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Police Service wants a bigger slice of ticket pie

Discussions continue between the Belleville Police Service and Hastings County on sharing the revenue coming from police issuing speeding and tickets for other offenses. Thursday Police Services Board...

John Spitters May 16, 2024 Belleville Police Services Board May 16 2024. Member Jim O'Brien at left. (Photo: Quinte News)

Acting Chief certain city getting great value

The City of Belleville is getting "great value for money" when it comes to police service. So says the city's Acting Chief of Police Chris Barry. Barry was responding to Monday's decision by council t...

John Spitters May 16, 2024 Belleville's Acting Chief of Police Chris Barry. (Photo: Quinte News)

Deputies appointed

The Belleville Police Services Board recently appointed former Deputy Chief Chris Barry as Acting Chief to replace the retired Mike Callaghan and Thursday it appointed two inspectors to share the Acti...

John Spitters May 16, 2024 Acting Deputy Chiefs Inspector Rene Aubertin (left) and Inspector Sheri Meeks. (Photo: Quinte News)

Police Auxiliary Sergeant retires after 17 years of service

The Belleville Police Services Board recognized a longtime member of its Auxiliary Unit at its meeting Thursday. Auxiliary Sergeant Paul Robichaud finished with the unit on May 1, serving for over 17 ...

John Spitters May 16, 2024 Left to right: Sgt. Pat Comeau, Acting Chief Chris Barry, retiring Auxiliary Sgt. Paul Robichaud, Police Board Chair Tyler Allsopp, Acting Deputy Chief Sheri Meeks. (Photo: Quinte News)

Strong Kids raises over $250,000

The Belleville YMCA has announced the Strong Kids campaign has raised $257,000, beating their fundraising goal. The YMCA Strong Kids campaign is an annual fundraising campaign, focused on raising much...

Alan-Michael Steele May 16, 2024

New accessibility equipment installed at Wellington Rotary Beach

Installation of new accessibility equipment at Wellington Rotary Beach has been completed. Wellington Rotary Club and Prince Edward County announced the completed installation on Thursday. The improve...

Alan-Michael Steele May 16, 2024

Wilson Heading to Waterloo

A graduate of the Trenton Golden Hawks has made his commitment for post-secondary, which will include more hockey. Owen Wilson has signed on to play next year for the Waterloo Warriors. The 6'4" rear ...

Tim Durkin May 16, 2024 TRENTON, ON - APRIL 22: Owen Wilson #10 of the Trenton Golden Hawks celebrates the goal during the second period at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens on April 22, 2024 in Ontario, Canada (Photo by Tim Bates / OJHL Images)

Red Devils Grad An OHL Champion

A graduate of the Quinte Red Devils has won an OHL title. Jared Wooley and the London Knights booked their ticket to the Memorial Cup, following a 7-1 win over the Oshawa Generals Wednesday night It w...

Tim Durkin May 16, 2024 Jared Woolley of the London Knights is a former Quinte Red Devil (Photo: Morgan Roobroeck/OHL Images)

Local students competing in first-ever Minds in Motion STEM Challenge

Grade seven and eight students from Hastings Prince Edward District School Board are participating in a robot-building competition at Loyalist College later this month. The first Minds in Motion HPE S...

Alana Cameron May 16, 2024 Team members Jacob, Wes, Jonah and Justin, from Tyendinaga Public School, proudly show off their Micro:Bot. (Photo: submitted)

Impaired driving Wednesday morning

In less than two hours Belleville police officers charged two impaired drivers with both arrests taking place in the morning Wednesday. In the first incident, at shortly after 6 a.m., police responded...

John Spitters May 16, 2024