DOMESTIC INVESTIGATION (North Glengarry)- On June 21, 2017 at approximately 12:25 am, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a domestic situation at a residence on McCormick Road in North Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated that an adult male and his wife had an altercation and assaulted one another. AnContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – We have a system that is utterly broken. It’s a cash machine for law enforcement and judicial system that essentially depend on each other to earn their incomes and improve their budgets. There is a very low threshold of accountability for abuses or errors by police, andContinue Reading
DRUGS SEIZED (North Dundas) – On June 16, 2017 at approximately 10:43pm, an SD&G OPP officer intercepted a vehicle on Albert Street in the Village of Winchester, North Dundas Township. The stop resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected marihuana and cannabis resin. The adult male driver, RobertContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s 33c at CFN central in downtown Cornwall as of 4:55PM. Environment Canada has issued a Thunderstorm alert from Morrisburg to the Quebec border and as far north as Maxville and Alexandria. A CFN viewer sent in the following from the Alexandria area : Jamie: a friendContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Sometimes change isn’t a bad thing. For Dr. Patrick Charlebois and Anne St. John the demise of Vitalglow has created an opportunity for the team to continue their work at their new office in Times Square on Second Street West in Cornwall. Parking had been an issueContinue Reading
Long Sault – The third week of The Community Farmers’ Market saw more new vendors set up shop in front of the building on County Rd 36. Bea’s Bread and The Pie Lady made their first appearance at the market and they couldn’t have picked a nicer day for it.Continue Reading
DOMESTIC INVESTIGATION (South Stormont)- On June 14, 2017 at approximately 11:34 am, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a domestic situation at a residence in the village of Long Sault, South Stormont Township. Investigation indicated that an adult male had assaulted his ex-wife. Further information also revealed that the maleContinue Reading
BREACH OF CONDITIONS (North Glengarry) – On June 12, 2017 at approximately 6:04pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a public property on Derby Street in the Town of Alexandria, North Glengarry Township following a report of a male in breach of a conditionContinue Reading
ASSAULT (South Glengarry) – On June 9, 2017 at approximately 4:35pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of an assault incident at a property on County Road 2, South Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated that an adult male had assaulted another. Pierre CHICOINEContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s hotter than predicted with it being 31c outside CFN central in Downtown Cornwall Ontario at 1:51 PM. While things are expected to cool down a bit starting tomorrow please stay hydrated and make sure pets have plenty of water and don’t be one of those idiotsContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – A heat alert has been issued for the Cornwall Ontario region with temperatures expected to hover around the 30c mark Sunday and reach as high as 33c Monday. Rain is expected to return late Monday to cool things down. Temps around the 25c range are expected forContinue Reading
Your favorite online newspaper needs your support. In the first 9 days of June we have had over 50,000 unique visitors. We need 100 new subscription donations by Monday June 12th, 2017 at 6PM EST to avoid having new digital ads appear on the site. It truly isContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Odds are if you’re reading this it’s not the first time you’ve visited the Cornwall Free News. It’s not easy running an Independent newspaper in 2017. It’s even harder in smaller markets. While we like other face challenges in a struggling economy and competing with giants likeContinue Reading
Long Sault – The second week of The Community Farmers’ Market saw new vendors in the front of the store. As always, Jambel Cuisine was there with Marc Dacosta handing out tastes of Jamaica, and Coffey’s Coffee was offering fresh roasted coffee, iced coffee and iced green ginger tea. VendorContinue Reading
IMPAIRED DRIVERS (South Glengarry) – On June 3, 2017 at approximately 10:54pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checks on Dundas Street, South Glengarry Township. A check of an adult male driver revealed that he was under the influenceContinue Reading
CHARGES LAID RELATING TO THEFT (North Dundas) – On May 21, 2017 at approximately 6:40pm, SD&G OPP officers conducted an investigation into a stolen dump trailer on County Road 13, North Dundas Township. On June 1st 2017 SD&G OPP Officers arrested a male in connection with theContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – In the olden days…way back in the 90’s, there were three main streams of revenue for newspapers. Subscriptions, where people paid for home delivery. Then there were classified ads, and finally advertising. All three were pillars that allowed media to cover the news as bestContinue Reading
Long Sault – A new Wednesday farmers’ market has just appeared on the landscape. The Community Farmers’ Market opened for the first time at the business that it is named after. The Community Market, located on old Post Road in Long Sault, has agreed to sponsor a farmers’ market inContinue Reading