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Belleville cancels New Year's Levee

An annual New Year's Day tradition in Belleville is changing this year, due to the ongoing pandemic. Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk has made the decision to cancel the annual New Year's Levee because ...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020 Mayor Mitch Panciuk announces some of this year's donors to the Festival of Lights on Monday, October 19, 2020. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Festival of Trees online auction raises $33,000 for PECMHF

Despite not being able to run the annual Festival of Trees event, volunteers with the Prince Edward County Hospital Auxiliary were still able to make a sizable holiday donation to the hospital foundat...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020 L-R:Shannon Coull, executive director of the PECMH Foundation; Auxiliary Members, Sharon Morcom; Denise Linnett; Dorothy Vincent; Carol Harvey; Fran Donaldson; Liz Jones, Festival of Trees chairperson; Judy Anderson; Jack Starkey and Auxiliary President, Cathy Starkey. (Photo: Briar Boyce / PECMHF)

One new COVID-19 case in HPE today, 15 more reported in Northumberland

HPE Public Health is reporting just one new case of COVID-19 in the area today. Seven people have also recovered from the virus, leaving the total number of active cases at 48. The seven day case rate...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020

Donations for Salvation Army holiday campaigns coming slow, but steady

The Belleville chapter of the Salvation Army is seeing Kettle Campaign donations come in slower than usual, however, donations through its Letter Appeal Campaign have been strong and steady. Director ...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020 Salvation Army location Pinnacle Street, Belleville (Photo: submitted)

Marmora and Lake man charged with sexual assault

A 34-year-old man from Marmora and Lake is facing charges relating to an OPP investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a young girl. No other details have been released, but investigators say i...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

RELEASE: Loyalist launches Emergency Management and Incident Response Program

Today Loyalist College announced the launch of its new one-year Emergency Management & Incident Response Ontario college graduate certificate program, which begins this May at its Belleville campu...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020 The main entrance to the Kente Building at Loyalist College in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Williams plans to stay on as Belleville councillor until writ drops

The new Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Bay of Quinte Riding says he intends to stay on as a Belleville councillor for the time being. Ryan Williams spoke on CJBQ's Lorne Brooker Show o...

David Foot Dec 14, 2020 Belleville Councillor Ryan Williams, during a meeting of City Council, on August 10, 2020. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Local food banks preparing for a future jump in need

Local food banks, like all charitable groups are working double time to get ready for the holidays and for winter. During the pandemic, people have shown a lot of generosity to Gleaners Food Bank, The...

Tim Durkin Dec 14, 2020

Prince Edward County to look at draft Official Plan

Council in Prince Edward County is getting ready to do some pretty heavy lifting. Council and staff are working on a new draft Official Plan and are holding a special council meeting on Tuesday night ...

Amanda Smith Dec 14, 2020

Belleville police report

The Belleville Police Service responded to 46 calls from December 13, 2020 at 5 a.m. to December 14, 2020 at 5 a.m. Arrested on warrants On December 13, 2020 at 3:36 p.m., police attended to a residen...

John Spitters Dec 14, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)