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One more probable COVID-19 case locally, five confirmed cases currently active

There is one more probable case of COVID-19 in Hastings and Prince Edward today, but again, no new confirmed cases. There have now been 185 probable cases of the virus reported, with 43 confirmed and ...

David Foot Jun 05, 2020

RELEASE: Quinte West Library resumes home delivery service

The Quinte West Public Library is excited to announce that home delivery service will resume Monday, June 8, 2020. This service is for community members who live in retirement and nursing homes, or wh...

David Foot Jun 05, 2020 Jay Cross / CC

Bay of Quinte Pride Chair fires back at Sloan for conversion therapy comments

The chairperson of Bay of Quinte Pride is firing back at a local MP for his recent comments about conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan's comments this week ...

David Foot Jun 05, 2020 Bay of Quinte Pride Chair John-Ross Parks stands beneath the Pride flag, outside of the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre in Belleville, on June 5, 2020. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Flag raised to mark Pride Month in Belleville and Bay of Quinte

A ceremony was held in Belleville Friday to mark the start of Pride Month in the Quinte Region, but the chair of Bay of Quinte Pride says some of the focus needs to be put elsewhere. Given everything ...

David Foot Jun 05, 2020 The Pride flag flies outside of the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre in Belleville, on June 5, 2020. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

OPP identify victim of fatal Foxboro-Stirling Road crash

Quinte West OPP have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Foxboro-Stirling Road last night. Emergency crews responded to the scene, near Fish and Game Club Road around 11:30 p.m., where two cars ...

David Foot Jun 04, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Napanee drug bust leads to three arrests

Three people have been arrested by Lennox and Addington OPP, following a search of an apartment in Napanee and a traffic stop, this past Tuesday. Officers searched a Dundas Street East apartment and f...

David Foot Jun 03, 2020 Lennox and Addington OPP seized various drugs during a search warrant execution, at an apartment on Dundas Street East in Napanee, on June 2, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / L&A OPP)

BPS responds to officer's offensive Facebook post

The Belleville Police Service is responding to a pair of controversial Facebook posts, involving one of its officers, which are making the rounds across social media. The posts, which appear to have b...

David Foot Jun 03, 2020

G-Hawks extend Goulet through 2020/21 season

The Trenton Golden Hawks are sticking with their bench boss. The team announced a one-year contract extension for head coach and general manager Peter Goulet today. He took over the job in 2019/20 and...

David Foot Jun 01, 2020 (Photo: Amy Deroche / OJHL Images)

B-Sens defender headed to Europe for 2020/21 season

The Belleville Senators have lost a veteran defenceman to Europe for the new American Hockey League season, whenever it does start. Frank Corrado has signed with MODO of the Swedish Elite League. The ...

David Foot Jun 01, 2020 Belleville Senators defenceman Frank Corrado. (Photo: Jason Scourse / Belleville Senators)

Hastings Federation of Agriculture launches new mental health support program for farmers

While conversations about mental health are quite prominent these days the Hastings Federation of Agriculture is looking to increase that discussion around its members and farmers in general. The HFA ...

David Foot Jun 01, 2020 (Photo: John Spitters / Quinte News)