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RELEASE: H.J. McFarland Home updates visitors policy

H.J. McFarland Memorial Home has updated its policy and protocols to ensure the Home can continue to safely welcome visitors who support the health and emotional well-being of residents. The revised p...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020

Ellis announces $45,000 in funding to address food insecurity in Bay of Quinte

The Federal Government is continuing to address food insecurity by making a pair of investments to community organizations in the Quinte Region. MP Neil Ellis made a virtual funding announcement on We...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020 Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis makes a virtual funding announcement from the federal Local Food Infrastructure Fund, on September 9, 2020. (Photo: Zoom screen grab)

Loyalist College student tests positive for COVID-19

A Loyalist College student, who travelled to Canada to attend classes, has tested positive for COVID-19. The college put out a statement on social media Tuesday afternoon saying the student is not sho...

David Foot Sep 08, 2020 (Photo: Facebook)

Health Units report a COVID-19 death in Northumberland and spike in cases in HPE

Public health officials say a resident in Northumberland County who had COVID-19 has died, while Hastings Prince Edward saw a spike in confirmed cases over the weekend. A release from Haliburton Kawar...

David Foot Sep 08, 2020

Local rain leads to lifting of burn bans

The recent wet weather has led some local fire departments to lift their burn bans. The fire departments in Centre Hastings, Stirling-Rawdon and Tweed all lifted their burn bans today, while Bellevill...

David Foot Sep 08, 2020 (Photo: John Spitters / Quinte News)

Loyalist to host anti-racism web forum this week

Loyalist College is hosting a community-wide web forum this week with a goal of actively "removing systemic barriers and implementing direct change on campus and beyond". The forum will feature local ...

David Foot Sep 08, 2020 The main entrance to the Kente Building at Loyalist College in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Shorelines Casino Belleville set for September 28 reopening

After shutting its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, Shorelines Casino Belleville is preparing to reopen at the end of this month. A news release from Shorelines' parent company Great Ca...

David Foot Sep 08, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

K-9 Officer Bax ready to take a bite out of crime

The Belleville Police Service's newest officer is ready to sniff out suspects and take a bite of out crime. Bax, a two-year-old German Shepherd and his handler Constable Jesse McInroy, were introduced...

David Foot Sep 08, 2020 Belleville Police K-9 Officer Bax was officially introduced on September 8, 2020. The two year-old German Shepard, originally from Slovakia, has been with his handler Constable Jesse McInroy, since March. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Another big pot bust in Tyendinaga Township, eight arrests made

OPP have seized another 3,000 or so pot plants in Tyendinaga Township. A search warrant was executed on a Deseronto Road property earlier this week with investigators seizing close to $5,000 cash, alo...

David Foot Sep 04, 2020 An overhead view of an illegal cannabis farm, on Deseronto Road, which was raided by OPP on September 1, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / OPP)

Two local beaches unsafe for swimming this long weekend

Two local beaches are not safe for swimming this weekend due to high levels of bacteria. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health says beaches at Kingsford Conservation Area on the Salmon River and at Twe...

David Foot Sep 04, 2020