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Quarantine Q&A: Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan

April 17 marks the end of Loyalist College's 2020 winter semester, but things have been quite different for students since classes were moved online five weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Quinte...

David Foot Apr 17, 2020

Belleville YMCA to open as emergency isolation shelter for vulnerable residents

The Belleville branch of the YMCA is opening its doors to help house some of the area's most vulnerable residents, if they need to be isolated because of COVID-19. The Y will be used as an emergency s...

David Foot Apr 17, 2020

Belleville Library staff helping with face shields for frontline workers

A decision to start creating a tech hub at the Belleville Public Library is paying off in a different way. The library has been expanding its technology over the past couple of years and invested in a...

David Foot Apr 17, 2020 Protective face shield parts that are being printed by staff at the Belleville Public Library. (Photo: Facebook / Belleville Public Library)

One more new COVID-19 case in Hastings Prince Edward, one less in Northumberland

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting one more new case of COVID-19 in the area. The 28th confirmed case is related to travel. The number of presumptive cases is also down again, from 252 ...

David Foot Apr 17, 2020

Belleville Downtown District launches online marketplace for main street businesses

Businesses in Downtown Belleville are going online to try and generate some revenue during the COVID-19 crisis. The Belleville Downtown District has launched the Downtown District Marketplace, a speci...

David Foot Apr 17, 2020 (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Downtown District BIA)

Quarantine Q&A: HPE Medical Officer of Health Dr. Piotr Oglaza

People across the Quinte Region and beyond continue to have questions about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. How is it impacting our area? What else can we do to stop the spread? Who are the most vulner...

David Foot Apr 16, 2020 Hastings Prince Edward Medical Officer of Health Dr. Piotr Oglaza, February 5, 2020 (Photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Belleville Police release new traffic tip email

The Belleville Police Service has created a new email for you to report traffic tips and suggestions to officers. The new email traffic@police.belleville.on.ca can be used for residents to pass along ...

David Foot Apr 16, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Gignac: No Belleville Police officers or staff have been infected by COVID-19

Belleville's police chief says he's proud of the way the police force has handled the COVID-19 pandemic in the city. Chief Ron Gignac told the Police Services Board on Thursday that none of his office...

David Foot Apr 16, 2020

Belleville Police Board approves 2020 budget, despite forced increases

The Belleville Police Services Board has passed the 2020 budget with an increase of 6.3%. Due to ongoing social and physical distancing restrictions, Thursday morning's regular meeting was held via a ...

David Foot Apr 16, 2020 Belleville Police Chief Ron Gignac listens to a presentation, during the Police Services Board Meeting at Belleville City Hall, on July 17, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Oglaza: Hastings Prince Edward is handling COVID-19 well

The medical officer of health for Hastings Prince Edward says the community is doing a good job controlling COVID-19 compared to other parts of the province. Dr. Piotr Oglaza spoke to Quinte News Thur...

David Foot Apr 16, 2020