Crusading for common sense
One of the NDSS Golden Hawks’ fiercest KASSAA rivals will soon sport a new moniker. Recently Kingston’s Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School announced it would be phasing out its Crusaders…
Editorial
Pave paradise, put up a parking lot?
Keep the green or make some greenbacks-that is the question before Greater Napanee council. At issue is a suddenly very desirable plot of surplus land adjacent to J.J. O’Neill Catholic…
LACGH thrived under Wayne Coveyduck’s leadership
A good chief should be the right mix of leader and visionary. By all accounts, retiring Lennox and Addington County General Hospital president and CEO Wayne Coveyduck exemplified those qualities….
Local access to youth mental health services is critical
Not too long ago, the idea of a child expressing feelings of stress or anxiety would have been quickly dismissed. After all they don’t have to worry about rent, work…
Law and Order: Dundas Street West
Dundas Street West saw its share of excitement this week with two separate police man hunts in a span of two days. Both incidents ended with no harm to the…
Wheels on the bus go from Napanee to Belleville
Welcome to 2024 and the first edition of volume 155 of the Napanee Beaver. Along with ringing in the new year we also celebrated a birthday, as the Beaver was first…
That’s a wrap on 2023
Crazy as the following may seem, this is the last print edition of the Napanee Beaver for the year 2023. Rest assured, we’ll be back in print on Jan. 11,…
Newburgh Community Christmas Concert leaves ’em laughing
Equal parts laughter and tears were shared Saturday afternoon in the crowded gymnasium of Newburgh Public School. On stage the cast of the Community Christmas Concert were performing their final…
BESS this mess
Objections from neighbours notwithstanding, Greater Napanee council gave the thumbs up to three separate battery energy storage systems (BESS) at last week’s meeting. The decision came two weeks after council…
Bright Lights missed this holiday season
For the first time since 2010, Greater Napanee’s downtown core won’t be illuminated by over 750,000 Christmas lights this holiday season. Instead the popular Big Bright Light show has shifted…