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Napanee OPP stop a fleeing vehicle

Napanee OPP used a number of strategies to finally stop a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed this week on Highway 401, east of Greater Napanee. Late Wednesday night, police stopped the vehicle...

Mary Thomas Mar 30, 2021 Brandon Giesbrecht / CC

Traffic disruption coming on Loyalist Parkway

Motorists will find some disruptions if they're travelling a certain section of Loyalist Parkway over the next two days. The County will be installing new water service connections in the area of Sale...

Mary Thomas Mar 30, 2021

Social housing renovation costs

Hastings County has seen a "significant" cost hike for renovations to social service housing in the past year. A total of 159 units were renovated in 2020 due to tenants moving out. Director of Facili...

Mary Thomas Mar 30, 2021 Hastings County Building in Belleville. (File photo: David Foot/Quinte News)

Paramedics to test new mental health app

Hastings-Quinte paramedics will now be testing out a new app in a mental health wellness program. The plan was approved by Hastings County council at its virtual meeting on Thursday. The paramedics wi...

Mary Thomas Mar 26, 2021 Belleville Firefighters and Hastings-Quinte Paramedics load a patient into an ambulance, after a fire. (File photo: Tim Durkin / Quinte News)

Deline thanks county for supporting LTC campaign

The mayor of Centre Hastings has paid tribute to the local support he has received in campaigning for a long term care home in his municipality. Speaking at the virtual meeting of Hastings County Coun...

Mary Thomas Mar 25, 2021 Centre Hastings Mayor Tom Deline at a meeting of Hastings County Council. (File photo: Mary Thomas / Quinte News)

2.1% tax hike for Hastings County municipalities

Hastings County municipalities will pay more this year for their county services. On Thursday, Hastings County Council approved a 2021 budget of $158.2 million, carrying a 2.18 percent tax increase, a...

Mary Thomas Mar 25, 2021 Hasting County Director of Finance Sue Horwood ( File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Wardens set 2021 agenda

The Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus has set its priorities for this year, and the regional cellular network is top of the list. At its recent virtual meeting, the caucus identified the key priorities. ...

Mary Thomas Mar 24, 2021

New sewage lagoon for Tweed

Future growth in Tweed is looking promising as council approved a contract for upgrading its sewage lagoon system. This week, Tweed council approved a contract with Strong Brothers at $4,474,000 to de...

Mary Thomas Mar 24, 2021 Hastings County Warden and Tweed Mayor Jo-Anne Albert (File photo: Mary Thomas/Quinte News)

Another step for Belleville's coal tar issue

Belleville can expect a decision within weeks from a provincial tribunal regarding the cleanup action on the historic coal tar contamination in the Foster Ward area. A coal gasification plant in the h...

Mary Thomas Mar 22, 2021 Coal tar contaminated area in Belleville's Foster Ward (File photo: John Spitters/Quinte News)

Following Mars Rover on Mars

The engineer who helped put the Mars Rover on that planet recently says the search begins soon for water on Mars. Dr. Farah Alibay tells Quinte News the idea was to land in a crater that had been a ri...

Mary Thomas Mar 20, 2021 Credits: NASA JPL Caltech