Prescott museum moves across town square
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — Town council has decided on a new location of the local museum displaced by the recent sale of the 200-year-old Forwarders Building. It’s an empty storefront at…
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With this old guitar, FolkFest likely to return to Prescott in 2021
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — When local musician, Happy Crapper, and instrument repairer George Tierney walked onto the amphitheatre stage here Saturday he had quite a story to tell and an original…
Glove business lends a hand in showcasing local Prescott history
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT – In the absence of a municipal museum, a company which is hand-and-glove with local business history has stepped up to fill part of the gap. Located in…
Upper Canada FolkFest backers see opportunity amid COVID-19 shambles
Above, a new home for Upper Canada FolkFest. Van Dusen photo, Nation Valley News Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — In an era when festivals, fairs and other events are pulling the plug…
200-year-old museum building declared surplus by Prescott Council
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — One of the town’s oldest buildings, a designated historic property and reminder of its early days as a bustling St. Lawrence River forwarding centre, has been declared…
Aquaworld developer sets his sights on downtown Prescott
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT – Calling it the “biggest development to hit King Street in many decades”, Mayor Brett Todd officially broke ground Friday on a $4-million downtown apartment complex, an integral…
Will local Legions survive COVID-19? Prescott branch president expresses worry
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — Even when relaxing on Saturday afternoon aboard a friend’s boat in the town harbour, Eric Place becomes intense when discussing the fate of Eastern Ontario Legion branches….
Man burns rubber on Prescott’s pride crosswalk, charged with mischief
PRESCOTT — A Cardinal man has been charged after a pickup truck was observed laying rubber on Prescott’s ‘Pride Crosswalk’ last month. The June 17 “intentional burnout” left black marks and destroyed some of the…
Man charged for historical sexual assaults in North Grenville
PRESCOTT — A man has been charged in connection with past sexual offences after two women recently came forward to police about incidents that happened when they were teenagers. The two victims were 14 to…
Alberta bitumen through Port of Johnstown?
EASTERN ONTARIO — Does the Port of Johnstown’s future potentially include the outward flow of Alberta bitumen onto the St. Lawrence Seaway for transport to the rest of the world? While conceding some familiarity with…
Man charged with drug offences after industrial site explosion in Prescott
PRESCOTT — Police have charged a man with drug offences after an Aug. 20 explosion at an industrial building that injured another man and revealed the place to be an unlicensed marijuana and hash operation….
401 westbound at Prescott remains closed after serious bus crash
BROCKVILLE — Highway 401 westbound between Prescott and Maitland remains closed as first responders continue to deal with a crashed bus carrying tourists from China. The vehicle was westbound with 37 passengers aboard when it…
Sexual assault charges for retirement home operator in Augusta Township
PRESCOTT — The owner and operator of an Augusta Township retirement home has been charged in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation launched by the Prescott OPP and Grenville County Crime Unit almost two months…
Criminal charges for Quebec man after two killed on Highway 401
PRESCOTT — A Quebec man is in custody awaiting bail on criminal charges after last night’s deadly collision on Highway 401, between Prescott and Highway 416. Grenville County OPP say that Brossard resident Jamil Ahmad…
Driver charged for Insecure Load after horse tumbles out of trailer on 401
PRESCOTT — A horse tumbled out of an insecure door at the rear of a livestock trailer travelling Highway 401 near Prescott on Friday afternoon, leading to a traffic snarl in both directions as police…
