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More flooding arrived Feb. 16 at the Valley Drive-In in Cambridge after heavy rainfall in late January created a lake of floodwaters at the site where renovations are slated for the property and its canteen and projection room. - IAN SWINAMER

Valley Drive-In renos still planned despite 'torrential' second flood

WENDY ELLIOTT: What’s going on in the wilds of Hants County?

Volunteers with Matthew 25 Windsor and District Food Bank accepted a sizable donation of menstruation products from Meander River Farm & Brewery.

Meander River Farm & Brewery donates pads, tampons to help end period ...

Certified orthotist Jenna Holz has opened Brackish Biomechanical Bracing in Kentville, where she designs and builds custom orthotic devices, called orthoses, for each patient.

Kentville bracing for new orthotics clinic that aims to benefit ...

Artistic renderings showing Lindsay Construction’s proposal for the West Hants Sports Complex.

West Hants council moves forward with $14.6 million arena concept, ...

VIBERT: Public accounts not worthy of name

Natalie Ross displays some merchandise she’s created for her Hockey Gurl Custom Apparel business. She hopes the line of clothing will empower and inspire young girls playing the sport.

LIVING THE DREAM: Hockey Gurl Custom Apparel owner aims to inspire ...

As their teammates and coaches watch with eager anticipation, Maya Costain and Kayley Jefferson of the Sisters of Science (S.O.S.) team from Kingston put their robot through the paces during the first round of the FIRST LEGO League event at the Acadia University Robot Programming Competitions. - Kirk Starratt

Acadia robot programming competitors learn valuable skills while ...

VIBERT: More long term care beds in Nova Scotia would open bottleneck

UPEI Panthers forward Karla Yepez, right, takes a shot over Acadia Axewomen's Shalyn Field Friday during Atlantic University Sport basketball action.

Women basketball Panthers a win away from first-round bye

Business

The St. Jude Hotel has been rebranded as the Quality Hotel.

Clarenville’s St. Jude Hotel rebranded as Quality Hotel

Updated 17 hours ago

Rachel Taylor, centre, joined the firm of Durland, Gillis and Shackleton – Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries in Middleton in January. With Maggie Shackleton and Bruce Gillis, she practices all types of law. Taylor is the former manager of the Annapolis Valley Exhibition.

Former Valley Ex manager Rachel Taylor dusts off law degree, joins Middleton firm

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Long-time barber Everett Dixon gives Jeff Wanamaker a haircut at the Kentville Barber Shop on Webster Street.

A half century of haircuts: Kentville barber to soon celebrate 52 years in the business

Published Feb 13, 2019 at 4 p.m.

Major Mark Norris, JRCC (Joint Rescue Coordination Centre) Halifax commanding officer, with Sgt. Rob Hardie, JRCC assistant air coordinator and advisor for SarTech operations, and Marc Ouellette, Canadian Coast Guard regional supervisor for Maritime Search and Rescue at JRCC. The officers were on hand to meet the public during the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Expo at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth Jan. 25 and 26.

Coast guard urges boat owners to register emergency beacons

Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

The packaging for the Legacy Series coffee VictoriUS! featuring William Hall VC is unveiled at a launch ceremony at Acadia University. - Kirk Starratt

Legacy Series fair-trade coffee brand to feature stories of historically significant African Nova Scotians

Kirk Starratt
Updated a day ago

It will open eyes as a morning coffee and as a means to promote African Nova Scotian history, while supporting post-secondary studies and fair trade. ...

Allison Brann had a secure job in the insurance business but was in a rut professionally and it was impacting her mental health, so she decided to take a big risk and open her own business. She’s happy she did.

Mount Uniacke woman leaves secure job to pursue dream, opens bakery

Colin Chisholm
Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

The bell rings and a customer enters, saying, “it smells really good.” ...

The price of gasoline in Nova Scotia is likely to increase by about two cents a litre mid-February, due to a proposed change in how the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board calculates the price.

Price of gas likely to rise about 2 cents a litre under UARB plan

The Register/Advertiser
Updated Feb 05, 2019 at 12:39 p.m.

The price of gasoline in Nova Scotia is likely to increase by about two cents a litre due to a change in how the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board calculates the price. In a notice released on Monday, the UARB is proposing a change in the ...

Cape Breton songstress, the late Rita MacNeil, opened the tea room in 1986. In a post on their official Facebook page, it was announced that the iconic tourist stop will be closed this season.

Rita’s Tea Room in Big Pond to close

The Register/Advertiser
Updated Feb 04, 2019 at 7:35 p.m.

After over 30 years in business in Big Pond, Rita’s Tea Room will be closing its doors. Cape Breton songstress, the late Rita MacNeil, opened the tea room in 1986. In a post on its official Facebook page, it was announced that the ...

As the Crossing restaurant in Kingston has announced its doors will remain closed, people like Rhonda Shee are expressing surprise and sadness on social media at the seemingly sudden closure. Shee, who lives in Porters Lake, says it was her favourite restaurant, despite the drive.

‘We will miss their fine service’: The Crossing restaurant closes in Kingston

Sara Ericsson
Updated Jan 29, 2019 at 10:51 a.m.

Rhonda Shee says it was nothing for her to drive from her home in Porters Lake to Kingston to enjoy some carrot soup at The Crossing. ...

The Fundy Rose ferry that sails between Digby, N.S. and Saint John, N.B.

Fundy Rose Digby ferry off its run until late February due to maintenance

Tina Comeau
Updated Jan 28, 2019 at 1:31 p.m.

DIGBY, NS – The Fundy Rose ferry is off its Digby-to-Saint John ferry run due to scheduled maintenance that will be carried out in Halifax. Service is expected to resume on or about Monday, Feb. 25. For a while now, the schedule on Bay ...

John Peters pours a glass of Cashmere Pilsner, a 5.0 per cent beer brewed at Hill Top Hops’ Brewhouse.

Hants County’s Hill Top Hops’ Brewhouse now open for business

Carole Morris-Underhill
Updated Jan 28, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

BROOKLYN, N.S. — When an opportunity to do something you love for a living presents itself, you take it. ...

Terry and Cheryl Stuart have decided to close the Wolfville location of their business, Boso Bamboo Boutique. Their second location remains open in Bedford at the Sunnyside Mall.

‘It’s a really sad day’: Owners close Boso boutique’s Wolfville location

Sara Ericsson
Published Jan 24, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Terry Stuart says closing his boutique in Wolfville was a decision made later than it should have simply because it’s a town that feels like home. ...