News Staff

   In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the K & P Railway north from Kingston to Sharbot Lake in 1876, the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society is adding a new piece of rolling stock to its collection. The society has managed to find and procure a… READ MORE

February 13, 1954 – June 23, 2025 Passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 23, 2025. Loving husband to Bonita Beattie of 50 years. Will be missed by children Ryan Beattie (Christine) of Perth and Sarah Price (Robert) of Parham. Cherished grandpa to Taylor (Matt), Abby (Heidi), Austin, Rylee,… READ MORE

Back Forty Artisan Cheese invites food lovers, music fans, and families to celebrate the best of local flavor and international flair at the 8th annual Curds and Cooks festival, taking place Saturday June 28, from 11am to 5pm. Held on the scenic grounds of Back Forty’s farm and creamery in… READ MORE

Those we love don’t go away,They walk beside us every day.We speak your name, with love and prideWe smile with tears we cannot hideWe thank you for the years we sharedThe love you gave, the way you cared.Your life was a blessing,your memory a treasureYou are loved beyond wordsand missed beyond… READ MORE

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Frederick James Jackson on Sat. June 14, 2025, in his 84th year. Fred passed peacefully, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Beloved husband of Fay (nee Crawford) for 60 years. Loving father of Marilyn (predeceased), Lisa (Mark),… READ MORE

Jeweller and painter Ellen Fraser has been selected as the winner of the MERA Award of Excellence in Fine Arts and Fine Crafts, with artist and fashion designer Cheryl Straby receiving an honorable mention. Jurors Sunny Kerr, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queens University… READ MORE

1 June, 1935 – 8 April, 2025 Peacefully with his family by his side, following a brief illness at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Marg for 65 years. Loving father of Lynn and her husband Boyd, Duncan and his wife… READ MORE

This is our last edition of the year. Our office will close at 4:30 p.m. today, December 19, and will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Monday January 6, 2025. The next paper will come out on Jan. 9/25 To all our volunteers, readers and advertisers, thank you for your support… READ MORE

Thirty nine floats were booked in to the Sharbot Lake evening parade on December 14, marking a fitting end to a parade season in Frontenac County and Addington Highlands. The season was kicked off back on November 23rd in Northbook. Parades in Plevna, Sydenham, Battersea, Burridge, and a nighttime event… READ MORE

Central Frontenac Council passed a resolution confirming its commitment to development of the former Sharbot Lake Public School site as “a wide range of housing options including housing for seniors” at its regular meeting Dec. 10 in Sharbot Lake. Coun. Lynn Klages began the discussion by stating her opposition to… READ MORE