NEW GLASGOW – Police have confirmed the death of one man following an industrial accident at a local foundry.

NEW GLASGOW – A local man has died of H1N1. The man, who has not been identified, was the fifth death in the province of the swine flu and is the first man to succumb to the flu.

PICTOU – Two Waterside seniors say they were accused of attempted child abduction after they waved at a child while driving by.

NEW?GLASGOW – The executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County has received an award from the Canadian Progress Club of Halifax.

NEW GLASGOW – Toy Tiger, the story of Art Hafey, local boxing legend, was a smash hit at Empire Studio Seven in New Glasgow on Monday night.

PICTOU – A Pictou County resident will be sworn in as a judge on Friday. Del Atwood will be sworn in as a provincial and family court judge at a ceremony at the Pictou courthouse at 4 p.

NEW GLASGOW – The outdoor basketball court beside the recreation centre on Brother Street in New Glasgow is being replaced.

RIVER JOHN – A Grinch has made an appearance in River John, leaving behind heartbroken children, but has not stolen the sprit of Christmas from the small rural village.

NEW GLASGOW – While two new policing positions have opened up in Pictou County, an announcement made Monday by justice minister Ross Landry reverses one made earlier this year involving a similar government commitment.

NEW GLASGOW – Police in this town have confirmed the death of one man following an industrial accident at a local foundry.

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NEW GLASGOW – Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, following a two-vehicle collision on a residential street on New Glasgow’s east side.

NEW GLASGOW – A 31-year-old Pictou County man has pleaded not guilty to three charges relating to alleged sexual activities with a minor.

NEW GLASGOW – A 26-year-old Pictou Landing man has pleaded guilty to three counts of violating his probation and has requested that a sentencing circle decide his fate.

HALIFAX – A Pictou County native will represent the province this year as Miss Nova Scotia International.

ALMA – While at Northumberland Regional High School on Monday, Nova Scotia Justice Minister Ross Landry announced that the provinces Lighthouses Program is now accepting applications.

ALMA – Northumberland Regional High School will have a part-time RCMP liaison officer on site soon.

PICTOU – The leader of the Progressive Conservative party of Nova Scotia was in Pictou yesterday taking a tour of the fisheries museum lobster hatchery on the waterfront.

PICTOU – Town council awarded two housekeeping tenders for the winter months. The first was a salting tender, which was awarded to Pictou County Bulk Carriers, which bid $10.

PICTOU – The image of the stained glass window in the sanctuary of Stella Maris Church in Pictou will make its way around the world bearing tidings of Christmas this festive season, thanks to a new project underway by the Knights of Columbus.