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Assault and robbery charges laid in Trenton

A report of a robbery in Quinte West on Tuesday night has led to charges against a Trenton man. Around 9:30 p.m., officers were called to a home on Lorne Avenue where a homeowner was allegedly assault...

Tim Durkin Jan 25, 2023 Michael / CC

Loyalist leading Ontario

It is all smiles at Belleville's Loyalist College following new results released by Colleges Ontario. According to Key Performance Indicator results, Loyalist College had 92.3% of graduates employed w...

Tim Durkin Jan 25, 2023

Harrison says ROMA's focus is health, homes, homelessness

Members of Quinte West Council have returned home from the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference. Mayor Jim Harrison says the main benefit of ROMA is to be able to talk with politicians and s...

Tim Durkin Jan 25, 2023

Help fight crime with CAMSafe

The Belleville Police Service is looking to have more residents get involved in a volunteer program that's proven effective in fighting crime. If you have a home or business security camera or doorbel...

John Spitters Jan 25, 2023

Stunt driving, impaired driving

Belleville police responded to 81 calls for service from 5 a.m. on January 24, 2022 to 5 a.m. on January 25, 2022. Stunt driving On January 24, 2023 at approximately 8:53 p.m., Belleville police were ...

John Spitters Jan 25, 2023

New hospital on track

Work is on schedule and on budget so far in the process leading to the construction of a new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital in Picton. Director of Redevelopment James Hildebrand told Quinte He...

John Spitters Jan 25, 2023

No change to Prince Edward County's policy for roaming farm animals

During Tuesday's council meeting, Prince Edward County Council discussed changes to laws surrounding large domestic farm animals such as cows or horses running loose or trespassing outside their owner...

Alan-Michael Steele Jan 24, 2023

Everyone wants medical staff

The good news is that Quinte Health, in a highly competitive market, managed to hire an additional 106 new staff for its hospitals last year, among them nurses, and family and specialist physicians. T...

John Spitters Jan 24, 2023 President and C.E.O. of Quinte Health Stacey Daub at Board of Directors meeting January 24/2023. (Photo: Quinte News)

Opportunity to help guide health care in region

Quinte Health is looking for new members to fill out its volunteer Board of Directors in the near future. The board will need four new members and applications are now being accepted. Board Vice-Chair...

John Spitters Jan 24, 2023 Quinte Health's Board of Directors meeting January 24/23 at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. (Photo: Quinte News)

Giving it their all for the community

The crippling winter storm over the Christmas weekend hit everyone hard but especially those people working at hospitals. And nowhere did the storm hit more ferociously than in Prince Edward County. T...

John Spitters Jan 24, 2023 Standing are some of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital staff that worked through the powerful winter storm to keep the hospital running Christmas weekend. The Values in Action Award was presented by Quinte Health Board member Christian Savageau (left). To his right are Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive Lina Rinaldi and Vice President and Chief Digital Transformation Officer Gina Johar. (Photo: Quinte News)