Two men were arrested in Amherst yesterday afternoon and will face a number of drug related charges. The two, both from Amherst, are 29 and 32 years old.

I am writing both personally and as a member of the Board of the Friends of the Pugwash Estuary to support the initiative of the Pugwash Farmers Market to expand their market space and structure.

While scientists and thinkers are discussing climate change in Pugwash, a group of local politicians are gathering in Shediac, NB to talk about protecting the Tantramar Marsh that joins Nova Scotia with New Brunswick.

What do you get when Joseph Howe meets Charles Tupper on the election campaign trail in Oxford? You get an entertaining musical play at the old Capitol Theatre.

One of the most familiar workers in downtown Oxford is calling it quits. She reached 65 and says, “It's time to let someone else have the job.”

Twenty-two modern day “Thinkers” will gather behind closed doors in Pugwash tomorrow, seeking real life solutions to the threat of global climate change. But, the hand-picked group offered a taste of their challenge at a public gathering tonight at the village’s new Peace Hall. 

The Pugwash Conference on Climate Change opened today with a number of social gatherings. There was an exhibition at the Lobster Factory, performances from the Eaton stage, and tours of the world famous, Thinkers Lodge.

Water could be flowing through the pipes of the new Pugwash Municipal Water System within six to eight weeks. As the launch draws near, there is more to consider than just turning on a tap.

The jackpot in the Pugwash Fire Department Toonie Draw keeps on growing. Once again the Wednesday draw did not produce a winner.

Finance Minister Karen Casey tabled a budget in the Legislature today that mirrors the document tabled last April just prior to the provincial election.

The Minister of Finance will table the government’s budget today in the Legislature. Karen Casey will deliver the budget address about 1:15 this afternoon.

Eighty photographic works by Oxford's Shaun Whalen are now on display at Riverside Gallery, located in the Town Hall daily until November 17.

The last "Ice Age" occurred during the period from 110,000 to 12,000 years ago. Since that time, there has been a gradual warming trend that produces the wonderful climate we enjoy today.

Hundreds of four-year-olds will make Nova Scotia history this week as they begin their pre-primary program.