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1. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Lynnette Alford, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Dartmouth Post

   Break-in adds to pressures facing Dartmouth Heritage Museum (opens the original)

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   A break-in at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum has left staff shaken and damaged part of a historic building – but for the museum’s director, the incident also served as an indicator of the financial pressures Nova Scotians are now under. Halifax Regional Police received a report of a break and enter at the museum’s Evergreen House, 26 Newcastle, at about 2:15 a.m. on Aug. 27. In a statement to the Post, HRP said the suspect or suspects fled with a quantity of money from a donation box. Offic

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2. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Lynnette Alford, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Dartmouth Post

   Break-in adds to pressures facing Dartmouth Heritage Museum (opens the original)

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   A break-in at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum has left staff shaken and damaged part of a historic building – but for the museum’s director, the incident also served as an indicator of the financial pressures Nova Scotians are now under. Halifax Regional Police received a report of a break and enter at the museum’s Evergreen House, 26 Newcastle, at about 2:15 a.m. on Aug. 27. In a statement to the Post, HRP said the suspect or suspects fled with a quantity of money from a donation box. Offic

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3. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Lynnette Alford, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Dartmouth Post

   Small businesses, big community: Young Dartmouth entrepreneurs embrace civic life (opens the original)

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   For a growing number of young entrepreneurs, downtown Dartmouth isn’t just a place to open a business – it’s a place to carve out community. Across Portland Street, a new generation of independent business  owners is creating what sociologists call “third place,” places beyond  home and work where people can gather, connect, and build relationships.  Much has been written about the decline of third places (including by the Post), but downtown Dartmouth has seemingly bucked this tren

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4. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Lynnette Alford, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter South Dartmouth Post

   Lynn Drive extension paves way to Dartmouth’s next major neighbourhood (opens the original)

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   A new Dartmouth neighbourhood is beginning to take shape as the extension of Lynn Drive opens access to one of the municipality’s largest future residential growth areas. While the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) sees the project as a key step toward meeting housing demand, some residents worry about its impact on the surrounding community. The Southdale Future Growth Node plans to develop hundreds of hectares of land between Lynn Drive, Mount Hope Avenue, Highway 111, and the Woodside Ind

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