COMMUNITY NEWS

BRIDGEWATER – Four students, all from the Bridgewater Junior High School, will represent at the Canada Wide Science Fair that will be held in Edmonton in May.

CHESTER – Municipal councillors in Chester have held the line on tax rates for the fourth year in a row, thanks partly to rising property assessments.

HALIFAX - The first NDP premier in the province’s history can add another achievement to his list of accomplishments.

BROOKLYN – Andrew Spencer grew up in Shelburne helping at his family’s garden centre, watering plants and pulling weeds.

Online Jesterfish auction now on; bidding closes April 18

LIVERPOOL – A popular community fundraiser that has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is in danger of not happening at all this year.

BARRINGTON – If I told you that for just $5 you could win a $1,500 gift certificate…would you be willing to take that bet? This is no April Fool’s joke.

CHESTER - The “Winter Harvest” program at Shoreham Village in Chester brought a burst of green life during the coldest months of the year, giving residents a chance to grow fresh food, reconnect with past hobbies and share memories.

CHESTER – Chester residents will have expanded access to library services at the Zoe Valle Memorial Library in a partnership between the Village of Chester and South Shore Public Libraries.

LAS VEGAS – When pizzaiolo Silvio Schatz arrived in Las Vegas for the International Pizza Challenge on March 22, he stepped into a record-setting spring heat wave that saw 10 straight days of 35-37 C – a stark contrast to the 2 C high recorded that day in the rural community he calls home, an hour southwest of Halifax.

RQM - Councillors got closer to a zero-cent tax rate increase at their March 31 meeting, as they continued to whittle away at their operating budget.

SOUTH SHORE - Lunenburg County Wheels hosted a public “Thank You!” reception for funders, donors and sponsor that have fueled the door-to-door community service’s success.