• Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation pickleball tournament Feb. 28

    The Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation’s is launching its first-ever pickleball tournament. It will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at Pickleplex Social Club in Belleville. “Open to players of all skill levels, the tournament will feature multiple leagues grouped by ability to ensure fair, competitive and fun play,” reads a foundation news release. “Participants may register for mixed doubles, men’s doubles, or women’s doubles, with divisions available f
  • Centre Hastings, Tweed score water funding from Ontario

    Centre Hastings and Tweed are the latest Hastings County municipalities to receive provincial funding to upgrade their water and wastewater systems. Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Ric Bresee on Monday was in Madoc to announce Centre Hastings will receive as much as $4.69 million to repair and expand the Village of Madoc’s sanitary sewer trunk. Bresee this afternoon will also announce more than $800,000 for Tweed’s water treatment plant upgrades, a news release from his office stat
  • Pink in The Rink raises $4,232 for BGH Foundation oncology fund

    The U13AA Belleville Bulls closed out the Fourth Annual Pink In The Rink with a fitting result on and off the ice — a 2–2 tie against the Quinte West Golden Hawks, and a record-setting fundraising total for local cancer care. Held Saturday, January 17, 2026, at CAA Arena, the initiative raised $4,232 for the Belleville General Hospital Foundation oncology fund. With this year’s success, Pink In The Rink has now raised $16,621 over four years, demonstrating the growing impact of
  • Polar vortex storm dumps largest snowfall on Belleville in 53 years

    Record snowfall overnight Sunday dumped 37 inches of snow on Belleville and area, the largest single snow event to hit the city for the same date of Jan. 25 since 1973, according to the CFB Trenton weather station. The storm packed in one fell swoop nearly two-thirds of the total average of 55 inches of snowfall the city receives over 41 days annually every winter. City residents awoke early Monday morning to discover their cars had nearly disappeared under the winter onslaught and driveways com
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  • Quinte residents urged to help make prom dreams come true

    Time is running out to help local students attend prom and graduation with confidence. This is the final week to donate to Prom Project, a collaborative initiative led by The Children’s Foundation and The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation, in partnership with Quinte Mall. Community members can make donations until January 30 by dropping off gently used or new formal wear at Guest Services inside the Quinte Mall. Prom Project ensures elementary and secondary students can attend
  • Belleville Police Board lauds crossing guards’ actions in heavy snowfall conditions

    The commitment by Belleville’s crossing guards in wintry weather storms of late has drawn praise from the Belleville Police Service Board. An open letter was issued to thank the crossing guards for protecting city residents and children on city streets. The complete letter is here: “Every day of the school year, you are at your posts making sure children get to and from school safety, In all kinds of weather and through busy traffic, you show up. It is often a thankless job, but it i

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