News | Quinte News

Skip to Content

Hastings County gives $$$ to the COVID-19 fight

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has received a financial boost from Hastings County to help with its fight against COVID-19. At its virtual meeting on Tuesday, county council approved a donation ...

Mary Thomas Dec 15, 2020

Potential candidate turned off by council debate, social media

The Ward 2 runner-up in Belleville's last election says city council's debate on replacing the late Pat Culhane's council seat, and the social media reaction is changing her mind about whether to beco...

Mary Thomas Dec 15, 2020 Kathryn Brown (Photo: Submitted)

One arrested, one wanted after break and enter

One person has been charged and a second person is wanted after a break and enter at a laundromat in Deseronto. On Sunday evening, Lennox and Addington OPP responded to a break and enter at the busine...

Amanda Smith Dec 15, 2020

HPE sees 10 new cases of COVID-19, four recoveries

There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Hastings Prince Edward today. The Public Health Unit is reporting there are now 54 active cases in the two counties. There have been four recoveries since yesterd...

Amanda Smith Dec 15, 2020

P&G employees make another huge donation to United Way

Even through the pandemic, employees at Procter & Gamble's Belleville plant have rallied together to make another sizable and generous donation to the United Way of Hastings Prince Edward. P&G...

David Foot Dec 15, 2020 Employees from Procter & Gamble in Belleville donate $320,000 to the United Way Hastings Prince Edward on December 15, 2020. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Police, OFM investigating fire north of Cobourg

The Northumberland Major Crime Unit is investigating after a fire on the weekend north of Cobourg. Police were notified of a fire on Sunday evening on Sunset Drive shortly before 7 p.m. The Hamilton T...

Amanda Smith Dec 15, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

Picton couple backs the build

A donation to honour one man's late parents was to the benefit of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation's Back the Build campaign. Herb and Kathy Pliwischkies of Picton gave a gift of ...

Amanda Smith Dec 15, 2020 (From left): Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation; Kathy Pliwischkies; Herb Pliwischkies and Don Rodney, Back the Build campaign cabinet member. (Photo: Briar Boyce)

'Very frustrating situation' says Allsopp

A Belleville council decision made on Monday night was the topic of discussion on the Lorne Brooker Show on Tuesday morning. Tyler Allsopp did not mince words and said the decision made on Monday nigh...

Amanda Smith Dec 15, 2020

Big dollars for local children and nutrition

The Hastings Prince Edward Learning Foundation has announced some big dollars for students in southeast Ontario. At their AGM for the foundation, they announced more than $1.86 million for students. T...

Tim Durkin Dec 15, 2020 Franklin Park Library / CC

Person in wrong location

The Belleville Police Service responded to 59 calls from December 14, 2020 at 5 a.m. to December 15, 2020 at 5 a.m. Arrested on warrants On December 14, 2020 at approximately 8:30 a.m., police attende...

John Spitters Dec 15, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)