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Angela Hanebury is pictured at home Monday. Her daughter Rebecca, 16, is au... » |
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Prisoner in her own house 
A Westville mother has reached the breaking point over care for her autistic daughter.
Angela Hanebury’s daughter, Rebecca Falconer, was diagnosed with the disorder when she was about 2 1/2 years old.
As a young girl, care for Rebecca was manageable. But at age 16, she’... (more)
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Town votes to pay its share of PRDC membership
STELLARTON – Town council has voted to fund its portion for membership in the Pictou Regional Development Commission for the current year.
But a final decision on the town’s future involvement with the regional development association has yet to come.
The amount the town... (more)
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DFO says officers were not involved in ice chase
RIVER JOHN – An official with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said fisheries officers were not involved in an off-highway truck chase in River John last month.
On Jan. 25, two Chevrolet Blazer SUVs were found abandoned on the frozen John River passing through the village cent... (more)
08/02/10 11:10 PM
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Editor's note: The News is sharing these letters with our readers in the spirit of Valentine's Day, and will continue to run them leading up to the big day.
A young soldier leaving the post office in Canso early in the Second World War is captivated by a pretty young lady walking b... (more)
08/02/10 11:10 PM
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Trial date debate for man accused of violent home invasion
NEW GLASGOW – David Blair Tobin Chisholm, 22, of Trenton will go to trial March 10 and 11 on a series of charges stemming from a violent home invasion in Egerton on Jan. 7.
That decision was made in the Monday morning session of New Glasgow Provincial Court, but not without plenty of... (more)
08/02/10 11:10 PM
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Weather keeps lawyer from court; stand-in asks for adjournment
NEW GLASGOW – One of the men facing several charges stemming from a violent home invasion in Egerton on Jan. 7 was back in provincial court on Monday for a brief appearance.
Allan Michael Davidson, 21, was scheduled to appear on Monday for election and plea on a total of nine ch... (more)
08/02/10 11:10 PM
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Woman gets 30 days in jail for failing breathalyser, assault
NEW GLASGOW – Tracey Benvie Johnson, 25, will spend 30 days in jail for a series of incidents that occurred on MacDonald Street in New Glasgow.
On the evening of Sept. 26, 2009, a MacDonald Street resident called New Glasgow police to say something had been thrown through his wi... (more)
08/02/10 11:10 PM
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