Lessons learned from 9/11 can help communities get through COVID-19
Tomorrow will mark 19 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which saw four airplanes hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field…
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Quinte Detention Centre among four Ontario correctional facilities to be upgraded
Sarah Williams Beaver Staff On Aug. 27 the Ontario Government announced a modernization strategy for adult correctional facilities in the eastern part of the province. About $500 million is earmarked…
A closed border should mean a closed border
I was just watching a news story out of Vancouver where a U.S. family was fined and escorted out of the country for overstaying their welcome. I think the border…
OPP remind motorists and students to be safe near school zones
Adam Prudhomme Editor School is back in session across the region in earnest this week, which means Lennox and Addington OPP are reminding motorists to take extra care when near…
OPP arrest eight and confiscate nearly 3,000 cannabis plants from Deseronto Road
Another day, another major cannabis plant bust in the region. On Sept. 1 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) seized nearly 3,000…
Bath residents swim from Amherst Island to Bath to raise funds for HIV/AIDS
Beaver Staff Bath residents Ted Robinson and Jericho Mordasiewicz made waves for charity on Aug. 28, swimming from Amherst Island to Bath. The pair jumped into the lake Ontario waters…
Napanee Legion re-opens, planning underway for Nov. 11 ceremonies
Adam Prudhomme Editor Napanee’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 137 welcomed members back for the first time on Sept. 2 after a nearly six-month hiatus due to COVID-19 protocols. The executive…
Police seize nearly 2,000 cannabis plants in Tyendinaga Township
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized nearly 2,000 thousand cannabis plants in Tyendinaga Township. CSCU officers, along with members of…
Napanee dog owner seeking support to establish off leash park
Adam Prudhomme Editor A movement to establish an off leash dog park in Greater Napanee is gaining momentum. Napanee resident Jessica Dusharme came up with the idea and is now…