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Action needed sooner than 2021

A busy Belleville intersection was the site of a rally during the noon hour today. The protest, which drew people from as far away as Southern Ontario, was to send a message to MPP Todd Smith that nee...

Amanda Smith Dec 27, 2019 Participants in the autism rally held at the corner of North Front Street and Bell Blvd. in Belleville on December 27, 2019. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

LOOK BACK: QHC continues to deal with capacity issues

You may be hard pressed to find anyone who feels positively about the health care system because of the increasing aging population and continued funding cuts. Quinte Health Care President Mary Clare ...

Amanda Smith Dec 26, 2019

LOOK BACK: Prince Edward County tackles election to-do list

Quinte News took a look back at the year that was 2019 in Prince Edward County. Mayor Steve Ferguson says it was a year with a number of accomplishments. He says they reestablished the environmental a...

Amanda Smith Dec 25, 2019

Christmas Eve fire on Bridge Street

A house fire this morning in Belleville isn't considered suspicious but remains under investigation according to the Belleville Fire Department. Firefighters from stations one and two responded to the...

Amanda Smith Dec 24, 2019

Email scam targeting Belleville residents

The City of Belleville is warning residents of an email scam that is making the rounds. The message informs residents they have an outstanding tax refund for overpayment and directs them to access a l...

Amanda Smith Dec 24, 2019 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Careless driving charge after a vehicle rollover

Lennox and Addington OPP are reminding people to be sober, be aware and be safe while driving this holiday. Officers charged a 45-year-old from Quebec on Monday night with careless driving after a sin...

Amanda Smith Dec 24, 2019

Altercation leads to trafficking charges

A Napanee woman is facing charges following an altercation late Friday night say police. Lennox and Addington Police responded to a disturbance just before midnight at a Napanee apartment building. Po...

Amanda Smith Dec 23, 2019 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

401 reopened following transport collision

The 401 westbound has reopened (1 p.m.) following a crash between two transports Sunday night. Around 8:30 p.m., emergency crews were called to one kilometre west of Wallbridge-Loyalist Road in the we...

Amanda Smith Dec 23, 2019

County seeking public input on Holding Court statue

Sir John A. Macdonald will forever be linked to Prince Edward County and municipal officials are asking for the public's input as to how they can best recognize the complex legacy that accompanies the...

Amanda Smith Dec 23, 2019 A photograph from the Abernethy studio depicting a wax maquette of the young Macdonald. The final work will be much more detailed and will include a replica of the prisoner’s dock and chair from the Picton courthouse. (Photo: David Warrick/submitted)

LOOK BACK: Centre Hastings made strides in 2019

Centre Hasting Mayor Tom Deline feels 2019 was a good year for the municipality. Deline spoke to Quinte News to reflect on this past year and says development really ramped up. Deline says he is very ...

Amanda Smith Dec 22, 2019