The Emergency Department at the Pugwash Hospital is closed today, a fact that has grown to be the norm. However, the schedule for the coming week adds insult to injury.

Members of the Pugwash Coop will be asked once again if they want to sell their grocery store to Sobeys.

Construction will begin Monday at the North Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Pugwash. However, this is not the long promised new hospital.

Oxford has a spiffy new paint job at the town’s arena.

The tennis courts in Pugwash are in deplorable shape and everyone agrees. Rather than complain, the users and the owners of the courts are joining forces to find a fix.

Breast cancer continues to be a huge threat to women’s health and today, Nova Scotia took a forward step to provide women with another significant piece of information in making personal health choices.

Provincial vintners, brewers, and distillers continue to increase their production through Nova Scotia Liquor Commission stores (NSLC).

Local artists and Pugwash Communities in Bloom (CiB) have proposed an ambitious program to take art to the streets of the village.

The Lung Association of Nova Scotia says registration is now open for the 5th annual Quit Cold Turkey Challenge – a smoking cessation program for Nova Scotians to quit smoking.

The Province will now support a federal government initiative to provide a $300,000 memorial grant to families of first responders who are killed in the line of duty.

The MLA for Cumberland South wonders how the province can install a replacement for the Rainbow Bridge near Amherst by Thursday.

The Village of Pugwash has crossed two hurdles in its bid to borrow money.

Oxford Town Council is looking at the space available for community organizations. The Ellis Street building used by the Pioneer Heritage Club is in need of roof repairs, and Council was asked whether it's worth fixing the building, given its overall condition.

Cumberland Municipal Council is quietly inching toward a new electoral map and a smaller council.