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OPP tout successful joint commercial vehicle safety blitz

A commercial vehicle safety campaign in the Lennox and Addington coverage area resulted in almost half of the vehicles checked being taken out of service. The blitz last Thursday involved members of t...

David Foot Jul 31, 2019

OPP quickly track down stolen truck in Napanee

Lennox and Addington OPP officers were able to quickly track down a stolen vehicle this morning. The stolen pickup truck was reported northbound on County Road 8, north of Highway 33, around 7:20 a.m....

David Foot Jul 31, 2019 Michael / CC

Partial burn ban issued in Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County is issuing a partial burn ban due to high winds. That means burning is restricted to a container with a screened top, or a small camp fire and as always, a permit is required for ...

David Foot Jul 30, 2019

Two men wanted in PEC break-in

Provincial Police are looking into an attempted break-in on Saturday afternoon that prompted a significant police response. Eleven OPP units from Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington, the Emergency Res...

David Foot Jul 30, 2019

Quinte West launches industrial tax incentive program

The City of Quinte West is launching a new industrial incentive program, the first of its kind in Eastern Ontario, to try and attract new business to the city. The Industrial Community Improvement Pla...

David Foot Jul 30, 2019 (Photo: File / Quinte News)

Belleville backs Bovay as new Chief Administrative Officer

A longtime City of Belleville employee has been promoted to the municipality's top staff job. Mayor Mitch Panciuk announced on Tuesday that Rod Bovay, who has been the interim CAO since Rick Kester an...

David Foot Jul 30, 2019 Longtime City of Belleville employee Rod Bovay was named the city's new Chief Administrative Officer, on July 30, 2019. (Photo: Submitted / City of Belleville)

Foxboro couple scores second lotto win

A Foxboro couple seems to be luckier than most as they've picked up a second significant lotto win. After winning $25,000 on an instant ticket a few years back, Kim and Rickey Raymo cashed in a prize ...

David Foot Jul 29, 2019 Kim and Rickey Raymo cashed in a prize of more than $120,900 in the July 3 Lotto 649 draw. (Photo: Submitted / OLG)

Federal and provincial governments team up on local infrastructure projects

Three area municipalities will split $3.8 million in upper-level government funding towards some important infrastructure projects. Tyendinaga Township will be putting in a roundabout at Belleville Ro...

David Foot Jul 29, 2019 Municipal leaders and staff from Tyendinaga Township, Tweed and Stone Mills Township pose with local MP Mike Bossio and MPP Daryl Kramp, at a funding anncouncement, on July 29, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

PHOTOS: Fire at former Trudeau Motors believed to be suspicious

Belleville firefighters made quick work of a fire at an abandoned building this (Friday) afternoon. Reports of smoke coming from the former Trudeau Motors building came from a passerby just before 5:0...

David Foot Jul 26, 2019 Belleville Police block off a section of Station Street, in front of the former Trudeau Motors, as firefighters deal with a blaze, on July 26, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Lightning strike blamed for Quinte West grass fire

A lightning strike Thursday is being blamed for a grass fire in Quinte West Friday afternoon. Quinte West Firefighters responded to a farm on the north side of Frankford Road, between Flyboy Road and ...

David Foot Jul 26, 2019