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Body pulled from Peter Lake

The body of a missing boater has been recovered from a lake south of Bancroft. The OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit recovered the body from Peter Lake in Wollaston Township early Sunday afterno...

Alana Cameron Aug 16, 2022 (Photo: OPP East Region/Twitter)

Prince Edward County wins award for innovation

Prince Edward County has won an award at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference. In Ottawa Tuesday morning, the County received the Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award for its efforts ...

Alana Cameron Aug 16, 2022 Prince Edward County received the 2022 PJ Marshall Award at the AMO Conference in Ottawa, August 16, 2022. (l-r) Jamie McGarvey, President of AMO, Marcia, Steve, and Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. (Photo: submitted)

UPDATE: Pedestrian hit by vehicle Sunday

Belleville police responded to 85 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on August 15, 2022 to 5 a.m. on August 16, 2022. Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Belleville police continue an investiga...

John Spitters Aug 16, 2022 Ambulances lined up on North Front Street in Belleville. Photo by: John Spitters, Quinte News

Local CUPE president says two per cent raise for lower-paid education workers is not enough

Ontario is proposing to give education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees who make less than $40,000 a two per cent raise per year. For workers who earn over that amount, th...

Zach McGibbon Aug 15, 2022 (Photo by: Ryan Peddigrew/Quinte News)

RELEASE - Car4Cancer Super Draw returns

Following its inception in 2021 Belleville General Hospital Foundation's Lotto Super draw has raised over $250,000 for oncology support across the region - an incredible figure aimed at improving canc...

Zach McGibbon Aug 15, 2022 (Photo provided by the Belleville General Hospital Foundation)

RELEASE - Trenton Golden Hawks name new assistant coaches

The Trenton Golden Hawks are just days away from opening their training camp and their latest signings are for the coach's office. Head Coach/General Manager Jerome Dupont has announced the hiring of ...

Zach McGibbon Aug 15, 2022 Kris Newbury and Jeff Angelidis (Photo - OJHL Images)

NOTICE: Section of County Road 13 closed this week for work

Prince Edward County says County Road 13 from Mitchell X Road to County Road 16 will be closed from Tuesday, August 16 to Wednesday, August 17 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The closure is req...

Alana Cameron Aug 15, 2022

Herchimer Avenue Work at CP Rail Tracks this weekend

The City of Belleville advises residents that work on Herchimer Avenue at the CP Rail Tracks will be completed during the weekend of August 20 and 21 for the purpose of advancing the water and sanitar...

Alana Cameron Aug 15, 2022 (Photo: City of Belleville/Twitter)

RELEASE - Opioid alert for Northumberland County

An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County, in the wake of a disturbing rise in the number of overdoses being recorded in recent days. As a resul...

Zach McGibbon Aug 15, 2022 (Photo: Quinte News)

RELEASE: HSHPE celebrates another significant donation

Following a tour of the almost completed Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward Centre on Friday, August 12, 2022, Steve Morris and his family presented a gift of $25,000 to the HSHPE Capital Campaign ...

Alana Cameron Aug 15, 2022 (l-r): Greg Sudds, Chair and Peter Malone of HSHPE’s It Takes Heart Capital Campaign, with Terri and Steve Morris, owners of Flee-Flow Petroleum. (Photo: submitted)