Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Starting Thursday Hastings Prince Edward Public Health will be offering pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for very young children. The vaccine was recently approved and is available for children ages six mon...

A first step in construction of a new subdivision in Belleville's east end is expected to take place this Friday. A single lane closure at the intersection of Haig Road and Janlyn Crescent signals the...

Reconstruction of streets in downtown Stirling gets underway the middle of next month. The project entails the reconstruction of four streets in the downtown area, a section of Henry Street, west Fron...

The Russian - Ukrainian history of the 1930s is being told this week at Glanmore National Historic Site in Belleville. The museum is hosting the Holodomor Mobile Classroom outlining "the genocide perp...

A Prince Edward County organization is calling for a halt to any further demolition of buildings at the Point Petre lighthouse site. The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Prince Edward County bran...

After an absence of three years, a popular event is back at Sandbanks Park. The sand-sculping event at the Mouth of the Outlet River is being held Wednesday morning. Professional sand sculptor Rod Bry...

The Northumberland Food Bank is getting some strong support from the Cobourg Police Service. The police service will host a number of Cram-a-Cruiser food drives through out the summer in the town of C...

The Belleville Police Service and fire department closed off a part of the downtown core early Thursday. A female was threatening to jump off the Bridge Street bridge at around 2:30 in the morning. It...

Local businesses can give to charity with every Uride they take. The company has just announced that Uride will be donating 50% of profits on all corporate rides for the month of July to local chariti...

A little rain fell this week but grain growers in the area could use more. Farmers in the area have completed all the planting and are patiently waiting for the crops to grow. Lloyd Crowe, representat...