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Lowe’s Kingston confirms positive COVID-19 case among staff

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 case, Gardiners Road, Kingston, Lowe's, Lowes Canada, paid quarantine, pandemic, risk of transmission, staff member, staff members tested positive, west end

The Lowe’s location in Kingston’s west end is urging recent customers to monitor their symptoms after confirming that a staff

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Kingston Police request assistance to identify break and enter suspect

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments apartment complex, BMX, break and enter, central Kingston, downtown, Kingston, Kingston Police, male suspect, multiple break-ins, public assistance requested, storage units, west end

Kingston Police have released three photos and are asking for public assistance in identifying a male suspected of multiple break

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Update – Arrested: Kingston Police seek to identify suspected porch pirate

November 17, 2020November 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, charged, identified, identify suspect, Kingston, Kingston Police, male suspect, package thefts, porch pirates, porch thefts, public assistance requested, west end

Update (Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020): The suspect involved in the west-end porch thefts during the first week of November has

Community Crime News

Kingston midwife offers reward for stolen medical equipment

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments birthing instruments, Community Midwives Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Police, Lakeshore Boulevard, light brown backpack, Mountain Equipment Co-Op (MEC, Reddendale area, return of stolen items, reward, stolen medical equipment, stolen midwife equipment, suction machine, Susana Hubbard, suture insturments, trailhead head lamps, west end

A local midwife is offering a reward for the return of medical equipment that was stolen from her garage last

Business Community News

B’s Bike Bites: An innovative business model with a bit of nostalgia

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Aaron Visser, Amber Potter, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bailey DiGenova, Bs Bike Bites, business, business plan, buy local, County Bounty soda, Dickie Dee, freezies, Frontenac Secondary School, ice cream, ice cream cart, Kingston, learning disorders, Loon Kombucha, mobile ice cream and beverage business, new business, non-verbal, nostalgia, overcoming obstacles, School to Community, summer employment, west end

There are times when it seems things happen for a reason – that all the factors in a project somehow

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Kingston man arrested for impaired driving over three times legal limit

August 20, 2020August 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments arrested, Bath Road, charged, Collins Bay Road, erratic driving, impaired driving, Kingston, over three times the legal limit of alcohol, police, Queen Mary Road, Sir John A Macdonald Boulevard, west end

Police arrested a young man yesterday in Kingston’s west end after his erratic driving raised suspicions of those nearby. At

Missing Person News

Kingston Police seek public help in locating missing man

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Chevrolet Silverado, Denis Fleming, Dennis Flemming, fishing boat, Kingston, Kingston Police, missing man, Napanee, west end

Kingston Police have released the above photo and are asking for public assistance to locate a missing man. Dennis Fleming,

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Police seek public assistance to identify prowler in Kingston’s west end

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments identifying suspect, Kingston, Kingston Police, male prowler, multiple reports, naked man, patio doors, prowler, public assistance, red light, suspicious activity, suspicious male, west end

Kingston Police are asking for assistance from the public in identifying a male who has been involved in prowling incidents

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Kingston man arrested after violent attack on girlfriend

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, assault, bit in arm, charged, domestic assault, domestic violence, kicked in chest, Kingston, punched in the heaf, slammed into wall, west end

A local man has been arrested and charged after an argument with his girlfriend became physical and he continually assaulted

Man arrested for impaired driving after collision with hydro box

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments alcohol, arrested, charged, hydro box, impaired driving, Kingston, Kingston Police, male driver, power outage, west end, Woodhaven Drive

Kingston police have arrested a man after a collision in the city’s west end resulted in a short power outage

Food & Drink News Take Out

Jiffy Grill to close one of its three locations

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Chris Morris 1 Comment closing, Farida Hussain, Jiffy Grill, Kingston, Kingston Centre, Mohamed Hussain, mother's day, Odessa, restaurant, west end

For over 28 years, Farida Hussain has owned The Jiffy Grill, a popular diner at the Kingston Centre. This coming

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Kingston Police seek public assistance to identify west-end prowlers

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments backyard, bike theft, identify suspects, Kingston, Kingston Police, nighttime prowling, prowling, public assistance requested, Roosevelt Drive, suspects, theft, west end

Kingston Police have released the above photos and are asking for public assistance in identifying two suspects from a nighttime

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