its doors this week because of a doctor shortage in the community.

A New Brunswick company has been charged under the Nova Scotia Environment Act in connection with a roadside spraying program in Cumberland County.

AMHERST While thrilled Amherst will host the Olympic torch relay, the town's mayor wishes the area's three torchbearers could have carried the torch through the town Saturday.

AMHERST With the economy in distress and jobs at a premium, Jean Miller knows this could be a busy year for Christmas for Kids.

The Moncton and Area Rug Hooking Group is holding a meeting today from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Hildegarde Firehall.

For the past 10 years, La Famille Arseneault has cemented their reputation as a multi-generational musical group that provides audiences with toe-tapping and high-energy music and dance.

This week's column is about a beautiful area of Nova Scotia and a trail that I had yet to tread upon.

At this time of year, when we pay tribute to fallen members of our armed forces, I find myself thinking about what their workplace must have been like.

Monday, November 9, 2009 1:12 PM It's Mike Duffy vs. Darrell Dexter in N.S. Bill Curry T oday's federal by-election in Nova Scotia is a curious one, given that 69 per cent of voters cast their ballots here for Independent MP Bill Casey in 2008.

The Amherst library will be showing the 1946 drama The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, at 7 p.m. Holiday Catalogue Sale Phone and in-person orders only.

AMHERST Peter Stoffer is very familiar with the sacrifice of Amherst soldiers who served with the famed North Nova Scotia Highlanders more than a half-century ago.

As a teenager, Mark Hatfield practised the same motto he does today: work harder than everyone else and you will succeed.

That soon escalates into full-blown violent attacks and threatening messages, as the most sinister and most documented poltergeist event in North American history, starts to unfold and the girl's life turns into a living nightmare.

Swine flu flip flop: Go to ER, call 911 if very sick N.S. health officials now tell those with severe symptoms to call 911 or go to ER By KEITH DOUCETTE The Canadian Press Thu.

A GPS system, sunglasses, wallet, purse, cigarettes and change. Those were what was stolen out of a number of vehicles between Saturday night and mid afternoon Monday.

AMHERST With a four-bloom rating, the Town of Amherst was named a finalist earlier this month in the Communities in Bloom competition.

Con Desplanque, 91, co-authored a study in 2004 that warns of the potential consequences of an 18-year tidal peak coinciding with a severe storm.

Police may have found a lead into the recent spray paintings of vehicles and buildings last week.