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NDP leader visiting Quinte region

The leader of the provincial NDP party will campaign in Belleville later today (Wednesday). Andrea Horwath will make an announcement at the Lions Pavilion at West Zwick's Park at 5 o'clock this aftern...

John Spitters May 25, 2022 NDP leader Andrea Horwath speaks at the Trenton Senior Citizens Club on July 7, 2021 to announce a caregiver benefit program. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

RELEASE: Update: sudden death in Port Hope

The Northumberland OPP and the Port Hope Police Service continue their joint investigation into the death of a Port Hope resident. While foul play is not suspected at this time, investigators are requ...

John Spitters May 25, 2022 29-year-old Madison Chard of Port Hope has been missing since April 19, 2022. Police believe she could be the victim of human trafficking. (Photo: Port Hope Police)

Support shown for The Lakeside Motel in Wellington

A large show of support for The Lakeside Motel in Wellington happened Tuesday night. Prince Edward County council heard from staff and the community regarding potential by-law infractions and a requir...

Andrew Clarke May 24, 2022 Lakeside Motel (Photo: Prince Edward County official tourism site.)

City looking to update vehicle for hire bylaw

Councillors in Belleville have approved the first reading of an updated vehicle for hire by-law. The proposed changes were brought forward on Tuesday to reflect the many changes to the vehicle for hir...

Amanda Smith May 24, 2022 Leonid Mamchenkov / CC

Belleville council donates property

Habitat for Humanity Hastings-Prince Edward has another new property. Belleville Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to sell the property at 633 Sidney Street to the not-for-profit organization for ...

Amanda Smith May 24, 2022

Tourism trending upward in Belleville

Two years after people and places were locked down, things in the Bay of Quinte, and more specifically Belleville are trending upwards when it comes to tourism. Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board ...

Amanda Smith May 24, 2022

Memorial Marketplace Project ready to resume

After a two year hiatus, things are ready to get moving again with the Memorial Marketplace Project. Hilary Murphy of Taskforce Engineering appeared on Tuesday afternoon in front of Belleville council...

Amanda Smith May 24, 2022 Former Memorial Arena future design (Taskforce Engineering Screengrab)

QHC: staffing challenges, COVID-19 predictions and more

WAVE 6 WANING The latest waves of COVID-19 infection have increased the demands on medical and other staff at Quinte Health Care hospitals. However, at Tuesday's QHC Board of Directors meeting, Vice P...

John Spitters May 24, 2022 Quinte Healthcare Board of Directors ZOOM meeting May 24 2022. (Quinte News screengrab)

Quinte Health Care Values in Action award

Quinte Health Care's Board of Directors have recognized its Diagnostic Imaging department and two of its members for extraordinary efforts through the COVID-19 pandemic. Diagnostic Imaging is facing v...

John Spitters May 24, 2022

Home vending machine business at a standstill

The fate of Belleville resident Juan Hernandez's home vending machine business is still undecided. Tuesday, the Ontario Land Tribunal approved a withdrawl of appeal by Hernandez' party. The withdrawl ...

Andrew Clarke May 24, 2022 Juan Hernandez in front of his machines and a customer who'd just walked in at 57 Octavia Street. (Photo: Quinte News)