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Municipalities across Nova Scotia are recognizing May as Gaelic Nova Scotia Month today and tomorrow. Lewis MacKinnon, executive director of the Nova Scotia Office of Gaelic Affairs, said Gaels arrived in Nova Scotia from the late 1700s to the mid 1800s from the highlands and islands of Scotland. He said…

There are plenty of holiday events taking place in the Town of New Glasgow. The New Glasgow Fire Department Santa Claus Parade is set for Saturday, November 25, at 5:30 p.m. The parade route starts on Granville Street, then moves to East River Road, continuing onto Archimedes Street then Provost…

A community forum to discuss a community-wide district heating system and connected biomass combined heat and power plant for New Glasgow is set for Tuesday evening. TorchLight, Rathco, and ACFOR have been working collaboratively with the Town of New Glasgow since last year to complete a feasibility study on the…

It's Pride Week in Pictou County, and the organizers have put together a full schedule of events and activitie...

New Glasgow recently hosted a pair of workshops looking at future projects for Viola's Way and future riverfront connections. Architectural firm Fathom Studio, ran the consultations held at Glasgow Square on Monday and Tuesday evenings. New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks said the conversations produced a lot of interesting ideas, noting the history of the area

The Town of New Glasgow will celebrate an International award it received in September for its innovation in the Ageing Well and Silver Economy. The town took first place at the 2022 SilverEco and Ageing Well International Awards in Cannes, France. New Glasgow represented Nova Scotia and is the only Canadian program awarded. New

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LAST week I told the story of how Glasgow group The Beatstalkers became so famous in their home city that they were known as Scotland’s Beatles. Like the Fab Four, they inspired riots by teenage girls, most notably in George Square on the afternoon of June 11, 1965. Once again, I have enlisted the help of one of the band’s founders, Alan Mair, who is still going strong and making music. He recalled last week how the press reacted, and on Friday, June 11, both the Evening Times and Eve...