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Centennial Secondary student wins science fair poster contest

A Centennial Secondary School student has won the 2019 Quinte Regional Science and Technology Fair poster contest. Every year the fair holds the poster design contest with the winning poster sent out ...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018 Katarina Blind of Centennial Secondary School receives her prize for winning the Quinte Region Science and Technology Fair's annual poster contest. (Photo: Submitted / QRSTF)

Police lay pot charge after purchase on Tyendinaga Territory

A 26-year-old from Lansdowne has been charged under the provincial Cannabis Act, following a traffic stop in Tyendinaga Township this past Wednesday. OPP say they stopped the subject of a traffic comp...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018

Prince Edward OPP officer charged with assault

An OPP officer in Prince Edward County has been charged with two counts assault following an investigation into a domestic related incident recently. The Professional Standards Bureau says the officer...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018

UPDATE: Charges pending against transport driver after 401 crash near Odessa

OPP have released a bit of an update on yesterday's Highway 401 crash near Odessa that caused a full closure of the highway and major traffic backlogs. Traffic investigators say the crash happened at ...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018 Scott Davidson / CC

United Way's Giving Tuesday coming up next week

The United Way of Hastings-Prince Edward wants to follow up Black Friday by reminding you about the importance of giving to those who are the most vulnerable in our community this holiday season. Givi...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018

Cash and jewellery stolen during daytime break-ins

Police in Tweed are looking into a pair of daytime break-ins at homes in the village. The homes, on Katherine Street and Metcalfe Street, were entered sometime between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. yesterda...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018

Local chambers weigh in on provincial and federal fiscal updates

Local chambers of commerce say two recent announcements by the provincial and federal governments are proof their work is paying off. In a joint statement, representatives from the Belleville and Quin...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018 Michel Curi / CC

OPP: Festive RIDE campaign not just about booze

Provincial Police are kicking off the 2018 Festive RIDE Campaign with a reminder that, it's as much about catching drivers who are impaired by drugs, as those who are impaired by alcohol. OPP say they...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018

Picton Home Hardware donates $5,000 to Back The Build Campaign

A Picton business is continuing to "back the build" of a new hospital in Prince Edward County. The owners of Picton Home Hardware have donated $5,000 to the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foun...

David Foot Nov 23, 2018 Home Hardware owners, Adam and Chrissy Busscher present $5,000 to Hospital Foundation representatives on Thursday, November 22. (Photo: Submitted / PECMHF)

911 signs installed at Belleville dams

Quinte Conservation is teaming up with the Belleville Fire Department and the City of Belleville to increase safety around some of its water control structures. Twelve 911 address signs have been inst...

David Foot Nov 22, 2018 Deputy Fire Chief Paul Patry and Quinte Conservation CAO Brad McNevin stand by one of the 911 address signs that have been installed at six Belleville dams. (Photo: Submitted)