Full weekend closure of Skyway Bridge
If you were planning on crossing the Quinte Skyway Bridge linking Deseronto-Tyendinaga with Prince Edward County over the weekend you will have to make other plans. As part of the ongoing reconstruction of the bridge it will be closed to traffic starting at 6 a.m. Saturday (May 11) and won't be reopened to traffic unti...
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Former Belleville mayor Shirley Langer passes away
The City of Belleville has announced that former mayor Shirley Langer has passed away. Langer served as mayor of Belleville from 1991 to 1994 and was known for being a strong advocate for environmentalism. She was also known for focusing on issues of development as well as supporting the arts. In 2022, the Shirley Lang...
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Opioid alert issued
The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has issued an opioid overdose alert for Northumberland County. Health unit officials say there's been a notable increase in suspected opioid drug poisonings recently. The suspected substance is described as light yellow to light green in colour, highly potent, and...
May 09, 2024
Luring, impaired driving, warrant arrest
Belleville police responded to 76 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on May 8, 2024 to 5 a.m. on May 9, 2024. Child Luring investigation leads to charges On May 7, 2024 as a result of a child luring investigation conducted by Belleville Police Service's Criminal Investigation Division, a 31-year-old ma...
May 09, 2024
Suspects wanted in Belleville graffiti splurge
The Belleville Police Service is asking for the public's help in locating two people suspected of causing thousands of dollars in vandalism damage in the Downtown District. Police say two persons left a business on the north end of Front Street at about one o'clock in the morning on April 28 and then wrote graffiti on ...
May 09, 2024
B-Sens dropped in double OT by Monsters
The Belleville Senators played the longest game in their history Wednesday night, however, it didn't end the way they wanted. Owen Silinger scored at 4:41 of the second overtime to lift the Cleveland Monsters over the B-Sens 3-2 and into a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five AHL North Division semi-final. Both of Cleveland's ...
May 09, 2024
Party to provide good food in schools
Every single day, local students arrive to school hungry. Students are arriving hungry for a variety of reasons - food insecurity, rushed mornings, long bus rides, etc. Regardless of the reason, the goal at The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation is to ensure that children and youth in Hastings and Prince Ed...
May 09, 2024
Community contest returns
McDougall Insurance and Financial is again offering charities, non-profits or community projects a chance to win a cash prize. Now in its 11th year the McDougall Community Contest offers $10,000 to be split between three organizations or projects. All that's required is an up-to-two minute video describing the organiza...
May 09, 2024
Man arrested in historical sex offence case
Northumberland OPP has charged a 75-year-old man in a historical sex offence investigation in Trent Hills. An alleged victim told police in February about an incident that occurred between 1972 and 1975 at a group home. It's alleged the victim was under the care of the accused. After investigation, Allan Kerr of Trent ...
May 09, 2024
Development freeze continues on designated shore lands
Council for the County of Prince Edward has extended the Interim Control By-law No. 102-2023, which prohibits new development in areas where the Shore Land designation in the Official Plan overlaps with natural heritage features. The extension, which continues until May 22, 2025, gives municipal staff more time to revi...
May 09, 2024