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Author: Staff

UNC plans to build hospital in Hillsborough

Posted on April 9, 2009April 9, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer UNC Health Care is finalizing plans for a new medical facility near the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough. Health care system officials have signed a letter of intent to buy 85 acres in the Waterstone development just off of I-40 at exit 261, according to Karen McCall, UNC Hospitals vice…

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Tar Heels win National Championship

Posted on April 6, 2009April 8, 2009 by Staff

Team returns home today. Here’s the official word from the university on the ceremony at the Smith Center: North Carolina will hold a welcome home celebration for the 2009 NCAA Championship men’s basketball team Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Smith Center. Doors will opens at 1 p.m. Admission is free and open to the…

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Smith students receive math accolades

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Staff

Several Smith Middle School students received high marks on the American Mathematics Contest 10 in February. Students Michael Gao and Hastings Greer qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), while other students received the Young Student Certificate of Achievement in recognition of their high scores: Arun Ganesh, Paul Zuo, Alex Werden, Alex Change, Jessica…

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Carolina North briefing raises concerns

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Chapel Hill — Local officials are taking stock of a new study that shows a net fiscal gain for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County from the Carolina North project. During a briefing on a fiscal impact report on the project by university consultants Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, several…

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Recently: A new way of doing things

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz Progress doesn’t always feel so good. A few Saturdays ago, as Greg Kopsch, the forest manager of Carolina North, led a group hosted by Friends of Bolin Creek on a tour, it became apparent that progress means adapting to new ways of doing things, which requires about as many arms twisted as…

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The ‘ifs’ and ‘thens’ of the cruelest month

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

By Frank Heath Sports Columnist “Another March. More madness. Another game North Carolina expects to win. “ – Steve Kelley, Seattle Times “Not to be overshadowed, however, Carolina uncorked a dominant performance of its own, showing a clear postseason focus and a comfort level that seems hard to disrupt.” – Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer “I…

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Rogers Road Task Force releases report

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The Rogers Road Small Area Plan Task Force released its final report at last Thursday night’s Assembly of Governments meeting, laying out a timeline for providing water and sewage that Rev. Robert Campbell, co-chair of the Rogers-Eubanks Coalition to End Environmental Racism, says he is “well pleased with.” Now comes…

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Former local now citizen of ‘The World’

Posted on April 2, 2009April 2, 2009 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer Longtime locals are hearing a familiar voice on WUNC-FM these days. “The World,” a joint venture between the BBC and Public Radio International, now airs at 3 p.m. weekdays on 91.5 and features former Carrboro resident Marco Werman. The Citizen caught up with Werman via email while he was…

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OWASA-County land swap dropped

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Orange County has dropped plans for a possible land swap with OWASA to build a solid-waste transfer station in Bingham Township. The county had narrowed the search for a transfer station site to two sites on N.C. 54 West near Orange Grove Road — a 43-acre parcel owned by OWASA and a privately owned 147-acre…

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New county attorney appointed

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Roberts comes to Orange County from Stanly County east of Charlotte, where he served as county attorney. Prior to his work there, Roberts served as managing partner of Ferrell & Atwater, a law firm in Raleigh. He has a bachelor’s degree in law studies from Davenport College and a juris doctorate from N.C. Central University….

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Drinking water changes

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

On April 1, OWASA resumed the use of chloramines for disinfection of drinking water instead of chlorine, which was used during the month of March. Customers noticed a taste and odor in the water because of the chlorine, which may still be noticeable in the first two weeks of April. The purpose of the state-required…

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School board meeting

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

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Mayor floats modest proposal

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Readers of OrangePolitics.org were treated to an April Fool’s prank courtesy of Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton. “I have been thinking more and more lately about how inappropriate the name ‘Carrboro’ is for a town that is so focused on alternatives to the single occupant motor vehicle,” Chilton wrote on the popular blog. “I mean, I…

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‘Drive Carrboro’ group gets rolling

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Staff

Tired of poking through neighborhoods and creeping over speed tables in your SUV? If a new Carrboro association has any say about it, you may soon be pressing just a bit harder on the old accelerator. The Carrboro Automotive Service Association (CASA) announced Wednesday (April 1) its new initiative aimed at promoting increased automobile use…

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‘Democracy Now!’s Goodman to visit

Posted on April 2, 2009April 2, 2009 by Staff

Amy Goodman, host of the radio and TV show “Democracy Now!,” will be coming to the Triangle on Wednesday as part of the show’s 13th anniversary tour. A catered reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road in Durham. Goodman will then…

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