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PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Business fire in north end Belleville

-3:15 p.m. update -Fire crews cleaning up after an auto body shop was destroyed by fire Saturday morning. -Belleville Deputy Fire Chief Mark Shannon says personnel from all 5 stations responded to shu...

John Spitters Apr 25, 2026 Smouldering rubble of Collision Masters on Belleville's Parks Drive Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Deputy Fire Chief Mark Shannon)

Fun games for everyone supporting a good cause

With just one week left to register, the community is invited to step out, try something new, and make a meaningful impact at the inaugural Roll for Impact Boccia Classic, happening Sunday, May 3 at t...

John Spitters Apr 25, 2026

Huskies need a win

Frankford Arena will be the place to be on Saturday for some hard-hitting hockey action. It's Game 4 in a best-of-seven Provincial Junior Hockey League semifinal series between the Frankford Huskies a...

John Spitters Apr 25, 2026

No injuries in house fire

A fast response by Belleville firefighters kept fire damage to a house in Thurlow ward to a minimum early Saturday morning. Crews were called out at 2:07 a.m. to a large two-storey brick home in the 2...

John Spitters Apr 25, 2026 Home in the 200 block of River Road in Belleville. (Photo: submitted)

Nearly $129,000 in contraband seized

Multiple packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Collins Bay Institution. The seizure took place on April 18. Among the items seized were tobacco, marijuana and crystal me...

Zach McGibbon Apr 24, 2026

UDPATE: Wanted offender located in Cobourg

UPDATE: The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is advising the public that a Provincial Offender who was wanted on Provincial Warrants held by Essex County OPP, has been apprehended i...

Alana Cameron Apr 24, 2026

Province announces millions for primary care connection

Local Members of Provincial Parliament have announced millions of dollars to connect local residents to doctors and/or health care teams. RIC BRESEE ANNOUNCEMENT The Ontario government is investing mo...

Tim Durkin Apr 24, 2026 Local M.P's Ric Bresee (Hastings-Lennox and Addington) and Tyler Allsopp (Bay of Quinte) at the Belleville Quinte West Community Health Centre in Belleville on Monday (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)

Prohibited and impaired driving charges in recent incidents

Northumberland OPP have laid several charges following recent traffic enforcement incidents. On April 19, 2026, police received multiple complaints regarding a vehicle that was unable to maintain its ...

News Apr 24, 2026

YMCA puts the fun in fundraising

More than $67,000 was raised on Thursday afternoon at the fourth annual YMCA of Central East Ontario Pickleball tournament. The event pitted Quinte West against Belleville in fundraising for the Stron...

Tim Durkin Apr 24, 2026

The Learning Foundation all smiles thanks to Timmies

The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation (HPELF) has been selected as the charitable partner for this year's Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign in Madoc and Marmora. This annual campaign is h...

Tim Durkin Apr 24, 2026 (l-r) Jean Cole (Madoc Tim Hortons), Vicky Struthers (Program Coordinator, The HPE Learning Foundation), Police Constable J. Orr (Central Hastings OPP Detachment), Police Constable K. Bernier (Central Hastings OPP Detachment), Kellie Brace (Executive Director, The HPE Learning Foundation), Cherie Hardie (Procurement and Logistics Coordinator, The HPE Learning Foundation), Katie Moore (Owner, Madoc and Marmora Tim Hortons), Kerri Cooper (Regional Coordinator, The HPE Learning Foundation), Ashlyn Elmy (Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, The HPE Learning Foundation), Shannon Binder (Trustee, HPEDSB), Andrew Buddle (Madoc Tim Hortons)