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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)

Brighton open to the hotel business

Brighton council has accepted a consultant's detailed report showing that the community could sustain a new 60-room hotel in the community. Mayor of Brighton Brian Ostrander says the hotel feasability...

John Spitters Oct 20, 2020 (Photo: screenshot from Brighton council agenda of October 19/20)

RELEASE: Plan for Northumberland Forest available to public

Following community and user group consultation in 2019, along with research into best practices for maintaining both natural habitats and recreational assets, Northumberland County has developed a ma...

John Spitters Oct 20, 2020

Trent Hills teen dead in collision

OPP have identified the victim of a single vehicle collision in Campbellford early yesterday (Monday) afternoon. An SUV lost control on a curve on Queen Street, otherwise known as County Road 50, near...

John Spitters Oct 20, 2020 Photo: OPP/Twitter

Balcers heading overseas

Another Belleville Senator is heading to Europe to try his hand at fall hockey. Rudolfs Balcers has been put on loan by the Senators organization to play for the Stavanger Oilers in the Norwegian leag...

Tim Durkin Oct 20, 2020

Early morning theft at former Belleville school

A man and woman face various theft charges after an alleged break and enter at a former public school in northeast Belleville early yesterday (Monday) Belleville police responded to the Hillcrest Publ...

John Spitters Oct 20, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Stolen vehicle, police pursuit, collision

The Belleville Police Service responded to 59 calls for service from October 19, 2020 at 5 a.m. to October 20, 2020 at 5 a.m. Stolen Business Van On October 19, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., police received a re...

John Spitters Oct 20, 2020