by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Carrboro Police have arrested and charged three individuals in connection with a recent string of armed robberies in Carrboro and Chapel Hill that appear to have targeted Latino victims. According to the Carrboro Police Department, Lavarus Deleon Atwater, 16, of Cedar Lake Road in Chatham County; George Lavon Gattis Jr.,…
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Chapel Hill council gives Glen Lennox residents opportunity to pursue conservation district
by Rich Fowler Staff Writer At its meeting Monday night at Town Hall, the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to give Glen Lennox area residents a chance to prove that they want their area turned into a Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD). Organizers now have to get signatures from 51 percent of the landowners in an…
News Brief: Counterculture poets
Wilson Library’s newest exhibit examines the beginning and growth of American counterculture poetry in post-World War II twentieth century in The Beats and Beyond: Counterculture Poetry, 1950-1975 in the Rare Book Collection of UNC’s Wilson Library.
News Brief: Dog law
The Board of County Commissioners is expected to consider an amendment that would limit the tethering (or chaining) of dogs in Orange County. The amendment will recommend limiting the time a dog could be tethered, creating minimum sizes for outdoor pens and regulating the types of tether that can be used.
News Brief: UNC Commencement
Commencement for May 2008 graduates will be held in Kenan Stadium on Sunday, May 11 from 9:30 to about 11:30 a.m. A reception for graduates and their families will follow in Polk Place. This year’s commencement speaker is opera singer Jessye Norman. In the event of rain with thunder, lightning and high winds, the ceremony…
News Brief: Courtyard dispute
Sandwhich and 3Cups reopened on Tuesday, two days after Courtyard owner Spencer Young changed the locks on the doors and posted a letter claiming the businesses had failed to pay $85,000 in rent. The West Franklin Street businesses have had an ongoing dispute with Young regarding parking, claiming that he has failed to provide parking…
Community Calendar: 05/01/08
Special Events Really Really Free Market — First Saturdays from 2:30-5:30pm. Town Commons. Come, swap, take! Fourth Friday Studio Stroll — downtown Pittsboro artists open studio doors from 6-8pm, May 23. Demonstration at Side Street Gallery 6:30pm pittsboroshops.com Classic Car Show — Saturday, May 17. 10am-2pm at the Walnut Grove UMC. Classic American and European…
May Blood Drive Schedule
Friday, May 2 1:30-6pm Pathways Elementary School, Hillsborough. 732-9136 x.0 Sunday, May 4 1-5pm Berry’s Grove Baptist Church, Timberlake. (336) 364-8158
Noticia en breve: Programa bilingüe para niños: reunión hoy
Niños entrando al kÃnder y al primer grado en agosto pueden aprovechar del nuevo programa bilingüe (inglés y español) en la escuela de Frank Porter Graham Elementary. El programa es parecido al programa bilingüe inglés-español de Carrboro Elementary. Los estudiantes recibirán materias en inglés y en español. La mitad de los estudiantes serán de familias…
Noticia en breve: Fin de semana llena de actividades
Este fin de semana aproveche de los varios eventos que tendrán lugar en nuestra comunidad. El viernes en la tarde hay el evento para apoyar al polÃtico Barack Obama en Carrboro Town Commons. El sábado es el trigésimo aniversario del mercado al aire libre de Carrboro, y el mismo dÃa hay la feria escolar de…
Challengers try for court of appeals, judicial seats
by Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Two challengers and the incumbent are running for the North Carolina Court of Appeals seat presently held by Jim Wynn. Wynn, a Cary resident, was first elected to the Court of Appeals in 1990. He served as an associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 1998. Jewel Ann…
Wide field vies for school board seats
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Six candidates are vying for three seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Incumbent Al Hartkopf is running for re-election, challenged by newcomers Eddie Eubanks, Steve Halkiotis, Tony McKnight, Jeff Michalski and Stan Morris. School board member Dennis Whitling resigned in February, following his arrest on charges of…
Candidates seek new county seats
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Four Democratic candidates are running for one District Two seat on the Board of County Commissioners. No Republicans are running for county commissioner in the district. A 2006 referendum approved by voters increased the board from five to seven members and split the county into two voting districts. With the…
Seven reasons to vote yes
By policy, this newspaper does not endorse candidates. Matters of public policy, however, are fair game. After weighing both sides in the debate over a real estate transfer tax, we strongly suggest you vote for it. Here’s why: 1. Another source of funds — The transfer tax will be a source of revenue for schools…
The health care campaign
By Chris Fitzsimon Virtually every poll finds that the economy and health care are the issues people in North Carolina and the nation are most concerned about, and they are undeniably related. People know that if they lose their job, they will lose their health care. Even if they stay employed, they may face rising…
