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NOTICE: Wellington Main St. construction set to begin

NOTICE: Construction on Wellington Main Street September 13 On Monday September 13, the Water Department will be undertaking planned work in Wellington, on Wellington Main Street between MacDonald Str...

Alana Cameron Sep 10, 2021

Local unemployment rate falls again

There was another significant drop in the local unemployment rate last month. The rate for the Belleville Census Metropolitan Area, which includes Belleville, Quinte West, Tyendinaga and Stirling-Rawd...

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Robbery, stabbing incident led to closure of busy Belleville intersection

One person is in custody following a robbery and stabbing that resulted in the closure of a major Belleville intersection for several hours Friday morning. Belleville Police were called to a report of...

Alana Cameron Sep 10, 2021 Belleville Police responded to the scene at the intersection of College Street and North Front Street, early in the morning, on September 10, 2021. (Photo: Quinte News)

Gran Fondo returning to County

Hundreds of cyclists will descend on Prince Edward County this weekend for the third annual County Gran Fondo. Saturday's event is expected to draw as many as 400 cyclists who will tackle 50, 100 or 1...

Alana Cameron Sep 10, 2021 (Photo: countygranfondo.com)

Seven new cases and four recoveries in HPE on Friday

Seven new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties today, along with four recoveries, for an active total of 31. HPE Public Health says six of seven new cases were f...

David Foot Sep 10, 2021

Picton Metro customers round up to donate close to $17,000 for new hospital

Customers at a local grocery store have rounded up their bills to help back the build of the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. Shoppers at Metro in Picton helped raise $16,781 to go towards ...

David Foot Sep 10, 2021 Pictured at Picton Metro from left: Paul Jones, assistant manager of Picton Metro; Murray Lupenette, store manager of Picton Metro, Andre Gagne, vice president of Fresh Merchandising; Dennis Darby, Back the Build Campaign Cabinet co-chairperson and Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation. (Photo: Submitted / PECMHF)

Smile Cookie purchases to benefit BGHF

You can indulge your sweet tooth and help out a good cause next week, as the annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign kicks off. In Belleville, the Belleville General Hospital Foundation will benefit ...

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Local baseball news & notes, including upcoming tryouts

We begin with South Hastings baseball league action. Uens Pole Line defeated the Melrose Farrell Excavating Shamrocks 7-4. With the win, Uens improves their record to 7-3 on the season. Parkhurst Trip...

Tim Durkin Sep 10, 2021

Lots of local hockey news

There was Junior C hockey action Thursday night in pre-season play. The Picton Pirates hosted the North Kawartha Knights at Lehigh Arena in Wellington. Picton's Ben Smith scored the game winner half w...

News Sep 10, 2021 (Ed McPherson / OJHL Images)

Driver charged with impaired after crash in Belleville

A Deseronto man has been charged after a crash in west end Belleville just after midnight on Friday morning. City police say a vehicle was hit from behind while pulling into a public driveway around 1...

David Foot Sep 10, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)