Tyendinaga Township Approves 2024 Budget
Tyendinaga Township Mayor Claire Kennelly said in February that a draft budget is not the final budget. Boy was he right. About three months ago, staff in the municipality released a draft budget for 2024, which proposed a 19.74 per cent tax increase. Council went to work and were able to knock the final number down t...
May 12, 2024
Former mayor honoured
The City of Belleville is pleased to announce that former mayor, Ross McDougall, has been awarded a Key to the City in honour of his commitment to Belleville. Ross McDougall served as mayor of the City of Belleville from 1994 to 2000. Prior to that, he served three terms as city councillor from 1980 to 1988. Ross is th...
May 11, 2024
Station Street closed
A stretch of Belleville's station street is closed to allow crews to replace damaged power poles. Station street between the intersections at Herchimer Ave. and Farley Ave. will be closed until about 1 in the afternoon. The intersections will remain open to allow motorists to detour around the closed section of road.
May 11, 2024
Beach water quality monitoring begins this month
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is preparing to begin reports on the quality of water at local beaches. The reports will begin on May 24. Beaches scheduled for testing will have water samples collected and lab-tested for bacteria, and notices will be posted if levels exceed safe provincial guidelines. Beaches that...
May 11, 2024
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Monsters beat Senators
The Cleveland Monsters defeated the Belleville Senators 3-1 on Friday night, ending the Senators' Calder Cup playoff run. Stephen Halliday scored for the Senators. The Monsters opened the game with an early first period goal before the Senators came back and evened it out before the end of the frame. Late in the second...
May 11, 2024
Drug bust in Napanee
The East Region Community Street Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police has executed a search warrant at a residence in Greater Napanee and charged a woman for drug trafficking. On May 9, 2024 at approximately 4:30 p.m., the search warrant was executed by members of the CSCU at a residence on Centre Street North i...
May 10, 2024
Belleville teen and father making hockey history
Quinte Red Devils graduate Maddox Dagenais could join his father in history. The 16-year-old, who attends Ecole Elementaire Catholique L'Envol in Trenton, has been ranked as the highest prospect for next months Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Draft (LHJMQ of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)). Dagenais is on the ice ...
May 10, 2024
Arrest in Belleville homicide
A 22-year-old man appeared for a bail hearing today in a Belleville courtroom following his arrest in connection to a homicide in the city last fall. On Thursday, members of the Belleville Police Service's Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Belleville Police Emergency Response Unit, K9 and Proje...
May 10, 2024
Huge donation funds new hospital scanner
Patients at the future Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital will be able to benefit from a new CT Scanner, due to a large donation from a pair of Picton residents. Norm Ritchie and Monique Postlewaite of Picton have donated $500,000 towards the purchase of the scanner. The donation was made as part of the Back the Bu...
May 10, 2024
Strong Kids Campaign shatters fundraising record
It was a record-setting YMCA Strong Kids campaign. At a celebration luncheon this week at The Local in Belleville, it was announced that the 2023 campaign raised a record-setting $257,000. Connie Reid of the YMCA tells Quinte News that Strong Kids Co-Chairs Patricia Guernsey and Ken Schmidt lead by example. "And k...
May 10, 2024