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Technology solves missing person's case

The Lennox and Addington (L&A) OPP located a missing eighty-eight-year-old male who has dementia, with the help of the OPP Automatic Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) System. On June 3, 2023, at approxi...

John Spitters Jun 10, 2023

OPP focus on distracted driving, seatbelts

Members of the Lennox and Addington County OPP. along with the Highway Safety Division TIME Team charged twenty-seven drivers in a one-day joint cell phone and seat belt operation in L&A County. O...

John Spitters Jun 10, 2023 (Photo: OPP)

Good results at OFSAA Track and Field Championships

Two local high school students did well on day 2 of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field championships. In the women's novice discus throw Sidney Johnson of N...

John Spitters Jun 10, 2023 Eastside Secondary student Aidan Crawford at OFSAA championships. (Photo: submitted)

Quinte Ex not moving just yet

The Quinte Exhibition will remain at its familiar location for one more year - a milestone one. On Monday Belleville is to receive a request from the Belleville Agricultural Society to exempt it from ...

Alana Cameron Jun 10, 2023 File Photo: activity at a past Quinte Exhibition at former fairgrounds. (Photo: QER Facebook)

Home sales see big boost in May

Quinte & District Association of Realtors says they saw sizable gains with 22% more homes sold in May than were sold in May of last year. Four hundred and seventy-two homes were sold in May, sales...

Alan-Michael Steele Jun 09, 2023 Mark Moz / CC

City of Belleville recognized for sustainability

The City of Belleville is being recognized for its leadership in sustainability. The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) recognized the work of Belleville, for its urb...

Zach McGibbon Jun 09, 2023 Logo for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.

Man under house arrest charged with drug trafficking

A man who was under house arrest faces charges of drug trafficking. The Lennox and Addington County Community Street Crime Unit had been investigating the male after he was suspected of breaching his ...

Zach McGibbon Jun 09, 2023 Items seized from home in Greater Napanee. June 9, 2023. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Two people charged in shoplifting investigation

Two people have been charged after a shoplifting investigation. Quinte West OPP say they responded to a business on Dundas St. East in Trenton around 1 p.m. on Thursday. Officers received a report of ...

Zach McGibbon Jun 09, 2023 (Photo: Twitter)

Integrated Tech grade 7 & 8 classroom introduced

The following release was sent by the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is pleased to celebrate the new Integrated Tech...

Zach McGibbon Jun 09, 2023 MPP Todd Smith joined grade 8 students from Sacred Heart Catholic School in Batawa, and members of the ALCDSB senior team, for a tour of the ALCDSB Tech Site facility and new grade 7 and 8 Integrated Tech classroom. (Photo: ALCDSB)

Impaired driving leads to arrest

A person has been charged by Quinte West OPP after an impaired driving investigation. At approximately 10 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to a collision on Division Street in Quinte West. After a b...

Alan-Michael Steele Jun 09, 2023