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Broadband, recovering from COVID on PEC Mayor's mind heading into AMO conference

Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson is hoping to gain some insight on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and what communities do next at this year's Association of Municipalities Conference. F...

Alana Cameron Aug 14, 2021 Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson (Photo: Quinte News)

Vandalism concerns for Quinte Conservation

Quinte Conservation is concerned about vandalism and property damage at some of its public green spaces including Macaulay Mountain. Conservation officials say there have been the usual incidents of g...

Alana Cameron Aug 13, 2021

Heart & Home Campaign receives gift from local company

Hospice Quinte says the latest gift to its Heart and Home Building Campaign is literally paving the way for hospice palliative care in the region. Fitzgibbon Construction Ltd. donated their time and t...

Alana Cameron Aug 13, 2021 Hospice Quinte Executive Director, Jennifer May-Anderson (6th from left), is joined by Fitzgibbon Construction Ltd. President, Greg Demille (3rd from the left), and his hard working crew outside at the future Hospice Quinte Care Centre Front view, looking west, of the newly paved driveway & parking lot donated by Fitzgibbon Construction Ltd. at the future Hospice Quinte Care Centre

Seven new cases, 69 per cent now fully vaccinated

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported seven new cases of COVID-19 Friday with one case being a fully vaccinated individual. Two of the cases are partially vaccinated with the other four being ...

Alana Cameron Aug 13, 2021

MTO seeking public input on improving transportation

The provincial government is looking for feedback on how to improve transportation in Eastern Ontario. The province has launched an online survey to gather input with results to be used to help develo...

Alana Cameron Aug 12, 2021

Lottery win for Belleville woman

A Belleville woman is $50,000 richer after scratching a winning lottery ticket. Margaret Truesdell won the top prize playing OLG's Instant Bingo. The winning ticket could have been someone else's - th...

Alana Cameron Aug 12, 2021 Margaret Truesdell of Belleville won $50,000 playing Instant Bingo. (Photo: submitted/OLG)

Federal Conservative candidates prepped for election call

Local candidates for the federal Conservative Party are ready to go. During Conservative leader Erin O'Toole's campaign-style stop in Belleville Monday, Bay of Quinte candidate Ryan Williams told Quin...

Alana Cameron Aug 10, 2021 Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Hastings Lennox and Addington candidate Shelby Kramp-Neuman pose for photos at O'Toole's stop in Belleville, August 9, 2021. (Photo: Quinte News/Alana Cameron)

Province providing more support for children with special needs

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Merrilee Fullerton joined Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith Tuesday morning at the Quinte Children's Treatment Centre in Belleville to announce the provi...

Alana Cameron Aug 10, 2021 Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Merrilee Fullerton at the Quinte Children's Treatement Centre in Belleville, August 9,2021 to announce the province is investing $240 million to expand supports for children and youth with special needs. Pictured L-R: QHC President and CEO Stacey Daub; Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith; Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Merrilee Fullerton; Jennifer Churchill, CEO, Empowered Kids Ontario. (Photo: Quinte News/Alana Cameron)

Governments investing more money into rural high speed internet

Hastings Lennox and Addington MPP Darryl Kramp welcomes news that the Ontario and federal governments are investing over $362 million to bring high-speed internet to another 90,000 rural households in...

Alana Cameron Aug 09, 2021 Alan Levine / CC

Federal, provincial governments providing cash to help farmers

NEWS RELEASE Ontario Supporting Economic Recovery of Farmers Among the more than 600 projects are 23 in Northumberland-Peterborough South NEWS August 9, 2021 PORT HOPE, ON - The Governments of Ontario...

Alana Cameron Aug 09, 2021 Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini. (Photo: Facebook)