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9/11 ceremony in Belleville cancelled

An annual ceremony commemorating the tragedy that became known as "nine-eleven" will not be held at the Belleville Fire Department's headquarters Friday. The decision to cancel the ceremony was taken ...

John Spitters Sep 10, 2020 File photo from 2018 9-11 ceremony at Belleville Fire Headquarters.

Marcel Dionne to play in the Huff Tournament

Hockey legend Marcel Dionne will be a guest at the annual Peter Huff Memorial Golf Tournament September 25th at Oak Hills Golf Course. The Peter Huff Memorial Tournament has operated for 11 years but ...

Jack Miller Sep 10, 2020 Marcel Dionne

All's well that ends well

There was panic in the south end of Belleville early Wednesday evening. At 6 p.m. city police received a call from a frantic mother whose seven year-old son had gone missing. The boy was supposed to b...

John Spitters Sep 10, 2020 (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

Drunkenness, disturbances, traffic enforcement

The Belleville Police Service responded to 67 calls for service from September 9, 2020 at 5 a.m. to September 10, 2020 at 5 a.m. Warrants On September 9, 2020 at approximately 12:05 p.m., city police ...

John Spitters Sep 10, 2020

Skyway closed overnight

The Skyway Bridge linking Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and Deseronto with Prince Edward County will be closed to all traffic tonight (Thursday) starting at 9 o'clock. The bridge will reopen to traffic ...

John Spitters Sep 10, 2020

Nursing job fair Friday

Quinte Health Care hopes to hire more nurses and personal support workers in the future. To that end, QHC is holding a Nursing and PSW Job Fair tomorrow (Friday). The job fair runs from 8 a.m. until 4...

John Spitters Sep 10, 2020

Drive-thru BBQ at Quinte Gardens

A major late summer event at one of Belleville's biggest retirement homes will be a bit different this year. The Quinte Gardens Retirement Residence usually holds a big corn roast for residents and th...

John Spitters Sep 10, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC

UPDATE: Ontario Fire Marshal on scene of Belleville boat fires

Ontario Fire Marshal investigators and Belleville Police are looking into what caused two boats to catch fire in Belleville's Victoria Harbour early Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Mark MacDonald tells ...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020 Investigators look over the damage to one of two boats destroyed by fire, in Belleville's Victoria Harbour, on September 9, 2020. (Photo: Tim Durkin / Quinte News)

Williams officially enters Bay of Quinte Conservative race

There is officially another name in the race to become the next Conservative Party candidate for Bay of Quinte. After reaching out to supporters last week, Ryan Williams officially announced his inten...

David Foot Sep 09, 2020 Ryan Williams poses with family as he announces his intention to run for the Bay of Quinte Conservative Party candidacy, on September 9, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Ryan Williams)

Big day for TMHF donations

Generosity was in the air in Trenton on Wednesday. Members of the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation kicked off the day by accepting a $1,200 donation from Angela Wildish and Brandy Ringelmann, owne...

Aron Locke Sep 09, 2020