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Another big jump in the Welfare Caseload in Hastings County. The social services department says 3,232 people got benefits last month, up by 92 from January, and 300 higher than in February, 2008. Wit...

Prince Edward Hastings MP Daryl Kramp will be busy later this morning in Tweed. Kramp will make an announcement regarding federal funding for trails, and will also have money for the Tweed swimming po...

The number of children in care with the Hastings Children's Aid Society has been trending down, and while that may seem like good news, it's caused the deficit to grow more then expected. The reason??...

Children's Aid Societies, including the Hastings CAS, are not at all impressed with the Ontario Child's Advocate Office. Recently, the Child Advocate released a report which seemed to state that 90 ch...

Some excitement at the Quinte Mall last night, and it had nothing to do with great bargains. An alarm went off, and retailers and there customers evacuated. Belleville Fire Department responded within...

The Province is injecting nearly half-a-million dollars to assist aboriginal learners at two local post secondary institutions. MPP Leona Dombrowsky says 350-thousand dollars is headed to the First Na...

It's been a busy overnight for Belleville Police. A 23 year old Belleville man was stopped for speeding, last night, in the City's west end and a check revealed his driver's licence was under suspensi...

It's been a busy overnight for Belleville Police. A 23 year old Belleville man was stopped for speeding, last night, in the City's west end and a check revealed his driver's licence was under suspensi...

A couple more drug dealers will be doing hard-time. 43-year old James Thompson of Belleville pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to traffic cocaine and 31-year old Chuck Rank of Quinte West pled guilt...

Police have seized marijuana and other drugs at a home in Deloro, northeast of Marmora. Project Longarm Officers and the Provincial Weapons Unit searched a house yesterday, and found processed and gro...