Northumberland County

• Victorian-era shoes worn during dance with Prince of Wales returns to Cobourg, Ont.

  Marguerite Pentland wore the shoes during a dance with the Prince of Wales at the opening ball of Victoria Hall in Cobourg in 1860.

  Canada

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• Man charged with arson for fires in Roseneath, Alderville First Nation: OPP

  Northumberland OPP arrested a man in connection to fires on April 14 in Roseneath and to a fire in Alderville First Nation on June 16, 2019.

  Crime

  Sep 15
  
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• Prohibited driver charged in 2-vehicle collision north of Cobourg: OPP

  According to Northumberland OPP, just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, emergency crews responded to a collision between pickup trucks along Harwood Road north of Baltimore.

  Crime

  Sep 14
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• Cobourg man faces voyeurism charge after photos taken up customer’s skirt: police

  Police say video from a CCTV camera on Aug. 16 showed showed a man using a cellphone to take photographs up a female customer's skirt. The suspect was arrested on Aug. 20.

  Crime

  Aug 21
• Cobourg, Northumberland County coordinate to seek resolution to tent encampment

  The town and Northumberland County are working together to resolve a homeless encampment on the West Beach and are utilizing a number of community partners.

  Economy

  Aug 18
• Drug poisoning alerts issued for Peterborough area, City of Kawartha Lakes

  Peterborough Public Health's regional opioid harms portal reports from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023, there were 38 suspected drug-related deaths.

  Health

  Aug 1
• Contractor in Northumberland County charged with fraud: OPP

  On July 6, police received information alleging that a business owner had not completed agreed contractual work at the residence of the victim.

  Crime

  Jul 27
• Body of Toronto man recovered from Trent River near Campbellford: Northumberland OPP

  Northumberland OPP say around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to reports of a person who ho appeared to be in distress after jumping into the water.

  Canada

  Jul 23
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• Tempers flare, OPP called as Alnwick/Haldimand council eyes short-term rental bylaw expansion

  Deputy Mayor Joan Stover ordered the July 18 council meeting to end after tensions flared in the gallery during discussion of revisions and expansion of a short-term rental bylaw.

  Politics

  Jul 20
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• Brighton, Ont. marks 50th anniversary of destructive tornado striking downtown

  On July 13, 1973, a tornado ripped through Brighton, Ont., for about 30 seconds, leaving a path of destruction. Miraculously, no one was injured or killed in the storm.

  Weather

  Jul 13