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Slight increase in active cases

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties increased slightly Thursday. With four new cases reported by HPE Public Health and only two recoveries, the number of acti...

Alana Cameron Aug 26, 2021

More child care spaces in Brighton

A child care centre is being added to Brighton Public School. The provincial government has approved the $1.2 million investment for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board as part of its plan t...

Alana Cameron Aug 26, 2021 Left to right: Councillor Ron Anderson Warden Bob Crate Mayor Brian Ostrander Trustee Cyndi Dickson Diane Lloyd, Chairperson of the Board, KPRDSB MPP David Piccini Superintendent John Ford Principal Andrea Hunt-Schmoll Lesley Patterson, County’s Early Years Service Manager Brandi Hall, Acting Executive Director, Child Care Centre (Photo: supplied/Office of David Piccini)

Vaccination status process, ventilation work, return to sports, all part of school board's plan

Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Director of Education Katherine MacIver is elaborating on the board's Return to Learning Plan. MacIver tells Quinte News the plan that was released las...

Alana Cameron Aug 24, 2021 Katherine MacIver. (Photo: submitted)

$50K donation to Hospice Quinte Campaign

Another local business has made a generous donation to Hospice Quinte's Heart & Home Building Campaign. West City Honda recently donated $50,000 in support of the new Hospice Quinte Care Centre. H...

Alana Cameron Aug 24, 2021 Hospice Quinte Executive Director, Jennifer May-Anderson (3rd from left) and West City Honda President, Greg Sudds (4th from left) are joined by West City Honda staff in celebration of a $50K contribution to the Heart & Home Building Campaign. (Photo: supplied/Hospice Quinte)

Foxboro area youth raising money for good cause

A group of youngsters in the Foxboro area is not letting the heat get to them. They set up a lemonade stand on Old Madoc Road Tuesday with a plan to donate all the proceeds to charity. Twelve-year-old...

Alana Cameron Aug 24, 2021 Lilah & Trip Harvey, Nash Langdon, Seth Martin, Grayson, Peyton and Sawyer Davidson at their lemonade stand on Old Madoc Road, August 24, 2021. They are donating all proceeds to the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward

Several city parks getting upgrades

Enhancements to several Belleville City Parks and Green Spaces are underway. Earlier this summer, the city received more than $1 million in federal and provincial funding for improvements to co...

Alana Cameron Aug 24, 2021 Bruce Faulds Track in Belleville's Mary Anne Sills Park.(Photo: Quinte News)

Belleville Police adding extra officer to patrol downtown

With safety in the downtown becoming a growing concern, Belleville city council is providing money for a dedicated police officer to be on regular patrol in the area while acknowledging it is only a s...

Alana Cameron Aug 24, 2021 Belleville Police Chief Mike Callaghan addresses City Council at a special meeting, August 24, 2021.

NOTICE: Emergency sanitary sewer repairs in Picton

NOTICE: Emergency sanitary sewer repairs Church Street / Union Street (Picton) Aug. 24 Emergency sanitary sewer repairs are scheduled for Tuesday, August 24 at the intersection of Church Street and Un...

Alana Cameron Aug 23, 2021

Early afternoon explosion, fire in downtown Bancroft

About 20 people were evacuated from downtown Bancroft early Monday afternoon following a reported explosion and fire on Station Street. Global News reports Bancroft fire crews responded to a fire at a...

Alana Cameron Aug 23, 2021 Emergency crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex on Station Street in Bancroft, August 23,2021. (Photo: Twitter/OPP)

GOVAXX stopping in Belleville

The province's Ministry of Health is bringing its GOVAXX bus to Belleville. The mobile vaccine bus will be at JBS Foods on Jamieson Bone Road tomorrow (Tuesday August 24) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. First a...

Alana Cameron Aug 23, 2021