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Hastings County focuses on "shop local" campaign

Hastings County has launched a new locally-focused marketing campaign to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The integrated marketing campaign recognizes that there will not be the same amou...

Mary Thomas Oct 20, 2020 Hastings County Building in Belleville. (File photo: David Foot/Quinte News)

Phase one of King Street redevelopment project complete

Dignitaries cut the ribbon on phase one of a major infrastructure project in Quinte West this morning. Work on the first section of the King Street Corridor Redevelopment, between Division Street and ...

David Foot Oct 20, 2020 Dignitaries cut the ribbon on the first phase of the King Street Redevelopment Project in Quinte West, on October 20, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / City of Quinte West)

Brighton Bark Park gets its name

The Municipality of Brighton now has a name for its new dog park just off County Road 64 in the south end of town. The park will be named Brighton Bark Park. The name was selected as part of a contest...

David Foot Oct 20, 2020 Eric Sonstroem / CC

Campbell returning to Trenton

The Trenton Golden Hawks have re-signed a familiar face. Jacob Campbell was acquired in a trade from the Cobourg Cougars, in exchange for Brad DiTillio and Stephane Crevier Campbell spent the 2018-19 ...

News Oct 20, 2020 BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 20: Jacob Campbell #19 of the Cobourg Cougars follows the play. Cobourg Cougars vs Buffalo Jr Sabres on November 20, 2019 at Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York, United States. (Spencer Smye / OJHL Images)

HKPR Health Unit appoints new Medical Officer of Health

The health unit that covers Northumberland County has appointed its next Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Natalie Bocking will take over as the MOH for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit o...

David Foot Oct 20, 2020 Dr. Natalie Bocking Medical Officer of Health for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Health Unit (Photo: Submitted: HKPR Health Unit)

Four new cases of COVID-19 reported

There are four new active cases of COVID-19 in our region The Hastings Prince Edward District Health Unit updated the local numbers this morning and confirms there are 70 cases in the two counties. Tw...

Amanda Smith Oct 20, 2020

Sir John A statue working group votes for removal

The Sir John A. Macdonald statue working group has agreed on a recommendation as to what to do with the controversial statue. The working group met on Tuesday morning and the majority of the members v...

Amanda Smith Oct 20, 2020 The statue of Sir John A Macdonald in Picton was vandalized on Canada Day. (Photo: Steve Ferguson/Facebook)

Wanted man located in Belleville

A man wanted by Guelph Police was arrested early this morning (Tuesday) in Belleville. Police say an officer on patrol located a vehicle in the west end of the city around 2:15 a.m. that matched the d...

Amanda Smith Oct 20, 2020 Belleville Police K-9 Officer Bax was officially introduced on September 8, 2020. The two year-old German Shepard, originally from Slovakia, has been with his handler Constable Jesse McInroy, since March. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Police searching for missing woman

Lennox and Addington OPP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman. Jessica Ann Connolly from Greater Napanee was last seen Sunday morning and reported missing on Monday after not r...

Amanda Smith Oct 20, 2020

Tyendinaga Township in the black

The municipality of Tyendinaga Township is seeing another year in the black. CAO Brad Roach tells Quinte News that council looked over the financials for 2019, showing a $200,000 surplus. Roach says m...

Tim Durkin Oct 20, 2020 (File photo: Quinte News)