News

A major figure in the history of local politics has passed away… former Trenton Mayor Neil Robertson has passed away at the age of 91. Born and raised in Trenton, He was elected to the Trenton Separate School Board and later served as Councillor, eventually becoming Mayor of Trenton from 1982 to 1997.
The OPP are advising the public of a procession to be held today (Thursday) along the 401 for a Northumberland OPP officer who died while on duty on Monday Sergeant Brandon Malcolm died on Monday after his motorcycle crashed on the 401 near Burnham Street North in Cobourg on Monday afternoon around 5:30 pm. Provincial Police say the procession taking Malcolm to Oshawa will depart the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto and head east on Highway 401 around 1 pm. Anyone who wishes to show support can gather on one of the highway’s overpasses to pay their respects.
A Prince Edward County woman has pleaded guilty to additional charges in a long-running fraud case. Jennifer Simao, who was 44 at the time of her arrest in 2023, pleaded guilty during an appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville, to one count of fraud over $5000 and one count of attempting to obstruct justice. The new fraud charge is in relation to having stolen just over $70,000 from her mother, while the obstructing justice charge stems from having submitted falsified documents to the court. Simao fraudulently transferred funds out of her mother’s retirement savings, and convinced her mother to provide her with $52,000 to pay for supposed medical and legal fees, having shown her mother fake receipts for the supposed expenses. The court also determined that previous doctor’s notes provided to the court alleging that Simao was unable to attend court for medical reasons were falsified. Those notes were found to be written by AI. As part of the sentencing arguments, victim impact statements were heard from several of the people affected. The defence also sought a seven-day bail period to allow Simao to make arrangements with her family to handle care for her children while she serves her sentence. The presiding justice, Justice Robert Horton, rejected that request outright. After arguments, Justice Horton adjourned the court until a future date in order to consider the arguments presented. The matter is due back in court on June 15.
The region’s big fishing weekend is almost upon us. Walleye and pike season opens Friday at midnight and anglers will be out and about on the Bay of Quinte and elsewhere. And, for the first time ever, the Competitive Sport Fishing League will stage the Quinte Walleye Festival which replaces the Kiwanis Walleye World Derby. The Quinte Walleye World will be based out of Trenton’s Centennial Park as always and like Walleye World will offer prizes and is supporting organizations such as the Trenton Care and Share Food Bank and the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Sports

Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.

Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Brett Howden scored a short-handed goal at 5:28 of the second overtime Wednesday night to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth and put the Golden Knights one victory away from winning the first-round series.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken control of their series against the Toronto Raptors following a 125-120 win at Rocket Mortgage Arena… they lead the series 3-2