Splashy commute
Whether dressed in outdoor work clothes or suits and ties, Darlings Island residents had to rely on this Zodiac, accompanied by a Department of Natural Resources officer, to get home after the flooding Kennebecasis River cut off bridge access the morning May 2. Police and DNR officials closed the road at 7 a.m., allowing island residents to drive off the island and park onshore, but shuttling them home by boat throughout the day.
Grab your trunks!
Someone has taken a lighthearted approach to flooding at Kredl's Corner Market in Hampton. This lot, used to store crushed gravel and mulch, was among several low-lying areas under water Sunday as the Kennebecasis River overflowed its banks.
Logo on election sign not his to use: Day
SUSSEX CORNER A mayoral candidate for the upcoming municipal election here may have gotten himself in hot water.
Cooperation counts, say councillors
SUSSEX At the last Sussex town council meeting before Monday's May 12 election, councillors took the opportunity to talk about the importance of cooperation on municipal councils and between communities.
Home-buyers, developers looking to Hampton
HAMPTON Hampton is in the throes of a residential surge like never before and its outgoing mayor believes managing that growth will be a top priority for the new council.
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Drunk bus driver handed a 30-day sentence
SAINT JOHN A Sussex man, who pleaded guilty to driving a charter bus full of high school students down a highway with more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail, to be served on weekends.
Provincial Court
Judge Henrik Tonning issued a warrant for David Daly, who failed to appear in Hampton April 29 on a charge of defrauding a taxi driver of taxi fare.
Serenity Garden takes shape
The large waterfall structure that will form the centre of a public in Sussex. Employees of Wallace Funeral Home, Sun Nurseries and AquaScape, along with neighbourhood volunteers, hauled rocks and gravel from dawn to dusk on the April 26-27 weekend.
Rothesay senior dies in prison
DORCHESTER An elderly Rothesay man has died in prison while serving a two-year sentence for impaired driving causing death. Correctional Services Canada spokesman André Veniot confirmed Joseph A. Chamberlain, 79, died of natural causes at Dorchester Penitentiary April 27.
Plumber on medication pegged as an easy mark by young drug dealers
HAMPTON A Saint John plumber taking powerful, addictive painkillers for leg and back pain turned out to be "the goose that laid the golden egg" for a pair of street-savvy drug dealers. Now the plumber has a criminal record as a drug dealer.
District 6 Education Council in brief
Already-crowded schools in Kennebecasis Valley are going to get even more cramped, according to what consultant Linda White calls "conservative projections" of population growth in the area.
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One big egg
Carol Milberry looks over a tray of fresh chicken eggs and one big teal-green emu egg at her booth at the Goddard Farms booth at the Sussex Farmers Market. Market co-op president Kim Norden said about 45 vendors, including some new ones, were doing brisk business on opening day May 2 and more are expected to set up shop Friday afternoon.
Dancing dalmations
Anita (Elisabeth Gushue), Perdita (Breanna Balcom) and Pongo (Riley Blackwood) perform a musical number from Sussex Elementary School's production of Disney's 101 Dalmations. There are two shows scheduled for this week, May 8 and 9, at the school. Showtime is 7 p.m.
Green-thumbed vandals strike high school's greenhouse
SUSSEX Gardeners can't wait to get their hands in the dirt this spring, but at Sussex Regional High School, vandals went to great lengths or heights to get their hands dirty.
MacIntyre promises prov. funding for legion
He may have turned in his cabinet minister wings in January, but Roly MacIntyre was playing funding fairy by delivering glad tidings of cash here in April.
Up to greet the sun
A few warm, sunny days was all it took to coax these crocuses up into the sun in a Sussex flower garden recently. Early spring blooms provide a welcome burst of color among the drab browns and grays of April.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Caterpillar (Micah MacLennan) and Small Alice (Breanne Doyle) sing " " with members of the ensemble during Sussex Middle School's production of Alice in Wonderland. The popular Disney song was originally written for "Song of the South" but was adapted for the SMS musical.
Corner rezoning change dismissed
Former mayor Wayne Brown appeared before council here April 9 to request a change in the Rural Plan Bylaw, but council changed the agenda order and gave third and final reading to the bylaw before he had a chance to speak.
Man dies of injuries
The Saint John man injured in a motorcycle crash last week in Jeffries Corner has died.
Development budding in town
A mixed bouquet of budding rezoning and development applications signified a spring bloom of development at Sussex town council's April 21 regular meeting.
Corrections
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JDI reopens Sussex sawmill
The JD Irving Ltd. sawmill here is back up and running after a near four-month shutdown.
Provincial court
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Wealth of water
Ben Whalen, project manager of the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee, examines a map of the Smiths Creek watershed with Jonathan Burtt, a surface water planning officer with the provincial environment department.
Rebuilding history
Work has begun to repair the Royal Canadian Legion in Sussex after an explosion and fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage last year.
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