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Belleville Public Library to host a Star Wars craft day

March 14, 2016 at 1:29 pm

By Sean Cann-Sheppard BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Public Library will use the Force Wednesday as they host two crafting events for kids with Star Wars as the theme. Two events[…]

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Where’s Rey? Heroine missing from Star Wars game prompts annoyance

March 10, 2016 at 5:21 pm

BELLEVILLE – Hasbro Toys is facing backlash after producing a Star Wars-themed Monopoly game without featuring the franchise’s new heroine, Rey. The game was released this year and features many new characters[…]

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Loyalist students get covered in paint for a good cause

March 10, 2016 at 4:02 pm

By Angus Argyle BELLEVILLE – “I’m cold as hell,” puffed Quintin Jolliffe as he crossed the finish line, dripping in paint, at Loyalist College’s charitable outdoor obstacle course last week.[…]

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Quintelicious just part of a larger plan to make Quinte a foodie destination

March 10, 2016 at 3:31 pm

By Buckley Smith BELLEVILLE – The head of Bay of Quinte Tourism says the Quintelicious festival is part of a bigger plan to market this area as a food-lovers’ destination.[…]

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Quinte Children’s Foundation raises big money at annual gala

March 10, 2016 at 2:53 pm

By Brock Ormond BELLEVILLE – There were smiles all around the Quinte Children’s Foundation offices following another successful Guardian Angel Gala event, held this past Saturday night. And no smile was bigger than that[…]

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Big Brothers needed in the Quinte area

March 10, 2016 at 2:04 pm

By Haley Rose BELLEVILLE – More than 50 boys in the Quinte area are waiting for a Big Brother. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince Edward and Hastings County is seeking male[…]

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Dancing for gender equality

March 9, 2016 at 2:22 pm

By Meaghan Bury PICTON – In celebration of International Women’s Day, members of two Prince Edward County community groups, Friendly Feminists and Food Not Bombs, organized a flash mob in Picton. The[…]

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Local student named Easter Seals ambassador

March 9, 2016 at 11:10 am

By Nikolai Karpinski BELLEVILLE — A 12-year-old student at St. Paul Secondary School in Trenton will be raising awareness throughout Ontario for students living with disabilities. Keirra MacLeod was chosen as[…]

Community · Sports

Local MMA fighter getting amped up for his next fight

March 8, 2016 at 1:58 pm

By Buckley Smith BELLEVILLE – Local MMA fighter and recent city council candidate, Lonnie Herrington Jr., has been making waves in the amateur fight scene. Herrington, who ran for city council[…]

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Long & McQuade music store opens

March 8, 2016 at 1:50 pm

By Meaghan Bury BELLEVILLE – Residents of Belleville have a new place to go to buy and rent musical instruments and to learn to play them. Long & McQuade opened its[…]

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