By Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is set to select a new member tonight (Thursday) to fill the vacancy left by board chair Pam Hemminger. Seven candidates have applied for the job: Mary Ann Gucciardi, Kyle Kaplan, Gregory McElveen, Deborah Musson, Eric Sullivan, Gary Wallach and Theresa…
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School brief: Newcomer needs
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Newcomer Center at Chapel Hill High School needs donations for the 30 students served by the program. The Newcomer Center is designed to provide support to English language learners who have just arrived in this country as they prepare to transition into a regular classroom setting at the middle or…
School brief: Carrboro High music
The Carrboro High School orchestra and chorus will perform holiday music for the arrival of Santa on Saturday at 9 a.m. at University Mall. The Carrboro High vocal music department is selling a variety of cheesecakes, with flavors including black forest, chocolate, caramel pecan, chocolate marble and more. Contact the Vaughts at 929-8363 to purchase…
School brief: Support schools
Support Carrboro High School by purchasing grocery certificates from the CHS PTSA for Lowe’s Foods, Whole Foods and Food Lion. The stores will donate 5 to 6 percent of certificate purchases to CHS. To order a gift card or for more information, contact Milana Dezube at mdezube [at] yahoo [dot] com
School brief: School talk
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host “Connecting the Dots: District Initiatives to Support Students with Special Needs†on Dec. 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Culbreth Middle School. The discussion will focus on what schools are doing to support children with academic and behavioral concerns.
School brief: Board meet
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Town Hall.
School brief: Design awards
Students from East Chapel Hill High School won awards in the Web and Graphic Design Competition at the 2008 state fair.
For the Record 11/20/08
Eat & shop local Last week we mentioned the importance of digging deep this season for what are very likely to be very big needs among local charities and nonprofits. This week we’d like to steer you and your wallet again — this time for the sake of the hundreds of people who make their…
Letters 11/20/08
Better answer Orange County is on the verge of a hasty, shortsighted decision to construct a waste transfer station in Southwest Orange County, because the Eubanks Road landfill will reach capacity by 2011. A fleet of large dump trucks will haul upwards of 200 tons of garbage daily from UNC, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough…
Nonprofits in need indeed
Jon Wilner OK, I want to be bailed out. Well, not exactly me, but the organization for which I work – The ArtsCenter. Also, the Interfaith Council, El Centro Latino, the Rape Crisis Center, Kidzu, IPAS, Club Nova, the Arc of Orange County, Communities in Schools of Orange County, Extraordinary Ventures and every other nonprofit…
Use the lessons of the past
Editor’s note: Following is a statement by Neloa Jones delivered at a public hearing on a proposed solid-waste transfer station held by the Orange County Board of Commissioners at McDougle Middle School, Monday Nov. 17, 2008. Good evening, Chairman Jacobs and Other Members of the Board. My name is Neloa Jones. I am a resident…
Carrboro Board of Aldermen on civil unions
Editor’s note: Dozens of Orange County residents joined hundreds from across the state last Saturday to protest the recent Prop 8 vote in California and similar measures in other states. Following is a resolution passed last week by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. A Resolution in Support of Civil Marriage for Same-Sex Couples WHEREAS, The…
The Eater 11/20/08
Making something for Thanksgiving? The holiday markets are gearing up to help put local produce, meats and treats on your holiday table. The Carrboro Farmers’ Market and South Estes Farmers’ Market are holding special holiday sessions.
Community brief: Christmas tree benefit
Bynum Front Porch is selling fresh-cut Fraser fir Christmas trees and wreaths to benefit the Bynum Front Porch Scholarship Fund. The fund will help send two Chatham County high school seniors to college.
Community brief: Children’s Hospital fundraiser
The seventh annual North Carolina Children’s Hospital live fundraiser will be aired on radio and television today (Thursday) from 5 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. to reach out to more than a million people across the state.