Rock For Relief 2 Tonight

Local musicians will do their part for Haiti when they Rock For Relief at the Empire Theatre tonight.

The concert… in support of the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief effort… starts at 8pm.

Acts include All You Need Is Love, The Remedy,C-J-B-Q’s own Freddy Vette, and many more.

Tickets are 35 dollars and are available through the Empire Theatre.

Hawks Fall To Raiders… Deseronto “Storms” past King

In other Junior Hockey action last night…

The Georgetown Raiders came into Trenton and doubled up the Golden Hawks 4-2.

Curits Reneaud and Joe Davies had the Trenton Goals… but a string of 3rd period penalties… including a number of misconducts would make the difference in the game.

The Hawks are in Milton tomorrow.

Elsewhere… the Deseronto Storm beat up on the King Wild 8 to 3.

Brad Clarke led the Storm attack with 2 goals and 3 assists.

The Storm finish up the home-and-home with the Wild in Nobleton tonight.

Dukes Snap Slump With “Spirited” Win

The Wellington Dukes were able to snap their five game losing streak last night with a 5-1 win over the Stouffville Spirit.

Dukes Captian Jeremy Franklin scored his 99th and 100th career goals in the victory.

Sean Rudy, Bulls Prospect Scott Simmonds, and Picton Native Mitch Rosborough roudned out the scoring for Wellington… who visit the Newmarket Hurricanes tomorrow.

Rich Virtanen made 31 saves in goal in just his 3rd start of the season for the Dukes.

Bulls Welcome Cousins Home

Belleville native Nick Cousins returns home for the first time tonight as the Soo Grey Hounds visit the Belleville Bulls.

The Bulls are looking to build on a 3-1 win in Peterborough Thursday night… as they hunt down the 8th and final playoff spot in the O-H-L East.

Game time is 7:05 at the Yardmen Arena… with a 6:50 broadcast time on C-J-B-Q.

KPR School Board Helping With Haiti Releif

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is doing it’s part to help those affected by the Haiti Earthquake.

School Liaison Judy Malfara says…as of yesterday… the Board’s schools and departments have raised over 56 thousand dollars to help the people of Haiti.

Some schools have completed their fund raising efforts… while many elementary and secondary students and staff will be continuing to participate in fund raising events.

The schools have decided to allocate the funds raised to various organizations including the Canadian Red Cross, Unicef, Free the Children, and Doctors Without Borders.

Support For The Homeless As Local Residents Sleep Out

Belleville’s Market Square is full of boxes, tarps, and blankets this morning as local residents finish the Third Annual “Sleep Out… So Others Can Sleep In”… run by the Canadian Mental Health Association.

The event… used to raise awareness for homelessness in the city… started at 7:00 last night… and wraps(ed) up at 7:00 this morning.

Quinte Broadcasting’s Scotty Lalonde was on hand to help keep everyone entertained.

The memorial arena was kept open throughout the night for participants to warm up if needed.

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Debit Card Fraudsters Strike Again in Quinte

Another debit card scam has hit the Quinte Region…..this time in the Trenton area.Several callers to our newsroom say they were victims of a compromised PIN number…but, fortunately for many…their banking institutions…quickly caught the transaction and stopped them. Hundreds of people weren’t so lucky. OPP Sergeant Kristine Rae says the scam involves debit cards from a number of banking institutions…and, in some cases the bank accounts were drained. A similar case occured at a Bell Boulevard business in Belleville last year.

Belleville Relief Flight Leaves for Haiti Monday

The “Flight of Hope” from Belleville heads to Haiti on Monday. Rick Langstaff of Belleville’s Desert Stream Church says he’ll be flying his Piper Aztec out of Tyendinaga to provide help to residents in the earthquake ravaged country. Dave Ward and Pastor Kevin Dowling will be accompanying Langstaff. They’re still not sure how long they’ll be staying in Haiti.

Three Charged in Belleville Drug Bust

Marijuana and Crack cocaine have been seized in a drug bust near the Belleville train station.  City Police officers, the Street Crime Unit and Emergency Response Team searched an apartment on Starling Street last evening. Besides the drugs,  with a street value of 58-hundred dollars, they also found cash and drug paraphernalia. A 61-year-old Belleville man, a 49-year-old City woman and a 20-year-old Richmond Hill woman were charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana and possesson of property obtained by crime. They will be in court for bail hearings today.