Beach water quality monitoring begins this month
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is preparing to begin reports on the quality of water at local beaches. The reports will begin on May 24. Beaches scheduled for testing will have water samples collected and lab-tested for bacteria, and notices will be posted if levels exceed safe provincial guidelines. Beaches that...
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Monsters beat Senators
The Cleveland Monsters defeated the Belleville Senators 3-1 on Friday night, ending the Senators' Calder Cup playoff run. Stephen Halliday scored for the Senators. The Monsters opened the game with an early first period goal before the Senators came back and evened it out before the end of the frame. Late in the second...
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Drug bust in Napanee
The East Region Community Street Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police has executed a search warrant at a residence in Greater Napanee and charged a woman for drug trafficking. On May 9, 2024 at approximately 4:30 p.m., the search warrant was executed by members of the CSCU at a residence on Centre Street North i...
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Belleville teen and father making hockey history
Quinte Red Devils graduate Maddox Dagenais could join his father in history. The 16-year-old, who attends Ecole Elementaire Catholique L'Envol in Trenton, has been ranked as the highest prospect for next months Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Draft (LHJMQ of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)). Dagenais is on the ice ...
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Arrest in Belleville homicide
A 22-year-old man appeared for a bail hearing today in a Belleville courtroom following his arrest in connection to a homicide in the city last fall. On Thursday, members of the Belleville Police Service's Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Belleville Police Emergency Response Unit, K9 and Proje...
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Huge donation funds new hospital scanner
Patients at the future Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital will be able to benefit from a new CT Scanner, due to a large donation from a pair of Picton residents. Norm Ritchie and Monique Postlewaite of Picton have donated $500,000 towards the purchase of the scanner. The donation was made as part of the Back the Bu...
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Strong Kids Campaign shatters fundraising record
It was a record-setting YMCA Strong Kids campaign. At a celebration luncheon this week at The Local in Belleville, it was announced that the 2023 campaign raised a record-setting $257,000. Connie Reid of the YMCA tells Quinte News that Strong Kids Co-Chairs Patricia Guernsey and Ken Schmidt lead by example. "And k...
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Mobile mental health clinic funding for Hastings and Prince Edward counties
Ontario has announced $387,200 in funding for Hastings and Prince Edward counties for mobile mental health services. According to a press release from the province, the funding supports a mobile community-based withdrawal management clinic that goes into rural and underserved areas. The mobile clinic will connect peopl...
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MP Williams speaks on Conservative motion to stop decriminalization of hard drugs
Bay of Quinte MP Ryan Williams spoke on a Conservative motion at the House of Commons that looks to maintain a ban on hard drugs and stop efforts to decriminalize hard drugs. Speaking with Quinte News, MP Williams says this motion was introduced off the heels of British Columbia deciding to recriminalize illicit drug u...
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Inmate dies at Collins Bay
Correctional Service Canada is reporting the death of an inmate at Collins Bay institution. The inmate, named Rock Ravary, died on Friday while serving a five-year sentence for sexual assault. In a press release, CSC says the death was of natural causes.
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