Looking Back-Week of August 2
70 Years Ago August 4, 1948 -Ulysses Lauzon, a 26-year-old convict who escaped from the Kingston Penitentiary after stealing $400,000 from the Royal Bank in Bath was killed in Mississippi….
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Silver finish for Novice Express girls at qualifier
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff It was mission accomplished for the host Napanee Under-14 Express girls this weekend, as they finished second at the PWSA Novice Girls Qualifier, held at the…
U-19 Express go 1-2 at provincials, set sights on nationals
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff A pair of ugly innings was all it took to spoil the weekend for the Napanee AFW Construction U19 Express at provincials, which were held last…
Federal minister announces $36-million Internet deal
Adam Bramburger Beaver Staff A $36-million partnership between the federal government and Xplornet Communications Inc. is expected to improve wireless Internet speeds in Greater Napanee, Stone Mills, Deseronto, and neighbouring…
Cross makes listening to residents his priority in campaign to be mayor
Adam Bramburger Beaver Staff A Canadian military veteran who served overseas as a United Nations peacekeeper and a NATO peacemaker, Gavin Cross has made a life out of public service….
Province should go slow on social assistance reform
While the Progressive Conservatives campaigned on making life more affordable for Ontario residents, some of its projects appear to be coming too hastily — after all, the government has yet…
Ten fascinating facts about books
Catherine Coles Coles Notes From the ridiculous (Alice in Wonderland was once banned because it features talking animals!) to the shocking (one of four American haven’t read a book in…
Bon Echo a pretty place with a storied past
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest About an hour north of here, up County Rd. 41, is one of the prettiest places in Ontario. Bon Echo was named by Mrs….
This weekend’s Napanee Fair offers range of fun for its 187th year
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Hypnotism, ventriloquism, country music, farm animals, a midway and, of course, cars smashing into each other —the 187th annual Lennox Agricultural Napanee Fair promises to have…
Lots to see overhead at Dark Sky Viewing Area this month
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff The summer cosmic ballet will continue at the Lennox and Addington County Dark Sky Viewing Area this month as they host a series of stargazing events…