Police Report: Busy weekend for OPP
Beaver Staff Local OPP officers had a very labourious Labour Day weekend. Staff with the Napanee, Loyalist and Kaladar OPP responded to 267 calls for service this holiday weekend. The…
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Flood advisory downgraded to ‘watch’
Beaver Staff Steadily falling water levels on the Bay of Quinte have prompted Quinte Conservation to downgrade its ongoing flood advisory from a ‘warning’ to a ‘watch.’ According to the…
No one hurt after school bus goes into ditch
Beaver Staff It was a bumpier-than-usual start to school for a few local students this morning. Just before 8 a.m., Napanee OPP officers were dispatched to location on Bridge Street…
OPP explosives unit called in after practice mortar round found
By Seth DuChene Editor OPP officers and Canadian Forces Base Trenton personnel disposed of what was determined to be a practice mortar round that was found by an Odessa resident…
Town to name park for fallen soldier
By Adam Prudhomme Staff Reporter A section of green space in front of 18 Water St. in Napanee will be turned into a park to honour Sgt. Jason Boyes, who…
Town eyes Bridge St. speed measures
By Adam Prudhomme Staff Reporter Greater Napanee council has asked town staff to explore the cost of purchasing two electronic speed signs to remind motorists to slow down as they…
Nominations for Napanee’s Hall of Fame due Sept. 7
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Sports Nominators have one week left to submit their suggestions for the next class of the Greater Napanee Sports Hall of Fame. Online registration forms, which can…
PC Leader Brown rallies supporters in Napanee
By Seth DuChene Editor Hydro rates, infrastructure spending and changes to provincial labour regulations were all top-of-mind for Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown in meeting with a group of…
Deseronto man charged with assault
Beaver Staff An apparent altercation between two men resulted in one man being taken to hospital and another being charged by police. At 9:24 p.m. last Thursday night, the Napanee…
Legacy a key motivator behind ‘GarrettFest’
By Seth DuChene Editor Only a few days before his death, Garrett Mills asked his father, Dave, what a ‘legacy’ was. “I’m not sure why he wanted to know, but…