Category Archives: News

A bit of concern about a new Shoppers Drug Mart in Picton. The Prince Edward County Planning Committee voted Wednesday night to recommend County Council reject rezoning of property at Main and Washbur...

A store that has been open for only four-and-a-half months is the best new business in Brighton. Dragonfly, which carrys unique jewelery, purses and clothing, picked up the award at the Brighton and D...

The Kawartha-Pine Ridge School Board is considering e-learning as a way of dealing with reduced provincial funding for education because of declining enrolment.. Board chairperson Diane Lloyd told las...

Students with skills, such as fluency in another language or expert talent on a musical instrument, could be eligible for credits toward diplomas at the high schools in Brighton and Campbellford. The ...

Talks to reach a local contract for public elementary school teachers in Hastings-Prince Edward resume this week. The negotiations are still necessary even though the Elementary Teachers Federation of...

A Brighton woman faces 2 assault charges after allegedly punching her husband in the face several times, on two different occasions yesterday. A 41 year old man said his 43 year old wife had last punc...

Central Hastings OPP have arrested a young man in connection with a house break in last week. Several items were stolen when a window was broken at a home on River Heights Road, south of Marmora. Yest...

Prince Edward County Mayor Leo Finnegan says he supports provincial legislation for "green energy." Mayor Finnegan says he welcomes the Green Energy Act, which includes province-wide standards on wher...

Provincial officials say that contaminated soil from Belleville's Meyers Pier area, that was dumped on a local farm, is being dealt with. An independent contractor involved in the Meyer's Pier cleanup...

Tweed is hoping the federal stimulus funding will help finance more upgrading for its arena. Officials say the facility needs renovating to better accommodate the hockey teams, and the summer events. ...