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Two new cases each in HPE and Northumberland on Thursday

There are two new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Hastings Prince Edward today, outpaced by four recoveries. The HPE Public Health Dashboard says one of the new cases is related to local spread an...

David Foot Mar 11, 2021

Three arrested after early morning drug bust in Trenton

Three people have been arrested after OPP executed a search warrant in Quinte West early Thursday morning. Polices raided a home on Kerr Crescent in Trenton, around 6:00 a.m. and found fentanyl, metha...

David Foot Mar 11, 2021 Police seized Fentanyl and methamphetamine during an early morning drug bust in Trenton, on March 11, 2021. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte West OPP)

One new case in HPE, no new cases in Northumberland on Wednesday

There is one new case of COVID-19 being reported in Hastings Prince Edward today, but the number of active cases remains unchanged at 14, after one person was listed as recovered. The new case was fou...

David Foot Mar 10, 2021

Sean Monteith resigns as Director of Education for HPEDSB

In a surprising move, the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board has announced the resignation of Director of Education Sean Monteith. Monteith, who has held various director of education positi...

David Foot Mar 10, 2021 Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Director of Education Sean Monteith. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Belleville Police Chief says he's always willing to hear residents concerns

Belleville's Police Chief says he wasn't ducking questions from members of the public when he and other panellists left the city's forum on mental health and policing Tuesday night. Speaking to Quinte...

David Foot Mar 10, 2021 Belleville Police Deputy Chief Mike Callaghan, January 31, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Two people injured after grease fire in Belleville

Two people were injured after a grease fire in Belleville on Tuesday evening. Belleville Firefighters responded to a home on Moira Street West just after 6:00 p.m., where they say flames had ignited a...

David Foot Mar 10, 2021

Mixed reviews on community forum on policing and mental health

Members of the public had a chance to learn about and give their input, on how local police handle addictions and mental health calls on Tuesday. But some people who took part in a community forum on ...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021 (Photo: Twitter / @BellevilleON)

Deputy Fire Chief says there is no rule prohibiting sleeping at Belleville's warming centre

Belleville's deputy fire chief is clarifying the rules around the city's warming centre, after a man died in the downtown core overnight last week, with reports saying he had refused to use the facili...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021 Outside of the City of Belleville Warming Centre, at the former Belleville Police Service Headquarters, on Dundas Street East. (Photo: Quinte News)

Another record month for home prices in the Quinte Region

There was another sharp jump in monthly home sales for February, compared to 2020. The Quinte and District Association of Realtors says 289 homes were sold last month, a 35% increase from the same mon...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021

Charge laid after transport blows a tire on Highway 401 in Quinte West

A transport truck driver has been charged after being seen driving along Highway 401 in Quinte West with a blown tire. OPP say debris from the the tire damaged at least two other vehicles and the truc...

David Foot Mar 09, 2021 OPP charged the driver of this transport truck, after one of its tires blew on Highway 401 in Quinte West, on March 9, 2021. (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_COMM_ER)