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Thurlow scrap fire

A couple of Belleville's Thurlow ward fire halls were called into action Sunday night. Crews from Station 4 on Harmony Road and Station 5 on Hoskin Road were called out to a scrap fire on Scuttlehole ...

John Spitters May 22, 2023 Dumpster fire on Scuttlehole Road in Belleville May 21/23. (Photo: Twitter)

Approval sought for lowest tender

Belleville council is expected to approve a contract that would lead to improvements at Mary Anne Sills Park. At its meeting tomorrow, council will be asked to approve a bid by World Wide Turf Inc. of...

John Spitters May 22, 2023 Bruce Faulds Track in Belleville's Mary Anne Sills Park.(Photo: Quinte News)

House fire in Northumberland County

A large house was destroyed by fire north of Castleton in Cramahe Township Sunday afternoon. According to Today's Northumberland, flames started in the garage of a home on Dawson Road near the border ...

John Spitters May 22, 2023

Frankford fireworks go Sunday

Due to the inclement weather, Quinte West Fest at Riverfest is announcing the postponement of this afternoon's concerts, and tonight's fireworks show and outdoor movie. Fireworks new date: tomorrow (S...

John Spitters May 20, 2023 (Photo: City of Quinte West Facebook)

Safe Boating Awareness - wear a lifejacket and stay sober

Twenty-nine people lost their lives in OPP-investigated marine incidents in 2022. Of the 18 boat operators, seven passengers and four people in the water who died, only two of them were wearing a life...

Alana Cameron May 20, 2023 (photo: Power Boating Canada)

Ontario government gives $2 million to fight homelessness

The Ontario government is investing $2 million in the Homelessness Prevention Program to help battle homelessness in Northumberland County. The funding granted to Northumberland County is planned to b...

Alan-Michael Steele May 19, 2023 MPP David Piccini presents additional funding in Northumberland County to combat homelessness. (Photo by the office of David Piccini)

TMHF receives grant for advanced medical equipment

The Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced it has received a grant from the Municipality of Brighton. The grant, totalling $21,703, will be used for the procurement of two new borescopes. ...

Zach McGibbon May 19, 2023 Photo of Peter Webb, Treasurer of Board of Directors, and Tina Furmidge, Chair of Board of Directors, with Mayor Brian Ostrander. (Photo: Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation)

Salvation Army will deliver meals made at expanded location

While Belleville's Salvation Army is expanding its Bridge Street West location, including a larger kitchen to make more meals, it does not necessarily mean there will be more people at the facility. T...

Alana Cameron May 19, 2023 Salvation Army Church and community facility on Bridge Street West and north Palmer Road in Belleville. (Photo: Quinte News)

Helping youth recover from the pandemic a major goal for the Quinte West Youth Centre

An Ontario Trillium Fund Grant is helping the Quinte West Youth Centre help local teens recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith was at the centre on Wooler Rd. in Trenton Frid...

Alana Cameron May 19, 2023 (l-r) Program Coordinator Allie Dafoe, Fundraiser and Donor Relations Specialist Hailey Borden, Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith and QWYC Executive Director Jessica Coolen (Tim Durkin/Quinte News)

Slight increase in crime calls in first quarter of 2023

Belleville police reported a slight increase in total crimes in the first quarter of 2023 compared to this time last year. Police say they were a total of 1,097 crimes reported in the first quarter of...

Zach McGibbon May 19, 2023