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The Health Unit responsible for Lennox and Addington County has scheduled a final round of clinics to immunize people from seasonal and H1N1 flu. A Napanee clinic will be held at the Strathcona Paper ...

Outbreaks have been reported at three nursing homes in Northumberland County. Health Unit spokesperson Dianne Dingman says there is one enteric and two respiratory outbreaks, and measures are being ta...

Conciliation talks for a new contract for unionized employees of Hastings County will continue tomorrow. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and County management met for the first time with a ...

There is lots of room to skate at the inner harbour at Victoria Park in Belleville. Parks Manager Larry Glover says four small rinks and a larger one were cleared on the ice yesterday. He expects anot...

A Marmora couple has been charged with theft in connection with elder abuse. Central Hastings O-P-P received information in May, 2008 of elder abuse regarding financial matters. Police arrested 45-yea...

A rash of vehicle breakins and attempted house breakins in Belleville. City Police say seven cars were hit on Everett Street, Jeanette Place, Conger Place and College Street West between Tuesday night...

Belleville "blues musician" Matt Smith heads for Memphis, Tennessee, later this month to compete in the International Blues Challenge. Smith says he'll take is "slide guitar" and showcase his song-wri...

Unionized Hastings County employees have voted 87 per cent in favour of strike action if necessary. Ontario Public Service Employees Union official Dianne Dejong released the results of Tuesday night'...

The O-P-P have been called to the scene of a house fire southeast of Bancroft. Limerick Township firefighters responded at 3-30 this morning to the blaze on Weslemkoon Road, but weren't able to save t...

The eastbound lanes of the 4-0-1 near Port Hope have finally reopened in West Northumberland. Traffic was detoured until about 8-30 this morning after a tractor trailer crashed late yesterday afternoo...