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Dallas Goreham holds up the note he found in a bottle on May 16 washed up on the Lower Woods Harbour shoreline, 18 years after it had been tossed into the ocean in the waters off Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Shelburne County youth finds 18-year-old message in a bottle on shoreline of ...

Betty Bennett of Morristown must come up with enough cash to acquire a BiPAP machine for sleep apnea in order to return home from the hospital after a close call landed her in an intensive care unit seven weeks ago.

Morristown woman’s hospital release delayed by need for pricy BiPAP machine

A UFO cloud - altocumulus lenticularis or lenticular cloud - spotted by Jeff Dalton, North Mountain, N.S. in May 2018.

CINDY DAY: UFO sighting in Atlantic Canada?

Kathy Hazel of Waterville is sure to send Dr. Benjamin Heisler, a vascular surgeon at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, a postcard whenever she travels. It’s her way of letting him know that she firmly believes she wouldn’t be here today if not for him.

Waterville resident forever grateful to doctor who saved her life

Ron Veinot at work in his barber shop on Carten Street (Brian Fralic Photo)

Liverpool barber retires after 57 Years

Amanda Kennedy captured this photo of storm clouds over Fredericton, N.B.

CINDY DAY: Sniffing out the storms

Cindy Day
Published May 19, 2018 at midnight

Many people say they can feel the rain coming. (I would never dispute the claim, but I’ll delve into that one in greater detail at a later date.) Cindy Day Today I would like to know if you can smell the rain. If I had a nickel for ...

An overhead view of some of the motorcycles in town for the annual Wharf Rat Rally. MARK GOUDGE

Digby Wharf Rat Rally gave $4.9-million boost to Nova Scotia economy in 2017

Tina Comeau
Published May 17, 2018 at 6:43 p.m.

DIGBY, N.S. – An economic impact study prepared by the province shows in 2017 the Digby Wharf Rat Rally provided a boost to the provincial economy to the tune of $4.9 million. While the bulk of that benefitted Digby and southwestern Nova ...

“Dancing devil” is one of many terms used to describe a dust devil.

CINDY DAY: When the weather takes a devilish turn

Cindy Day
Published May 17, 2018 at midnight

Earlier this month, someone posted video of a dancing devil spinning its way across a ball diamond. The video went viral. “Dancing devil” is one of many terms used to describe a dust devil; a few of my favourite terms include dirt ...

Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy Spring Concert

Spring singing at Liverpool school

Aethne Hinchliffe
Published May 16, 2018 at 2:05 p.m.

LIVERPOOL – Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy in Liverpool held a spring concert for students in Primary to Grade 2 on May 15. Rosanne Williams’ Grade 2 class kicked off the concert with a song called ‘Birds of a ...

The 41st annual SARMU concert was held May 13-15, featuring the talent of students from Ecole Par-en-Bas and Drumlin Heights high schools. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

PHOTOS & VIDEO: SARMU 41 features talent of Par-en-Bas and Drumlin Heights students in Yarmouth County

Tina Comeau
Updated May 17, 2018 at 2:21 p.m.

YARMOUTH COUNTY, N.S. – The 41st annual SARMU has wrapped up for another season but not before displaying a lot of student talent. Three nights of shows – featuring students from Ecole Par-en-Bas and Drumlin Heights Consolidated School ...

Dianne Russell and Bonnie Flemming working on their knitting at a Cluck Cluck Clickers meeting at the Queens County Museum in Liverpool May 14.

Clucking and clicking

Aethne Hinchliffe
Published May 16, 2018 at 8:27 a.m.

LIVERPOOL – About a dozen people sit around a big table at the Queens County Museum in Liverpool, cluck, cluck, clicking away. The Cluck Cluck Clickers is a knitting group that’s now in its second year. The group, which meets Monday ...

Musician Rob Brown is portraying Hank Snow in the play, ‘In My Wildest Dreams.’

Hank Snow musical play returning to the stage

Aethne Hinchliffe
Updated May 16, 2018 at 8:21 a.m.

‘In My Wildest Dreams,’ a country music play about Hank Snow, will soon hit the stage at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre. Co-written by Marge Hemsworth and Charles Salmon, the play is the opening show at Eastern Front ...

Girls On Boards founder Mia Lockhart of Wolfville demonstrates paddle boarding at Wolfville’s Reservoir Park on May 15.

Wolfville Girls On Boards founder helping teens find themselves through fun outings on the water

Kirk Starratt
Published May 15, 2018 at 4:21 p.m.

A relaxing group outing on paddle boards can be highly therapeutic. ...

Craft beer brewers, spirits distillers, wine and cider makers, and kombucha makers were all on hand at the first ever Craft Beer Farmers Market May 13 at Market Square in Annapolis Royal. There were 10 vendors and a steady line of customers who think craft brewed is the way to go. Among those sampling the wares was Premier Stephen McNeil who lives just a few minutes away. The event was started by Danny McClair and Paul St Laurent of Annapolis Brewing Company and runs every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Good Brews - Nova Scotia’s first craft beer market a big hit at Annapolis Royal

Lawrence Powell
Updated May 15, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NS - Nova Scotia’s first Craft Beer Farmers Market May 13 drew almost a dozen vendors on its first day – and lots of customers. A steady stream of craft beer lovers, including Premier Stephen McNeil, made their way ...

Scheduled to perform at the Richelieu club in Meteghan River Saturday, May 19 (from left): Andrew Collins, Anne Louis Genest (or Annie Lou), Sarah Hamilton, Max Heinemann.

Annie Lou coming to Clare for May 19 show

Nova News Now
Published May 15, 2018 at 9:34 a.m.

She grew up in downtown Toronto, later spent 20 years living in the Yukon woods – where she began making music – and now lives on Vancouver Island, and on Saturday, May 19, Anne Louise Genest will perform at the Richelieu club in Meteghan ...