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Scardino found not guilty in 2018 driveway death

Nicole Scardino has been found not guilty of manslaughter and dangerous driving causing death, in the 2018 death of Sam Andrews, in the driveway of a West Street home. A 12-person jury handed down its...

David Foot Dec 11, 2020

Two COVID-19 cases at Harmony Public

The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 at Harmony Public School. In a tweet from the school board on Friday afternoon, the board stated a letter is being ...

Amanda Smith Dec 11, 2020

Province providing pandemic related social supports

Hastings County and Prince Edward County residents are benefitting from an additional $120 million provincial investment. The funds, made available through the Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF) can b...

Amanda Smith Dec 11, 2020 Benjamin Sperandio / CC

Belleville Downtown District gets big holiday program funding

The Belleville Downtown District BIA has been granted over $27,000 to brighten up the holiday season. The $27,607 donation from the provincial government will go towards providing safe holiday activit...

Aron Locke Dec 11, 2020

Case count climbing

Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hastings Prince Edward. The Public Health Unit says there are currently 54 active cases of the virus as there have been five recoveries. Eight of th...

Amanda Smith Dec 11, 2020

Bus operators seeking an end to RFP process

A request for proposals (RFP) process aimed at school transportation operators has local bus companies crying foul. A rally was held on Friday in front of MPP Todd Smith's Rossmore office with more th...

Amanda Smith Dec 11, 2020 Shelby MacPherson of County Bus Service (left) and Sherry Barker of Al Parkhurst Transportation at a us rally in front of Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith's office in Rossmore on December 11, 2020. (Photo: Amanda Smith/Quinte News)

Triboard Transportation just "following the rules"

The Chief Executive Officer of Triboard Transportation which handles school buses for three school boards, Hastings Prince Edward, Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic, and Limestone District, says the organi...

John Spitters Dec 11, 2020

RELEASE: Celebrating holiday season in pandemic times

The 2020 holiday season will be unlike any other, and the way you choose to celebrate will have significant implications on the spread of COVID-19 in our region over the coming months. For that reason...

John Spitters Dec 11, 2020

High water outflows seen as preventative measure

Precipitation has been below average in 2020, but if you look at Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte this winter, you may not know it. The International Joint Commission has approved a request to allow...

Tim Durkin Dec 11, 2020 The Maple Cross Shoreline Reserve on the Eastern Lake Ontario Coast. (Photo: NCC)

RELEASE: Celebrate safely this holiday season

The Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Unit is asking people to celebrate the holiday season safely this year. They say the 2020 holiday season will be unlike any other, and the way you choose to ce...

Amanda Smith Dec 11, 2020 The Hastings Prince Edward Public Health Headquarters, on North Park Street in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)