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Fire bell finds new home

The historic fire bell has been part of the former Trenton, and now Quinte West, Fire and Emergency Services since 1875. Quinte West Fire Chief John Whelan says the bell is now at its third Fire Stati...

Tim Durkin Jul 15, 2020 (Photo: John Whalen/ Quinte West Fire Chief)

Eric Vining located, after man hunt

The Ontario Provincial Police says a manhunt has ended for a man known to frequent Quinte West and Belleville. Eric Vining was serving a multi-year sentence for charges which included Dangerous Operat...

Tim Durkin Jul 15, 2020

Avondale Road work underway

A $4 million infrastructure project broke ground Wednesday morning. The pavement was broken on Avondale Road in the west end of Belleville. Mayor Mitch Panciuk says it is a complete road reconstructio...

Tim Durkin Jul 15, 2020 Officials with the City of Belleville, and Taggart Construction of Kingston break ground on Avondale Road in west end Belleville (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)

Increasing demands on police

Police officers with the Belleville Police Service are responding to an ever increasing number of calls for service. At tomorrow's (Thursday) meeting, members of the city's Police Services Board will ...

John Spitters Jul 15, 2020

New homes boost building stats

It continues to be a good year as far as construction activity is concerned in Centre Hastings. In June building permits were issued for projects with a total value of almost $2.9 million. The planned...

John Spitters Jul 15, 2020

Kim Mitchell reflects on COVID

One of the big things that COVID-19 has cost us is live music. The Quinte region has lost events such as the Empire Summerfest, the Havelock Jamboree, and more. Buzz Collins of Rock 107 talked with Ca...

Tim Durkin Jul 15, 2020 Kim Mitchell performing at the Haverock Revival in Havelock

Belleville police report

Belleville Police Service responded to 69 calls for service from July 14, 2020 at 5 a.m. to July 15, 2020 at 5 a.m. Breach of court orders On July 14, 2020 at 11:20 p.m., Belleville Police located a m...

John Spitters Jul 15, 2020

Local YMCAs planning to reopen on September 1st

While the Ontario Government has given many businesses and services providers the go-ahead to reopen with some restrictions as of Friday, users of local YMCA facilities, will have to wait a little bit...

David Foot Jul 14, 2020

Judge to deliver sentence to Tanner Neron in September

The judge in the case of a former local YMCA worker and hockey coach, convicted on multiple child porn and sex-related offences, says he needs some time to make his decision on a sentence. Justice Pat...

David Foot Jul 14, 2020 Outside the front entrance of the Quinte Consolidated Courthouse in Belleville. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)

OPP lay charges against nurse in connection with patient privacy breach

A former Belleville nurse has been charged with 69 offences by the OPP in connection with the "unauthorized use of personal health information" at Belleville General Hospital in 2018. Members of the H...

David Foot Jul 14, 2020 Outside of Belleville General Hospital. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)