Downtown traffic lights need rethink
One must wonder what the engineers or whoever who designed the ‘new’ intersection of Centre and Dundas Streets in downtown Napanee were thinking. It was bad enough when the advance…
2017
Town bids to host second FireFit regional in 2018
By Adam Prudhomme Staff Reporter Greater Napanee council voted to throw its firefighter’s hat in the ring to host the 2018 FireFit regional championship. A sort of ‘Olympics’ for firefighters,…
New book examines grassroots fight against landfill
By Adam Prudhomme Staff Reporter Tamworth’s Spindle Tree Gardens’ well-kept grounds, abundance of flowers and bubbling fountains don’t typically evoke thoughts of large-scale landfills. And yet a landfill was the…
Counting blessings on Thanksgiving
By Laurie Snider Notes From The Nest One of the very first lessons that our parents teach us during our formative years is to say ‘please and thank you.’ When…
Whalen breaks Snead’s Napanee course record
By Adam Prudhomme Beaver Sports Josh Whalen eclipsed Sam Snead’s 58-year-old course record on Friday, carding a 62 over 18 holes at the Napanee Golf and Country Club. Whalen’s score…
Raiders end Panthers’ home dominance with 5-1 win
By Adam Prudhomme Beaver Sports For the past three seasons, Port Hope’s Jack Burger Sports Complex has been a house of horrors for any team tasked with trying to defeat…
Raiders ride trio of third period goals to third straight win
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Sports Josh Murphy’s resiliency rewarded him with the game winning goal in tonight’s game against the Picton Pirates, as he helped the Napanee Raiders to a 4-1…
Culture Days, Scarecrow Festival this weekend
By Adam Prudhomme Staff Reporter Culture and the harvest season will be celebrated in Greater Napanee this weekend as the annual Scarecrow Festival and Culture Days are combined once again…
Sydenham stymies senior, junior Hawks in opener
By Adam Prudhomme Beaver Sports It was a real barn-burner for the NDSS Golden Hawks senior football team’s KASSAA season opener and homecoming, as they battled the Sydenham Golden Eagles…
Camden East library closure delayed
By Seth DuChene Editor Lennox and Addington County council voted to keep its Camden East library branch open at least a little bit longer than planned. At its regular meeting…