A rookie was named Firefighter of the Year tonight at the annual Awards Banquet of the Pugwash Fire Department.

A chilly, windy evening wasn't enough to keep the crowds away from tonight's Christmas parade in Oxford.

We are pleased to announce a new feature on our Rants & Raves page where two opinions collide. The views are expressed anonymously by two individuals who are simply called A and B.

A Says

A number of federal government departments have poured cold water on Northern Pulp’s plan to extend the company’s operation in Pictou County. Independently, the departments have found the company’s plan to pump their waste products into the ocean falls short of reason, logic, history, and good sense.

Wentworth may soon have a new dairy bar and drive-through cafe.

Cumberland Municipal Council has set new electoral boundaries to accommodate an eight seat council.

Residents of Oxford had an opportunity to voice their concerns regarding community policing at a public meeting held in the town tonight.

The new Commodore of the Pugwash Yacht Club says the organization can no longer wait for the much anticipated Waterfront Masterplan. Debbie Cameron says dredging is needed now and the club is taking steps to get it done.

Christina Martin “killed it” at her homecoming concert in Oxford tonight. That is an overworked phrase but there is no other way to describe her command over the venue and the audience at the Old Capitol Theatre.

The new Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester says the provincial department of transportation says there is little danger of sinkhole activity along the Trans Canada Highway near Oxford.

The winnowing process continues as Cumberland Municipal Council considers how to cut council from 13 seats to eight.

Cumberland Municipal Council will meet tonight to discuss a single question — where to draw the boundaries for the newly proposed eight seat council.

I’d like to share a letter with you that I sent to several officials with the Department of Defence in reference to a message I received from MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin regarding a request to use the Amherst Armouries for a New Year’s Gala event.

Oxford Town Council had a lot of good news to talk about last evening at its regular monthly meeting.