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Sentences handed out in separate assault cases

Man sentenced after assault on Belleville Riverfront Trail A Belleville man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail in connection with an assault on the city's Riverfront Trail in the summer. Denny Turc...

David Foot Oct 29, 2019 (File photo: Amanda Smith / Quinte News)

Quinte West OPP lay shoplifting charges

Two people have been arrested in connection with separate shoplifting incidents in Quinte West recently. Both happened at businesses on Dundas Street East. The first was last Friday, when officers wer...

David Foot Oct 29, 2019

Gas leak closes section of road in Picton

A natural gas leak has caused some problems for drivers in Picton today. The leak was reported by The County around 8:30 this morning, after a gas line was ruptured on Talbot Street in Picton. The roa...

David Foot Oct 28, 2019

Window smashed at downtown Belleville business

The owners of a downtown Belleville cafe say they are open as usual today after someone vandalized their building overnight. On its Facebook page, the owners of Sans Souci say someone smashed a front ...

David Foot Oct 28, 2019 The window of Sans Souci in Downtown Belleville was smashed on the evening of October 27, 2019. (Photo: Facebook / Cafe Sans Souci)

Belleville's winter parking rules go into effect this weekend

Municipalities in the area are getting set to implement parking restrictions for winter. In Belleville starting Saturday, motorists who park their vehicles on the road between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. ...

David Foot Oct 28, 2019 James Lee / CC

Sentence handed down in historical sex assault case

A Bowmanville man with ties to Prince Edward County has been sentenced and will spend time in jail in connection to various historical, sex-related charges. Michael Vanginhoven was arrested in Decembe...

David Foot Oct 28, 2019 (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Lawn mower and more stolen from home in Quinte West

Quinte West OPP are looking into the theft of some motorized equipment from a home in the city. Police were called to the address on Old Highway 2, where they were told that sometime between August 13...

David Foot Oct 25, 2019

On-demand bus service earns national recognition

Belleville Transit's on-demand bus service is getting some national recognition. The service and its developer Pantonium Inc., will be receiving the Canadian Urban Transit Association's Innovation in ...

David Foot Oct 25, 2019

Crash near Quinte Mall

There was a crash in a busy part of Belleville this morning. Emergency crews were called to Bell Boulevard, near Quinte Mall just before 10:00 a.m., to reports of a two-vehicle collision. Photos from ...

David Foot Oct 25, 2019 (Photo: Twitter / @QuinteDispatch)

$10,000 donation to Hospice Quinte

Hospice Quinte's Heart and Home Building Campaign has received a boost from a local insurance company. Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance has gifted $10,000 towards the campaign's 2019 goal of $9.5 millio...

David Foot Oct 25, 2019 (L-R) Heart & Home Building Campaign Chair John Williams, Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Board Member Steve Raymond, Hospice Quinte Executive Director Jennifer May-Anderson, Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance President Jeff Howell, Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Board Member Harry Scanlon. (Photo: Submitted / Hospice Quinte)