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Cash stolen from "The Scoop" ice cream store in Stirling

Central Hastings OPP are investigating a break-in at The Scoop ice cream shop in Stirling. Officers were called to investigate a break and enter at the shop on West Front Street on Sunday, July 6, at ...

Zach McGibbon Jul 15, 2025 The Scoop ice cream store in Stirling. (Photo: The Scoop Facebook Page)

Set fines for noise by-law in Belleville approved

Belleville City Council approved a list of set fines as part of its noise by-law at its meeting on Monday. In a report to council, Manager of By-law Enforcement Aggie Hill said the set fines are not u...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025 al.orlov.1979 / Depositphotos.com

Vote to reconsider motion on electric vehicle charging stations fails

A vote to reconsider a motion regarding electric vehicle charging stations failed to pass at Belleville City Council's meeting on Monday. The motion would have called on city staff to prepare a plan t...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025 Ivan Radic / CC

Using speed camera money for doctor recruitment

In a recorded vote, Belleville City Council approved amending the 2025 operating budget to increase funding for physician recruitment by $400,000. The funding would come from the Tax Rate Stabilizatio...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025 Automated Speed Enforcement camera

Permits approved for Belleville's Caribbean Festival and Ribfest

Permits for the Belleville Caribbean Festival and Belleville Ribfest events were approved at a meeting of Belleville City Council on Monday. Each application called for a temporary noise permit as wel...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025 Floats from the King and Queen Parade at the 2024 Belleville Caribbean Festival. August 17, 2024. (Photo: Zach McGibbon/Quinte News)

Fire at Belleville's Northeast Industrial Park

Belleville fire is on the scene of an industrial fire on College Street East in Belleville's Northeast Industrial Park. In a statement to Quinte News, Deputy Fire Chief Mark Shannon says the blaze has...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025

Latest doctor signed to Belleville's physician recruitment program

Another doctor has been signed to the City of Belleville's Family Physician Recruitment program. Dr. Ahmad Halabi has been signed to the program. The signing was approved at a meeting of Belleville co...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025 July 2016, Belleville General Hospital, Aerial Photo, Photographer: Marilyn Warren

Hay fire in Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County Fire & Rescue is at the scene of a hay fire at the intersection of County Road 1 and County Road 62. Motorists are advised to avoid using this intersection until further notic...

Zach McGibbon Jul 14, 2025

Melanie Cressman to join Humane Society HPE as new executive director

Melanie Cressman is set to join the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward as its new executive director beginning in mid-August. Humane Society HPE shared the news in a release on Friday. Cressman is ...

Zach McGibbon Jul 11, 2025 Melanie Cressman, Executive Director, The Children's Foundation. (Photo: Alana Cameron/Quinte News)

JRCC Trenton helicopter helps transport of patient from Algonquin Provincial Park

A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Trenton helped with the transport of a patient to hospital. During the overnight hours, JRCC Trenton received a call fro...

Zach McGibbon Jul 11, 2025 (File photo)