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RELEASE: Paid parking returns in Picton July 1

Paid parking will be reinstituted in Picton as of July 1, 2020. Payment is required along streets in Picton's downtown core and in the Market Lane parking lot. A two-hour maximum for street parking is...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020

Dukes sign goaltender from Greater Kingston

The summer signings continue for the Wellington Dukes, as the Jr. A club fills a hole between the pipes. The Dukes have signed 2004-born goaltender Ethan Morrow, from the Greater Kingston Jr. Gaels. T...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020 The Wellington Dukes signed Kingston's Ethan Morrow to a player agreement for the 2020/21 season on June 30, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Wellington Dukes)

More arrests in connection to Project Renewal

Belleville Police arrested four people yesterday, in connection to Project Renewal, a joint-forces initiative into drug trafficking in the area. Three people were arrested for breaching release condit...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020 Oxycodone pills seized by Belleville Police, during an arrest as part of Project Renewal, on June 29, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Police Service)

424 Squadron crew rescue stranded hang glider pilot

Search and Rescue Technicians from 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton were called into action in southwestern Ontario yesterday. A Griffon helicopter and its crew responded to the Elmira area, where a hang g...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020 A search and rescue team from 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton helped to rescue a stranded hang glider pilot, near Elmira, Ontario, on June 29, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / OPP)

Charge laid after pickup truck hits tree in Brighton

A Brighton resident has been charged after a crash on Chapel Street on Saturday night. OPP, the Brighton Fire Department and Northumberland Paramedics responded to the single-vehicle crash, around 10:...

David Foot Jun 29, 2020

Driver charged in Friday 401 crash arrested again on Saturday

OPP say a man charged after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 401 on Friday morning, was also involved in another incident on Saturday. Quinte West officers were called to reports of an erratic dri...

David Foot Jun 29, 2020 (Submitted by the Quinte West Fire Department)

Quinte West Councillor issues apology for "unacceptable and hurtful comments"

A Quinte West Councillor is apologizing for a comment he made during an emotional debate about a local food truck on Monday night. JERKebago owners Saiqa Sheikh and Josh Blake were petitioning council...

David Foot Jun 24, 2020 Quinte West Councillor Fred Kuypers, on inauguration night at City Hall, on December 3, 2018. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville puts new rules on cooling centre amid COVID-19 pandemic

The City of Belleville is getting set to open the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre as a cooling centre on hot days, but some extra precautions are being put in place, to fall in line with pandemic-re...

David Foot Jun 24, 2020 The Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre in Belleville. (Photo: Submitted / City of Belleville)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Firefighters and hydro crews on scene at Rednersville Road

Traffic is blocked on Rednersville Road this afternoon after reports of a car hitting a hydro pole. Prince Edward County firefighters and Hydro One crews are on scene, but not much other information i...

David Foot Jun 23, 2020 Hydro crews work on the scene of a car vs hydro pole crash, on Rednersville Road in Prince Edward County, on June 23, 2020. (Photo: Submitted)

OPP seize lots of pot as part of ongoing investigation

OPP have seized a lot of pot as part of an investigation involving the Northumberland Peterborough Community Street Crime Unit. The ongoing investigation led to a traffic stop on the eastbound Highway...

David Foot Jun 23, 2020 Ontario Provincial Police seized 240 pounds of cannabis after a traffic stop on Highway 401, on June 22, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / OPP)