Author Archives: Mary Thomas

A transport truck making its way along Second Dug Hill Road in Quinte West Wednesday afternoon hit a bridge tearing its roof off. The accident occurred just after 2 p.m. A garbage collector in the vic...

The outgoing warden of Hastings County says the county has become more unified and "stronger" during his nearly five years in office. Warden Rick Phillips, who officially bid farewell to county counci...

Hastings County is joining other municipalities across Ontario in questioning a proposal by the province to change the role of firefighters at medical emergencies. The provincial government has put ou...

Plans for a $500,000 theatre at the National Air Museum in Trenton were presented to Hastings County Council Tuesday. The idea is to have a state of the art theatre to showcase Canadian history. Past ...

Members of Hastings County council have some concerns about the proposed closure or amalgamation of schools being considered by the Hastings and Prince Edward School Board. The school board decided ea...

This year's Trenton Poppy Campaign has been declared a success. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110 Trenton has wrapped up the campaign with a collection of $40,000. Cadets from Royal Tiger Squadron,...

Local food producers and processors from across Eastern Ontario will be in the Quinte region next week to attend the sixth annual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference. The idea is to give local food ...

It's now official - it's now called the United Way of Hastings and Prince Edward. Officials and supporters gathered at the United Way headquarters in Belleville for an outside ceremony marking the off...

Two major bomber aircraft from World War II will soon be united at the National Air Force Museum in Trenton. The museum has been working for months with the city of Edmonston New Brunswick to save a L...

Officials from the Ontario Fire Marshal's office are now investigating the multi-million dollar fire at the Walmart in Trenton earlier today. Quinte West Fire Chief John Whalen says fire damaged the b...