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Another major donation to BGHF campaign

Belleville General Hospital Foundation's "Be Well" campaign has received another substantial gift. Pioneer Health Care has donated $150,000 to the $20 million campaign. Pioneer Health Care hand...

Alana Cameron Mar 12, 2021 QHC President and CEO Stacey Daub, BGHF Executive Director Steve Cook & Pioneer Health CEO Travis Shawcross. (photo: supplied/BGHF)

Not-so-controlled burn responsible for barn fire

Thursday's barn fire in Stirling-Rawdon was caused by a controlled burn that got out of control due to high winds. Stirling-Rawdon and Centre Hastings firefighters were called out shortly befor...

Alana Cameron Mar 12, 2021

ERT Team, Canine Unit assist in nabbing suspect

The OPP Emergency Response Team and the Canine Unit were called in to help track a suspect who fled from police Wednesday night. Around 9:30 p.m., Belleville police contacted Quinte West OPP ab...

Alana Cameron Mar 12, 2021 (photo: supplied/Quinte West OPP)

Lions Club of Trenton requesting donation from city for all-inclusive playground

The Trenton Lions Club is requesting the City of Quinte West donate $25,000 towards a project for an all-inclusive playground in Quinte West. The Lions Club has secured a commitment of $125,000 from L...

Aron Locke Mar 12, 2021

March 12 COVID report for HPE and Northumberland

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 Friday. The public health dashboard shows two cases are in Quinte West and one is in Belleville with the cause of all t...

Alana Cameron Mar 12, 2021

Unemployment rate in Quinte region slightly higher than nationally

Statistics Canada says the economy added 259,000 jobs in February. The agency also says the unemployment rate fell to 8.2%, the lowest rate since March 2020. Financial data firm Refinitiv says the ave...

Aron Locke Mar 12, 2021 GotCredit / CC

QHC vaccination clinics now include 'high priority' health care workers

Quinte Health Care is expanding the scope of its COVID-19 vaccination clinics to include 'high priority' health care workers. QHC is now vaccinating Hastings and Prince Edward health care workers in t...

Alana Cameron Mar 12, 2021

COVID-19 concerns in Limestone District School Board, including Marysville Public School

Seven classes at schools within the Limestone District School Board, including Marysville Public School, had to be dismissed early yesterday due to COVID-19 concerns. A release from the school board s...

David Foot Mar 12, 2021

UPDATE: Report releases name of Belleville murder suspect

Update (5:00 p.m. March 12): Belleville Police have officially confirmed the identity of the suspect as 64-year-old Michael Danese of Belleville. Danese was in bail court on March 10 and was remanded ...

David Foot Mar 12, 2021 A Belleville Police cruiser is parked outside of a home on Plaza Square. Investigators are looking into an alleged murder on March 9, 2021. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Thefts in Belleville

The Belleville Police Service responded to 63 calls from March 11, 2021 at 5 a.m. to March 12, 2021 at 5 a.m. Porch pirates On March 11, 2021 at 10:02 a.m., city police received a report of a theft in...

John Spitters Mar 12, 2021