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No decision yet from Northumberland County Council on a proposed new bridge in Campbellford. Council deferred its decision yesterday to accept or reject the Environmental Study Report, approved by Tre...

It isn't encouraging news from the Director of Community and Social Services in Northumberland County. Mark Darroch told County Council yesterday the welfare caseload increased by 16 per cent between ...

Meetings and statements in the press from the Mayor of Quinte West have raised the hackles of the Northumberland-Quinte West M-P-P. Lou Rinaldi is taking exception to newspaper articles describing May...

Meanwhile, for his part, Mayor of Quinte West John Williams says he has nothing but praise and respect for the efforts of MPP Lou Rinaldi on the healthcare file. Williams says Quinte West Council want...

Belleville Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck a tree on Bridge Street West yesterday afternoon. The driver, described as in his 20's, tall, slim build with dark hair and dresse...

A 17 year old boy has been charged with three counts of Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm following a collision that injured three children earlier this month in Thurlow. Bell...

Teens in Quinte West now have a voice directly to city council following the first meeting of the Quinte West Youth Council. Spokesperson Joseph Murphy of St. Paul's Secondary says all four high schoo...

A Belleville businessman, trying to recover 14 rings stolen from a former Canadian boxer, isn't having much success. Kevin Putnam of Quinte Roofing and General Contracting expected he'd get a response...

The Conservative MPP for Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington has criticized the Ontario government's process on forestry reform. Randy Hillier says a recent forestry workshop was too restrictive, ...

A brand new Medical Clinic aimed at improving patient care and attracting new doctors to the area officially started construction today. The Belleville-Queen's University Medical Clinic on Station Str...