Drug trafficking charges laid in Napanee
Lennox and Addington OPP have laid drug trafficking charges after seizing drugs at a Greater Napanee home. On Wednesday, the Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a home on Meadow Lane. Drugs were seized, including suspected cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and benzodiazepine tablets. Paraphernalia associa...
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Police Service wants a bigger slice of ticket pie
Discussions continue between the Belleville Police Service and Hastings County on sharing the revenue coming from police issuing speeding and tickets for other offenses. Thursday Police Services Board member Jim O'Brien wondered about 2023 figures showing revenue from citations was about $53,000 less than the police se...
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Acting Chief certain city getting great value
The City of Belleville is getting "great value for money" when it comes to police service. So says the city's Acting Chief of Police Chris Barry. Barry was responding to Monday's decision by council to not go ahead and spend between $125,000 and $225,000 on a consultant to do a value for money study. "We...
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Deputies appointed
The Belleville Police Services Board recently appointed former Deputy Chief Chris Barry as Acting Chief to replace the retired Mike Callaghan and Thursday it appointed two inspectors to share the Acting Deputy Chief's duties. Inspector Sheri Meeks and Inspector Rene Aubertin will rotate as deputies every six weeks.
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Police Auxiliary Sergeant retires after 17 years of service
The Belleville Police Services Board recognized a longtime member of its Auxiliary Unit at its meeting Thursday. Auxiliary Sergeant Paul Robichaud finished with the unit on May 1, serving for over 17 years. Acting Chief of Police Chris Barry said Sgt. Robichaud has volunteered over 2,500 hours to the service since 2009...
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Strong Kids raises over $250,000
The Belleville YMCA has announced the Strong Kids campaign has raised $257,000, beating their fundraising goal. The YMCA Strong Kids campaign is an annual fundraising campaign, focused on raising much-needed funds to support children, youth and families in our community by giving them the opportunity to participate in ...
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New accessibility equipment installed at Wellington Rotary Beach
Installation of new accessibility equipment at Wellington Rotary Beach has been completed. Wellington Rotary Club and Prince Edward County announced the completed installation on Thursday. The improvements include a Mobi-mat, a mat that rests on top of the sand and stretches all the way down to the water providing easy...
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Wilson Heading to Waterloo
A graduate of the Trenton Golden Hawks has made his commitment for post-secondary, which will include more hockey. Owen Wilson has signed on to play next year for the Waterloo Warriors. The 6'4" rear guard finished the season with 48 points, adding another seven through 20 games in the post-season.
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Red Devils Grad An OHL Champion
A graduate of the Quinte Red Devils has won an OHL title. Jared Wooley and the London Knights booked their ticket to the Memorial Cup, following a 7-1 win over the Oshawa Generals Wednesday night It was a four-game series sweep of the OHL finals. Madoc's Ben Danford was with the Oshawa Generals club that made it to the...
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Local students competing in first-ever Minds in Motion STEM Challenge
Grade seven and eight students from Hastings Prince Edward District School Board are participating in a robot-building competition at Loyalist College later this month. The first Minds in Motion HPE STEM Challenge happens Tuesday, May 21. For the past two months, student teams have been participating in Developer Chall...
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