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Northumberland OPP release results of Thanksgiving traffic blitz

Northumberland OPP have released the results of last weekend's Thanksgiving long weekend traffic blitz. Officers patrolled highways and trails in the area, responding to 205 calls for service, running...

David Foot Oct 16, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

A three-car crash, public intoxication and condition breaches highlight BPS Thursday roundup

Belleville Police are highlighting three calls for service, out of the many that were received over the past 24 hours. The first of those was a call about a man breaching his release conditions on Gol...

David Foot Oct 16, 2020

Positive COVID-19 case reported at Belleville's Nicholson Catholic College

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is reporting a case of COVID-19 at a Belleville high school. According to the ALCDSB's COVID-19 information page, there is one active case at...

David Foot Oct 16, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

HKPR Health Unit says there is no outbreak at Warkworth Place, despite reports

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit is denying a report that there is an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at the Warkworth Place long-term care home. The health unit that oversees Northumberland...

David Foot Oct 15, 2020

Quinte Career Fair going virtual next month

The joint fall job fair between the cities of Belleville and Quinte West is going virtual due to the pandemic. The Quinte Career Fair is still going ahead on November 4, 2020 and job seekers will be a...

David Foot Oct 15, 2020 Mike Lawrence / CC

Plans for student housing in Downtown Belleville on hold

An idea to bring a Loyalist College residence to Downtown Belleville is being put on hold. Belleville's Economic and Destination Development Committee heard Thursday that a request for proposals has a...

David Foot Oct 15, 2020 Charleston's TheDigitel / CC

Input wanted on supporting retailers and restaurants through the pandemic

Belleville's Economic and Destination Development Committee is discussing how to support retail businesses through the pandemic, with many local shops forced to shut their doors due to the COVID-19 sh...

David Foot Oct 15, 2020 Belleville's Economic and Destination Development Committee meets virtually, on October 15, 2020. (Photo: Screen Grab / Zoom)

Little Bluff Conservation Area to stay closed until January

Quinte Conservation officials say the Little Bluff Conservation area in Prince Edward County will stay closed until at least January. The area was closed in August due to overcrowding, garbage dumping...

David Foot Oct 14, 2020 Little Bluff Conservation Area in Prince Edward County. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte Conservation)

GoFundMe set up to help family of fatal ATV crash victim

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help pay for funeral expenses and to support the family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed in an ATV accident over the Thanksgiving long weekend. Brock Beatty of Tw...

David Foot Oct 14, 2020 16 year-old Brock Beatty of Tweed died after an ATV crash on Thanksgiving long weekend 2020. (Photo: Submitted / GoFundMe.com)

Beer bottle returns boost fundraising for BGHF

The return of empty bottles to the Beer Store has continued to pay off for the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. Customers at both Belleville locations, along with stores in Tweed, Madoc, Marmor...

David Foot Oct 14, 2020 Representatives from local Beer Store outlets show off a cheque for $42,000 in donations to the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. (Photo: Submitted / BGHF)