The Orange County Rescue Squad filed suit against Orange County and county emergency services director Rojas Montes de Oca Jr. on Monday. The suit alleges that an order to stand down last summer was illegally issued and claims that the county has had inadequate rescue and emergency transport services since the stand-down.
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Closings for Good Friday, Easter
Town offices will be closed in Chapel Hill and Carrboro on Good Friday. There will be no residential yard waste pickup in Chapel Hill. In Hillsborough, offices will be closed but garbage pickup will continue as scheduled. Curbside recycling will be collected according to the regular schedule on Friday. Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Centers…
Library accepts food for fines
Orange County Public Libraries will accept food for fines during National Library Week, April 13 to 19. One non-perishable food item will be accepted as payment for each individual library fine on an account at any Orange County Library circulation desk. Food items will not be accepted as payment for the replacement costs of materials….
El Centro appoints interim director
El Centro Latino of Orange County has named Ilana Dubester as its interim executive director. Dubester will begin work on April 13 and will provide leadership while the board of directors looks for a full-time executive director. She replaces Victor Melendez, who recently resigned.
Town hears goat petition
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will consider changes to the town’s livestock ordinance that would allow residents to keep small livestock on smaller residential lots, board members said Tuesday. Resident Marianne Prince petitioned the board to modify the town’s ordinance to allow residents to keep such animals as goats or…
Obituary: Frances Burns Hogan
Frances Burns Hogan, 86, died April 6, 2009 at her home in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Hogan grew up in Sumter, SC. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Alwin C. Burns, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Alwin C. Burns, Jr. and Richard B. Burns….
The open mind of John Hope Franklin
By Alvis Dunn The life of John Hope Franklin has now been celebrated, as it should, in publications across the world. Adding substantively to those august acknowledgments and outpourings of genuine affection is beyond this commentary. Still, Dr. Franklin did touch my life as historian and as activist. I teach history at Guilford College and…
Southern Village hotel plan put on hold
Bryan Properties announced this week that the company will not pursue plans for a hotel in the Southern Village Center. The proposed 90-to-100-room hotel was intended to help add foot traffic to the community’s commercial district but was met with strong opposition from some nearby residents.
Has Carrboro lost its compassion?
By Sharon Cook Winmore developers wanted to build a daycare center with parking for 40 vehicles adjacent to the environmentally sensitive Bolin Creek stream buffer. They had already maxed out their impervious surface limits, so the Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a text amendment to change the rules. Last summer, it was reported that taco…
The Senate secrets emerge
By Chris Fitzsimon After weeks of closed meetings in corner rooms, the full Senate budget emerged Tuesday morning, most of it anyway. It’s notable for its differences with the spending plan presented by Gov. Beverly Perdue three weeks ago and for what it doesn’t include – most significantly, details of a tax package to raise…
School board approves budget request; further reductions likely
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Although the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education has approved its operating budget request for 2009-10, changes and further reductions are still likely as county and state officials have indicated large funding cuts are probable. The board voted unanimously to approve its budget request last week, but in the…
School Lunch Menus
Elementary Friday — spring break! Monday — Beef & Cheese Nachos w/Salsa; Chicken Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce & Wheat Roll; Baja Black Beans; Garden Salad; Chilled Apricots Tuesday — Pork BBQ on a Bun; Macaroni & Cheese w/Wheat Roll; Fun on the Run; Coleslaw; Green Beans; Chilled Pears Wednesday — Cheese Pizza; Pepperoni Pizza; Hot Dog…
Students qualify for Duke TIP honors
Fourteen seventh-grade students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools qualified for Grand Recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) this year. Culbreth Middle School students who qualified are Eleanor Costley and Aidan Marshall. Phillips Middle School students who qualified are Alec Arshavsky, Ian Breakfield, Sarah Fordham, Vincent Lai, Danielle Liu, Grant Molnar, Koya Osada and…
Smith math students compete at regional contest
Smith Middle School math students performed well at the qualifying round of the State Math Competition in Raleigh last week. The Smith Algebra I team came in second place. Team members are Joey Carlstein, Alex Change, Paul Zeo, Mitchell Dougall and Christopher Zhen. Carlstein came in third place individually, while Change placed fourth, and both…
Orange Charter School completes food drive
Orange Charter School students completed the “Cans for Fans†food drive benefiting Orange Congregations in Mission last week. Students cast ballots for their favorite basketball team by donating cans of food. The school collected more than 2,100 food items and more than $200 to help feed the hungry in Orange County.