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Bake-off for Back the Build

The Prince Edward Agricultural Society continues to support the Back the Build Campaign for a new hospital in Picton. The 14th annual Picton Fair Bake-off Challenge raised $6,380 for the Prince Edward...

Alana Cameron Nov 03, 2023 Pictured on the future site of the new hospital from left: Ann Galvin, a PECMHF board member; Nancy Parks, Back the Build campaign chairperson; Susan Harrington, president of the Picton Fair Board; Sandra Foreman, a PECMHF board member; and Briar Boyce, senior development officer with the PECMH Foundation. (Photo: Sue Vincent)

Housing market steady

The real estate market in the region remains steadfast according to the Central Lakes Association of Realtors (CLAR). Latest stats for the amalgamated realtors organization which includes Hastings Cou...

Alana Cameron Nov 03, 2023

Canadian Army training in Belleville this weekend

Don't be alarmed if you see large groups of armed soldiers marching in Belleville this weekend. Local Canadian Army Reserve members from the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment will be conducting trai...

Alana Cameron Nov 03, 2023 Canadian Army Reserve members from the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment will conduct training in Belleville, Coburg and Peterborough, Saturday, November 4, 2023.

Van strikes building in Downtown District

Police are on the scene in downtown Belleville this morning where a vehicle ran into a building. The mini-van struck the McNabb Towers apartment building on Front Street around 7 a.m. No word yet on i...

Alana Cameron Nov 03, 2023 A van struck the McNabb Towers apartment building, Nov. 3, 2023. (Photo: John Spitters/Quinte News)

Prince Edward County hospital project reaches new milestone

A milestone has been reached for the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital build, getting closer to shovels in the ground for the project. Infrastructure Ontario announced on Thursday that four c...

Alan-Michael Steele Nov 02, 2023

Centre Hastings resident charged in sudden death investigation

Central Hastings OPP have charged a Centre Hastings resident in connection with the death of a 16-year-old boy. The boy was pronounced dead in hospital on March 30, 2021, prompting an investigation by...

Alan-Michael Steele Nov 02, 2023

Police seize hundreds of cases of beer

Lennox and Addington OPP have announced they have seized 326 cases of beer after responding to a disabled vehicle call on Hwy 401. On Wednesday, at approximately 2 o'clock in the afternoon, police res...

Alan-Michael Steele Nov 02, 2023

Sudden increase in suspected opioid poisonings in Belleville

The Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Unit says it's been alerted about a sudden increase in the number of suspected opioid-related poisonings that took place in Belleville on Wednesday. Hastings Q...

Zach McGibbon Nov 02, 2023 (Photo: Quinte News)

Hospice Quinte receives $20,000 for new bladder scanner

The following was submitted by Hospice Quinte Hospice Quinte is proud to announce that they are the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation's Kay Stafford Memorial F...

Zach McGibbon Nov 02, 2023 Hospice Residence Manager Perry Simard with new Bladder Scanner. (Photo: Hospice Quinte)

Two arrested in Madoc drug bust

Centre Hastings OPP are reporting a successful drug bust in Madoc on November 2. Members of the Community Street Crime Unit and Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at a home on St. Lawre...

Alan-Michael Steele Nov 02, 2023