By Ken Moore We’ve finally had some killing frosts and winter is beginning to settle in. This is the season we are accustomed to being the hosts of garden mums, Chrysanthemum x morifolium, with their neon-like orange, yellow and red colors, as well as the quieter colors of pink and white of Sasanqua Camellia, Camellia…
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For landfill’s neighbors, 35 years is enough
 Photo by Robert Dickson Aerial view of the Orange County Landfill and the Rogers-Eubanks Road community. Rogers Road runs diagonally in the foreground. Editor’s note: This story is the third in a series that examines issues related to environmental justice and to the fight of the Rogers and Eubanks roads community to be relieved…
Carrboro nonprofits host community open house
Photo by Robert Dickson Executive Director of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty Stephen Dear (second from left) shows visitors around the nonprofit’s office. By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Community leaders, elected officials and members of the public filled the Douglas Building Tuesday evening for the first joint open house of all five of…
Recently: Holiday magic at Emerson Waldorf Faire
 By Valarie Schwartz Magic happens regularly at the Emerson Waldorf School, but it’s been a few years since the holiday magic going on this week has stood on its own. “It was combined with the Fall Faire, but that got to be too big, so we’ve moved it back to the Christmas season,†said…
Carrboro scientist presented North Carolina Award
UNC researcher Darrel Stafford, whose work has led to breakthroughs in the study of coagulation and its regulation, was among nine individuals presented with the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor. Stafford, who has lived in Carrboro for 20 years, was presented with the Science award in a ceremony in Cary Tuesday night….
Town passes anti-lingering ordinance
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After a lengthy discussion, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen last week passed an anti-lingering ordinance meant to curtail activity near a day labor pickup site at the corner of Davie Road and Jones Ferry Road. The board voted four to one to approve the ordinance, which was requested by police…
Electrical fire displaces apartment residents
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer An electrical fire at Berkshire Manor Apartments displaced 12 residents on Sunday night. No injuries were reported. Carrboro firefighters responded to the fire at the apartments, located on NC 54 Bypass, at 9:15 p.m. and found smoke coming from the roof of building G of the complex and a large…
News Brief: Pet pictures with Santa event
The Orange County Animal Shelter will host a “Pictures with Santa†event on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at PetSmart on Witherspoon Boulevard in Durham. Pictures of pets with Santa are $9.95, or $8.95 with a PetsPerk PetSmart card. Proceeds will benefit the Orange County Animal Shelter.
News Brief: Fundraising scams
Over the past few months, the Chapel Hill Police Department has received several complaints of misleading fundraising being conducted in the name of local law enforcement. If you are considering making a charitable donation please consider the following tips: • Don’t give to charities you’ve never heard of without first checking with the Better Business…
News Brief: Sight distance changes
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved changes to the town land use planning rules to allow for greater flexibility in sight distance requirements. The change was approved unanimously by the board at its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall. Ernest Dodson, an engineer for Phil Post Associates, explained to the board that the town’s rules…
News Brief: Book sale
The Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library will hold a book sale on Dec. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Dec. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. Hardbacks cost $1.50, paperbacks $1 and pocket paperbacks 75 cents. The sale will be at Carrboro Branch Library in McDougle School, 900 Old Fayetteville Road. For…
News Brief: Transit forum
The Carrboro Transportation Advisory Board and the Chapel Hill Transportation Board will host the 2007 Transit Forum today (Thursday). Participants will be able to ask questions about the transit system or make suggestions about services and amenities. A question and answer session will be held from 5-6 p.m., followed by a formal presentation and question…
Pen pals
 Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Coleman Elizabeth Coleman’s fourth-grade class at Estes Hills Elementary School was visited last week by their pen pal, Sgt. Justin Young, who returned from Iraq in October. Students wrote Young and other soldiers letters as part of their language arts curriculum and learned about Iraq during social studies. In addition,…
Land & Table Brief: Green building
GreenPros will offer a Green Building Construction Strategies Course over two sessions on December 4 and 6 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. To register, call 542-6495 ext. 223. Cost is $70 and includes both sessions. Attendees can learn such techniques as advanced framing, moisture management and decorative concrete floor work. This series is sponsored by…
Land & Table Brief: Drought workshop
Orange County is holding a second informational workshop entitled “Dealing with the Drought†about ways to cope with the drought for well water users in rural areas. This workshop will be held November 29 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of New Sharon United Methodist Church, 1601 New Sharon Church Road, in northeastern Orange…