Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Hastings County has set a 2020 budget with an increased levy for the municipalities. On Monday, County Council approved a budget of $148.2 million. The net cost to the municipalities is $39.5 million,...

Quinte area municipalities have won a victory of sorts in the bid to lower water levels in Lake Ontario this spring. Quinte area communities have been calling for officials to allow more water to flow...

A new round of volunteer training for Hospice Quinte Visiting Volunteers gets underway this spring. Hospice Quinte is looking for people interested in becoming part of the group of volunteers who give...

A project aimed at bringing immigrants to the Quinte area, to fill open jobs here, is expected to get underway next month. The provincial government announced last fall that Belleville and Quinte West...

UPDATE: 4 p.m. Monday The Mohawk demonstration near the CN rail line east of Belleville has come to an end. OPP say they maintained open, respectful and honest dialogue with all parties in Tyendinaga ...

The cost of maintaining the two Long Term Care facilities in Belleville and Hastings County this year will include measures to increase staffing and resident care. The Hastings-Quinte Long Term Care C...

A number of events are planned in Belleville to mark International Women's Day 2020. International Women's Day is set for Sunday, March 8, but the day will be marked at two events, a little earlier in...

Quinte West will call on the Good Roads Association during its conference in Toronto to consider the losses suffered by farmers because of the high water situation. Mayor Jim Harrison tells Quinte New...

The long-awaited new Catherine Street pedestrian bridge over the Moira River in downtown Belleville will get started this year, but not before summer is well underway. The old bridge was shut down a f...

A top-level Quinte area delegation met Wednesday with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Global Affairs in Ottawa, calling for action on the high water levels in Lake Ontario. The delegation ...