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RELEASE: November is Adoption Awareness Month

Adoption Awareness Month takes place in November and is an opportunity for Children's Aid Societies to work towards increasing public awareness about the role they can play in helping young people ach...

Tim Durkin Oct 29, 2021 StacyZ aka Adore_One / CC

RELEASE: Phase 2 starting in body worn camera project

On Monday November 1, 2021 the Belleville Police Service will be implementing the next phase of the body worn camera (BWC) project. Beginning on Monday all front-line Uniform Patrol Officers and Traff...

John Spitters Oct 29, 2021 (File Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

A person in distress southeast of the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre around McFarland Drive received quick help from emergency responders thanks to the Belleville Police Service's K9-unit. K9 offic...

John Spitters Oct 29, 2021 Belleville Police K-9 Officer Bax was officially introduced on September 8, 2020. The two year-old German Shepard, originally from Slovakia, has been with his handler Constable Jesse McInroy, since March. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Information needed after fail to remain collisions

Belleville police are investigating two fail-to-remain collisions Thursday night. Around 7:30, officers responded to Bell Boulevard near the Quinte Mall where a grey Chevrolet pickup truck had collide...

John Spitters Oct 29, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Action on affordable housing in Prince Edward County

It's become a huge problem everywhere. The lack of affordable housing is dividing communities into two groups, the "haves and the have-nots." And after three hours of discussion on Thursday, Prince Ed...

John Spitters Oct 28, 2021 (Snapshot of virtual meeting of Prince Edward County council's Committee of the Whole October 28 2021.)

ENSS takes COSSA cross-country crown

The East Northumberland cross-country team is the COSSA champion. The Blue Dragons won the overall team title Wednesday at Dunnett Orchards in Brighton. St. Peter Catholic Secondary School from Peterb...

Alana Cameron Oct 28, 2021 Robert Leybourne of Centennial Secondary School was the Para champion at the COSSA cross-country championship, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. (Photo: submitted/Anne Falla)

Lower Bridge to reopen November 1

Traffic will soon flow again across a downtown Belleville staple. The Lower Bridge on Bridge Street is scheduled to reopen to traffic on November 1. The bridge, which opened in 1930, has been closed s...

Alana Cameron Oct 28, 2021

More housing density permitted in exchange for dollars

Prince Edward County Council's Committee of the Whole is recommending that more residential units be allowed in a proposed big new housing project in the Picton area. However, the developers of Talbot...

John Spitters Oct 28, 2021 The updated plans for the Talbot on the Trail residential development.

BPS officer facing assault charge

Provincial Police have charged a member of the Belleville Police Service in connection with what they're calling an in-custody incident. Late last month, Belleville Police Chief Mike Callaghan asked t...

Alana Cameron Oct 28, 2021

Concerns about the high rate of insurance

Hastings County will take its concerns over what it calls the "high rate of insurance" to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Tweed Mayor Jo-Anne Albert told County Council on Thursday "some...

Mary Thomas Oct 28, 2021 Former Mayor of Tweed Jo-Anne Albert