A man whose name is synonymous with success in local sports has passed away. Ken Smith died at the age of 78 on Dec. 11, just shy of three months after being inducted into the Belleville Sports Hall of Fame as a builder. Smith was a player and coach, winning a high school COSSA football championship before moving on to...

Heritage Belleville is now seeking nominations for their Heritage Revitalization Awards! These annual awards celebrate those who have demonstrated a commitment to either restoring or revitalizing a historical building or landmark in Belleville. Previous award winners include: Paul Dinkel, Maury Flunder, Jamie Troke, Si...

Belleville Police have charged a man with impaired driving after a vehicle was left in a snowbank over the weekend. Sunday morning at 2:07am, Belleville Police received a report that a vehicle was stuck in a snowbank in the city's east end. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a male who reported that he attended the area...

Two men face trespassing charges following an incident early Monday morning in Belleville. On December 15th at 12:50am, Belleville Police responded to a report of a disturbance at a business on North Front Street. Upon arrival, officers learned that two males who were causing issues had left the area. A short distance ...

Belleville Police have charged two people following a violent domestic incident in the city on Sunday. On December 14th, Belleville Police responded to a residence in the city's east end regarding a reported assault. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male and a female had been involved in a verbal altercation. The ...

Sometimes people not only break the mold, but they can hopefully re-define it entirely. The entire world is in shock as we try to process the aftermath of a mass shooting committed by a father and sun at a Hanukkah event in Australia that left at least 15 people dead and dozens of others wounded. We must start by recog...

There was a warm and loving tribute at the Trent Port Marina on Sunday as people gathered to remember Quinte West Councillor Sally Freeman. The long-serving representative from Trenton passed away back in October. Freeman was honoured for a lifetime of public service, dedication to causes and organizations like Trenton...

A dangerous situation involving a firearm has been resolved in Tweed. Central Hastings OPP began asking people in the immediate area of Jamieson St. East and Louisa St. in Tweed to shelter-in-place early Monday morning (around 12:25 am). Officers were responding to a disturbance involving an armed individual contained ...

The Belleville Senators earned a deserved point but came up just short of a second in a 4-3 overtime defeat against the Bridgeport Islanders on Sunday afternoon. The Islanders managed to open the scoring on a combined turnover/fall by Arthur Kaliyev and Tomas Hamara, respectively, allowing Liam Foudy to go in on a brea...

The Wellington Dukes are flying into the holiday break in style with five straight victories, capped off by a 10-2 throttling of the struggling Cobourg Cougars on Sunday. Wellington surged to a 3-0 lead on markers from Liam Campbell (10th of the season), Sammy Longo (2nd) and Tristan Williams (5th). It was continuous f...