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Editor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Quinteist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Belleville in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all candidates on Sept. 10, 2026. We will
Read MoreA Belleville woman is facing several charges after police investigating reports of someone going through parked vehicles allegedly identified her as the suspect in an earlier credit card fraud investigation. Belleville police were first called to a North Front Street business on Sept. 13 after receiving a report that a
Read MoreQuinte West municipal elections continue to be a magnate for candidates. Belleville, too, has a full slate of council candidates. Josh Machesney, Quinte West city clerk and director of corporate services, says it is exciting that so many residents have come forward. (You can view a full list of candidates
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Quinteist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Belleville, Quinte West and Prince Edward County in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all candidates
Read MoreA Milton resident has been charged in connection with a February collision involving an ambulance and a transport truck in Madoc that left two paramedics with life-threatening injuries. Central Hastings OPP responded to the collision at the intersection of Highway 7 and Highway 62 shortly after 3 p.m. on Feb.
Read MoreBelleville councillors grudgingly agreed to invest more funding into their doctor recruitment program amid growing calls for the province to reimburse the city. “The issue comes down to the fact of whether we should be asking taxpayers to fund it twice,” said Councillor Paul Carr. He noted that the province’s
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Quinteist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Belleville, Quinte West and Prince Edward County in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all candidates
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Quinteist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Belleville, Quinte West and Prince Edward County in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all candidates
Read MoreQuinte West mayoral candidate David Thomson is promising to keep municipal property tax rates from increasing for four years, and says he’ll resign if he can’t deliver. Thomson moved to Quinte West 10 years ago in search of affordable housing in order to raise a family. He works in agriculture
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Quinteist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Belleville, Quinte West and Prince Edward County in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all candidates
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