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Belleville's Paula Stephanson has completed the drive for five....she finished swimming her fifth great lake at 9:02 last night. Stephanson swam 55-kilometers across Lake Michigan becoming just the se...

It was a close vote, 6 to 5, but Quinte West Council has decided to do some extra paving with a windfall of 900 thousand dollars. A paving tender came in 900 thousand under the budgeted amount, so it ...

Still no final decision by Quinte West Council on whether or not the public transit buses will continue running in Trenton. Last night, Council heard from Quinte Access, which is recommending the 2 bu...

Things aren't so "friendly" between the "Friends of the Trail" organization and some people living along old rail trail north of Frankford. A couple of residents complained to Quinte West Council last...

One of the two sets of stairs in Belleville's downtown will be removed. Last night City Council took this step both as a safety factor and to reduce maintenance costs. Both sets of stairs to Great St....

Belleville councillor Bob Dolan has often questioned the use of emergency-owned SUVs by supervisors, without getting the answers he wanted...but now he's got City Council backing. Dolan says the Joint...

Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis says local municipalities haven't given up the fight to stay on the Quinte Health Care board. Mayor Ellis says all the municipalities need a direct voice on the board for t...

There'll be lots of tinsel and lights in Belleville's market square area this Christmas season. Last night City Council approved plan to put the holiday season display in the area...including an upgra...

Belleville is moving ever closer to taking over land by expropriation in the northeast section of the city. Earlier this summer the city was given the green light to expropriate about 600-acres of lan...

Telephone and drive-by harrassment by young men has brought a petition agaInst a proposed strip bar on Belleville's Station street to an abrupt end. Last week Jim Hillier launched a petition against t...