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UPDATE: Cause of Shannonville Road fire still under investigation

The fire chief in Tyendinaga Township says an investigation into a fire that destroyed a home on Shannonville Road Wednesday afternoon is still ongoing. Fire Chief James Oliver tells Quinte News they'...

David Foot Nov 08, 2018 Flames can be seen coming from a house on Shannonville Road, on November 7, 2018. (Photo: Submitted / Gail Stanley)

Deline: FairTradeWorks project in Madoc to move forward, with conditions

While Marmora and Lake Council recently shot down a zoning request for a new apartment building, another nearby municipality says the process with the same company is moving forward there. Centre Hast...

David Foot Nov 08, 2018 Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline at a meeting of Hastings County Council. (File photo: Mary Thomas / Quinte News)

United Way dedicates red oak to Maurice Rollins

The United Way of Hastings Prince Edward is once again honouring one of its biggest contributors. A red oak tree in Jane Forrester Park has been dedicated to Maurice Rollins, who has contributed more ...

David Foot Nov 08, 2018 Maurice Rollins helps to plant a red oak tree in Belleville's Jane Forrester Park, on November 8, 2018. The tree has been dedicated to honour 10 years of his United Way Leadership Challenge. (Photo: Tim Durkin / Quinte News)

Arrest made in Quinte West poppy box theft

A Quinte West man has been arrested for allegedly stealing donation boxes from a downtown business. Police were told last week that on October 29 around 11:00 a.m., a man was caught on camera stealing...

David Foot Nov 08, 2018

OPP report spike in wrong way drivers on provincial roads

OPP say too many people have been driving the wrong way on provincial roads over the last month. Between October 5 and November 5, officers responded to 25 reports of wrong way drivers, with a crash h...

David Foot Nov 07, 2018

Local flavour in OJHL monthly awards

There is some local flavour to the Ontario Junior Hockey League's monthly awards. Wellington Dukes' forward Andrew Rinaldi was named KEWL South-East Conference Player of the Month after registering 17...

David Foot Nov 07, 2018

Ford makes military family hotline announcement at CFB Trenton

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is looking to make life easier for armed forces members and their families as it begins consultations on a new military family hotline. The hotline would ...

David Foot Nov 07, 2018 Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement about a new hotline for military families, at CFB Trenton's National Air Force Museum of Canada, on November 7, 2018. Bay of Quinte MPP and Government House Leader Todd Smith stands behind. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Two car crash on Old Highway 2

There was a brief traffic disruption on Old Highway 2 earlier this afternoon. Reports of a two-vehicle crash at 5285 Old Highway 2, just inside the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory boundary, came in just b...

David Foot Nov 06, 2018 Members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Fire Department respond to a two-car crash on Old Highway 2, on November 6, 2018. (Photo: Submitted)

Child sex offence charges laid against Oshawa man

Northumberland OPP have laid child sex offence charges against an Oshawa man. The charges, which include two counts each of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual interference and invitation to s...

David Foot Nov 06, 2018

Belleville issues October 2018 building report

The City of Belleville's October building permit value is down compared to the same month last year. Seventy permits worth more than $6.7 million were issued last month, compared to a value of more th...

David Foot Nov 06, 2018