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Skyway bridge closure Monday evening

The Skyway bridge will have a closure Monday evening. It will be closed from 9:00 p.m on Monday until Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. The closure is for the removal of temporary concrete barriers, energy attenua...

Tim Durkin Dec 14, 2020

Williams wins nomination and is Bay of Quinte Conservative candidate

Local businessman and Belleville city councillor Ryan Williams will carry the Conservative Party of Canada's banner in Bay of Quinte riding in the next federal election. Williams defeated the only oth...

John Spitters Dec 13, 2020 Ryan Williams. (Photo: submitted)

RELEASE: Province boosts facilities and virtual learning at Loyalist College

Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Quinte, announced the Ontario government is investing $2,166,200 in capital funding to help Loyalist College address their deferred maintenance backlog, undertake critical r...

John Spitters Dec 13, 2020 Bay of Quinte riding MPP and Cabinet Minister Todd Smith speaking to group at Loyalist College. (Photo: submitted)

Flirting with Orange-Restrict zone

It's entirely possible that Hastings and Prince Edward counties could soon face tighter restrictions in the effort to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Sunday afternoon Hastings Prince E...

John Spitters Dec 13, 2020

Two cases of COVID-19 at Harmony Public School

The Hastings Prince Edward public health unit has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 at Harmony Public School in Corbyville. The health unit confirmed in a tweet Sunday that the cases have been identifie...

Aron Locke Dec 13, 2020

Revenues down, expenses up for HPEDSB

The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board is looking at some revised figures for the year end. Superintendent of Business Services Nick Pfeiffer will present a report on Monday night during the...

Amanda Smith Dec 13, 2020

Latest local COVID-19 stats

It wasn't a bad day Saturday for new reports of COVID-19 infections in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. HPE Public Health reported just four new cases of coronavirus, a number lower than it has be...

John Spitters Dec 12, 2020 (Photo: Facebook)

Fire in Centre Hastings Saturday morning

The Centre Hastings fire department responded to a fire this morning (Saturday) at 168 Shoreline Lane on Moira Lake. The fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. and was deemed under control around 11 a.m. The...

Aron Locke Dec 12, 2020

A busy 24 hours for the Belleville Police Service

The Belleville Police Service responded to 78 calls for service from 5 a.m. on December 11, 2020 to 5 a.m. on December 12, 2020. Arrested on Warrant On December 11, 2020 at 12:45 a.m. while on general...

Aron Locke Dec 12, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

BGHF steps up with another $500,000 toward Quinte Health Care

Christmas came early for Quinte Health Care this year, as the the Belleville General Hospital Foundation delivered another half million dollars. The BGHF has raised another $500,000 to help purchase p...

Aron Locke Dec 12, 2020