Author Archives: Mary Thomas

It's time once again to take advantage of Belleville's special day for giving away your unwanted items. The city's Green Task Force is organizing a special Giveaway Day. This community event allows re...

This holiday weekend, police in the Bancroft area will target what they call the "Big Four" offences causing death and injuries on Ontario's roadways, waterways, and trail systems. The Bancroft detach...

The staffing shortage in Belleville has reached into many aspects of manufacturing, as well as downtown businesses . Belleville Chamber of Commerce CEO Jill Raycroft, tells Quinte News manufacturing i...

The price has gone up, but Tweed arena will get its new cameras. The municipal council had allocated $3,000 for arena cameras but the lowest of two quotes came in at $5,297.96. Mayor Jo-Anne Albert te...

A number of Ontario municipalities have supported a move by Hastings County to expand the Amber Alert system. Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline told county council on Thursday he was disappointed that ...

The mayor of Tweed says it's been "a heck of a year" for her community. Mayor Jo-Anne Albert made the comment during a meeting of Hastings County council on Thursday. Albert was referring to the torna...

Police have seized a million dollar crop of cannabis in the municipality of Tweed. Police report that officers from three police operations, Central Hastings OPP Community Street Crime Unit, the OPP E...

Staffing shortages are causing temporary closures of some Belleville restaurants. The executive director of Belleville Downtown District BIA, Louisa Sorrentino, says the city has three restaurants tha...

Hundreds of people continue on wait lists for accommodation at the two Hastings County Long Term Care Homes. A report to the Quinte Long Term Care committee recently shows that, at the end of July, 60...

Belleville police responded to 84 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on August 10, 2022 to 5 a.m. on August 11, 2022. Domestic Assault On August 10, 2022 at 2:11 p.m., Belleville poli...