Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Quinte Children's Foundation holds its 15th annual Guardian Angels Gala on Saturday. The Foundation serves children in Hastings, Northumberland, and Prince Edward counties. Co-chair of this year's Gal...

Quinte area residents are making strides in the proper recycling of their beer and wine bottles. Quinte Waste Solutions spokesman Dan Orr says there has been an 11% drop in glass products in recycling...

Some more steps have been taken leading toward the development of the proposed McDonald's-Shell project in Brighton. Chief Building officer Rick Jones says the developer has received Ministry of Envir...

The second anniversary of the flooding in Belleville's Foxboro area is approaching but still no good news for the flood victims. Chair of Belleville's Disaster Relief committee says the fund for the f...

Local public health officials say an online screening program is a good way to track the eating habits of young children. Nutri-eSTEP is an easy-to-use program that can be used to to assess how a todd...

Belleville's electric utility company is warning customers about electricity bill phone scams. During fraud prevention month, Veridian along with other partners, is working to protect customers by pro...

Potential new students for the Sagonaska Demonstration school for students with special needs, on the Sir James Whitney campus in Belleville, are being warned away from the school according to the uni...

Officials with the Hastings and Prince Edward health unit are welcoming the new tobacco tax announced in last week's provincial budget. Provincial tobacco taxes will be increased by $3.00 per carton o...

Workers at Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville are concerned about the future of the school and they're taking those concerns to the parents. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union...

A member of Hastings County council calls it "disturbing" that the rural municipalities are losing their banks. Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline told county council today it's a "disgrace" that rural ...