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Over $53,000 raised for Hospice Quinte in Trenton Smile Cookie campaign

(Submitted to Quinte News) Hospice Quinte announces the success of the 2025 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign in Trenton, which raised $53,353.85 to support compassionate end-of-life care in our commu...

News May 23, 2025 Pictured (left to right): Sherwin Sam – Volunteer and Events Coordinator, Hospice Quinte; Matt Del Grosso – Donor Relations Manager, Hospice Quinte; Jackie Rutledge, Jamie Smid and Jim Robertson – Owners of Tim Hortons, Trenton; and Petra Lepage- Executive Director, Hospice Quinte. (Photo submitted/Hospice Quinte)

Change of Command ceremony held at Warkworth Institution

A change of command ceremony was held at Warkworth Institution on Friday. It marked the change in command from outgoing Warden Dave Dunk to incoming Warden Henry Saulnier. In a release, Correctional S...

Zach McGibbon May 23, 2025 (Photo: Facebook/Warkworth Institution)

OPP partners on "rescu" program

Ontario Provincial Police have announced they are partnering with the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) to adopt the society's "rescu" web application to enhance their efforts to locate missin...

Alan-Michael Steele May 23, 2025

New funding for Belleville General Hospital domestic violence program

Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp was at Belleville General Hospital on Friday to announce new provincial funding for their Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response Program. The province is providi...

Alan-Michael Steele May 23, 2025 Bay of Quinte MPP Tyler Allsopp poses for a photo with BGH Staff during Friday's funding announcement. Photo: Alan-Michael Steele, Quinte News

Young entrepreneurs wanted in Northumberland

The Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) is looking for 'kidpreneurs' to particpate in its 'My Future My Career' program. My Future My Career is a fun, free, hands-on program f...

Alana Cameron May 23, 2025

Impaired driver way above legal limit

A Belleville woman will appear in court after she tested for a blood alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit. Belleville police responded to a report of a possible impaired driver around 8:30 ...

Alana Cameron May 23, 2025

Plenty of rain with more to come

Mother Nature is providing lots of rain in the Quinte region. At least an inch of rain has dropped in the last 36 hours in our region. Staff Meteorologist Kevin Williams says the amount of rainfall di...

Tim Durkin May 23, 2025 Gudella / Depositphotos.com

Proposed six storey-hotel for Brighton

Talk of a new hotel in Brighton has been heating up this week. Numerous group chats and social media conversations point to work being done on Elizabeth Street, adjacent to the No Frills store. Severa...

Tim Durkin May 23, 2025 Clearing of land has been going on this week on a property on Elizabeth Street in Brighton (Photo: submitted to Quinte News)

City of Quinte West begins recruitment for new CAO

The City of Quinte West is launching its recruitment process to find a new Chief Administrative Officer. In May, the city used strong mayor powers to remove David Clazie from the role. Director of Pub...

Zach McGibbon May 22, 2025

YMCA Strong Kids wins with McHappy Day

It was all smiles at the North Front Belleville McDonald's location on Thursday afternoon as officials announced the funds raised from McHappy Day 2025. A cheque was handed to Dave Allen of the YMCA o...

Tim Durkin May 22, 2025 McDonalds Owner Todd Shea (right), along with staff members and officials with the YMCA of Central East Ontario at Belleville McDonald's Belleville (Photo: Charity Kerr/YMCA CEO)