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RELEASE: Paid parking returns in Picton July 1

Paid parking will be reinstituted in Picton as of July 1, 2020. Payment is required along streets in Picton's downtown core and in the Market Lane parking lot. A two-hour maximum for street parking is...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020

Dukes sign goaltender from Greater Kingston

The summer signings continue for the Wellington Dukes, as the Jr. A club fills a hole between the pipes. The Dukes have signed 2004-born goaltender Ethan Morrow, from the Greater Kingston Jr. Gaels. T...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020 The Wellington Dukes signed Kingston's Ethan Morrow to a player agreement for the 2020/21 season on June 30, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Wellington Dukes)

Lower Trent Conservation declares minor drought

Lower Trent Conservation reports precipitation has been below normal over the past three months and now Level 1 Low Water (minor drought) conditions are being experienced across the Lower Trent Conser...

Amanda Smith Jun 30, 2020

More arrests in connection to Project Renewal

Belleville Police arrested four people yesterday, in connection to Project Renewal, a joint-forces initiative into drug trafficking in the area. Three people were arrested for breaching release condit...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020 Oxycodone pills seized by Belleville Police, during an arrest as part of Project Renewal, on June 29, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / Belleville Police Service)

Kingston Police investigating potential early business openings

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in recent days, Kingston Police have begun an investigation into whether some businesses were operating before the Phase 2 reopening. Police released a statement say...

Amanda Smith Jun 30, 2020

Federal funding for Canada Day

The City of Belleville and Prince Edward County received some federal funding for this year's Canada Day celebrations. Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis announced $25,784 through the Celebrate Canada progra...

Amanda Smith Jun 30, 2020

424 Squadron crew rescue stranded hang glider pilot

Search and Rescue Technicians from 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton were called into action in southwestern Ontario yesterday. A Griffon helicopter and its crew responded to the Elmira area, where a hang g...

David Foot Jun 30, 2020 A search and rescue team from 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton helped to rescue a stranded hang glider pilot, near Elmira, Ontario, on June 29, 2020. (Photo: Submitted / OPP)

Serious injuries in Colborne crash

On Saturday June 27, 2020, at approximately 8:15 p.m., members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cramahe Fire Department and Northumberland Paramedics responde...

Tim Durkin Jun 30, 2020 (Photo: Twitter / @OPP_ER)

World Rugby 7s season over for Benn and Mullins

World Rugby has officially cancelled the remaining rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series due to the global pandemic. That means the end of the season for Napanee's Britt Benn and Belleville's M...

Jack Miller Jun 30, 2020

Cannabis concerns in Tyendinaga Township

The CAO for Tyendinaga Township says cannabis production is becoming a thorn in the sides of Ontario municipalities. Brad Roach spoke to Quinte News following Monday night's council meeting, where mar...

Tim Durkin Jun 30, 2020 Cannabis Urlaub / CC