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Eastside Secondary and Centre Hastings Secondary proposed for school-based COVID-19 testing

The Hastings Prince Edward District School board is eyeing two schools for voluntary school-based COVID-19 testing. At Monday's HPEDSB meeting, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Medical Officer of ...

Aron Locke Feb 22, 2021

HPEDSB trying to close gap on child care

Due to the growing need for pre-school-aged child care, the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board is taking steps to close the gap. The school board submitted an application for $4.5 million to...

Aron Locke Feb 22, 2021

Belleville firefighters deal with small blaze in townhouse

Belleville firefighters made quick work of a blaze on Pine Street on Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a townhouse at 228 Pine Street, just after 3:00 p.m., after reports of smoke coming fro...

David Foot Feb 22, 2021 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Sloppy roads lead to a few incidents on Highway 401

Snow through the day caused some rough driving conditions around the Quinte region today, including a couple of incidents on Highway 401. Quinte West firefighters were called first to a single vehicle...

David Foot Feb 22, 2021 A car rolled over on in the westbound lanes of Highway 401, near Glen Miller Road, on February 22, 2021. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte West Fire Department)

One person charged in connection with stolen vehicle and property

One person has been linked to thefts in both Stirling-Rawdon and Quinte West on Saturday. Central Hastings OPP responded to a complaint of a theft from a motor vehicle in Stirling-Rawdon late S...

Alana Cameron Feb 22, 2021

Belleville Downtown Docfest goes virtual for 10th anniversary

Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Belleville Downtown Docfest is forging ahead with its 10th anniversary and offering dozens of options for film buffs to check out this year. The 10th an...

David Foot Feb 22, 2021 (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Downtown Docfest)

Tentative collective agreement between HPEDSB and OSSTF Hastings-Prince Edward

A tentative collective agreement has been reached between the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 29 Hastings-Prince Edward....

Alana Cameron Feb 22, 2021

Dukes announce management shift after GM Todd Reid resigns

The Wellington Dukes are announcing a restructuring of their hockey operations and management staff, after the resignation of General Manager Todd Reid. Reid, who has had a couple of stints with the D...

David Foot Feb 22, 2021 Former Wellington Dukes General Manager Todd Reid. (Photo: Submitted / Wellington Dukes)

Charges laid in Quinte West after child eats cannabis-infused candy

A 38-year-old Quinte West man is facing charges after police say a child ate some cannabis-infused candies. OPP responded to a home on Fish and Game Club road, around 6:30 p.m. this past Friday, where...

David Foot Feb 22, 2021 Police say a three year-old child was taken to hospital after eating some of these cannabis-infused candies, on February 19, 2021. (Photo: Submitted / Quinte West OPP)

Second straight day with zero new cases in HPE

Monday's local COVID-19 report logged no new cases in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. The HPE Public Health dashboard shows the number of active cases remains at 12. The seven day case rat...

Alana Cameron Feb 22, 2021