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The Devils Halo Cheesecakes and Milkshakes Grows in Amherst
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When Melanie Cyr was growing up in Memramcook, NB, she often travelled with her mother to Amherst so they could take care of shopping for the family.
“My mom lives in Irishtown now,” Melanie said. “She still comes to Amherst to shop, and she’s always happy when she comes home. Because of her, when I had my kids, we always came here, and now my kids know their way around Amherst.”
A few years ago, Melanie’s daughter Danica was in university and wanted to start a small side business to generate some income. She started out creating cupcakes, but it wasn’t quite the right fit. Melanie explained that it’s long been their family tradition to bring cheesecake whenever they’re invited to a holiday supper or special event. So, after a lot of experimentation and combining several recipes, she and Danica developed a new product: cheesecake on a stick.
Amherst Police Department - Search Leads to Arrest and Multiple Charges
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A 27-year-old Cumberland County man is facing numerous charges due to the execution of a search warrant at a property in Maccan, Nova Scotia on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024.
Amherst Town Council February 26, 2024 – Meeting Highlights
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At Monday night’s regular meeting of Council, members approved a number of recommendations in preparation for the upcoming municipal election, including fully electronic voting to be delivered by Intelivote Systems Inc. As was conducted in 2020 and for a special election in 2023, Amherst will not use paper ballots when citizens select their candidates for Mayor and Council this fall.
Town of Amherst Signs Memorandum of Understanding for New Subdivision
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Town of Amherst and residential developers Tony Aalders and Holly Casey of Momentum Property Developments, for the construction of a new housing subdivision located along and adjacent to Russell Street in the town.
The new subdivision will be developed in four phases, with each phase containing between eight and fifteen dwellings.
This N.S. town turns vacant lot into an outdoor skating rink
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Check out the recent CBC story on our outdoor rink.
Amherst Town Council Adopts Strategic Priorities for 2024
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In support of our Mission to provide quality leadership, services, opportunities and resources for the benefit of our citizens, Amherst Town Council recently adopted a set of 2024 Strategic Priorities that will support the town’s growth and development in a fair, equitable and transparent manner.
“Town staff, our Mayor and Councillors meet every year and hold a strategic priority planning day, where we review the previous year’s areas of focus and determine the best way to move our organization forward,” said Jason MacDonald, CAO of the Town of Amherst. “We focus on developing four main priorities, but they don’t change annually just for the sake of changing; this year, we changed only one because, although we’ve made great progress across the board, our work in three of our categories is ongoing.”
