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Author: Staff

Buckhorn building condemned

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Staff

The Orange County Inspections Division on Friday condemned the Buckhorn Flea Market building because of serious building, electrical and fire code violations. In April 2006, the Inspections Division and the Orange County fire marshal conducted inspections at the building and found dangerous conditions, including overloaded and improperly installed electrical systems, extremely flammable finishes on walls…

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Chapel Hill wins traffic system grant

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Staff

Thanks to a grant from the NC Department of Transportation, Chapel Hill and Carrboro will get an upgrade to their traffic system. The Town of Chapel Hill will contribute $450,000 to the $5 million project. NCDOT and Chapel Hill will begin designing the project this fall. The upgrades will replace obsolete and aging equipment and…

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Best named assistant county manager

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Staff

County Manager Laura Blackmon has appointed Willie Best as assistant county manager. Best served as Guilford County manager for three years. In addition, he has served as acting city manager in Falls Church, Va., Robeson County manager and Wilson County assistant manager. According to county officials, Best’s immediate focus as assistant county manager will be…

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Carrboro honored for fitness

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Staff

Carrboro is one of seven North Carolina communities honored today in Raleigh as a “Fit Community” by the Fit Together initiative. Fit Together is an obesity and excessive-weight prevention initiative of the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. The Fit Community program rewards communities that improve…

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Southern village charrette

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Staff

The developers of the Village Center in Southern Village will hold a planning charette on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Ascension Hall at Christ United Methodist Church, 800 Market Street. The charrette will focus on the central parking lot in the village center, which is owned by SV Center. The firm’s…

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Chatham sets development moratorium

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Staff

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to impose a temporary moratorium on certain types of residential development in Chatham County. The moratorium will last no longer than one year and applies to any new residential subdivisions with more than 25 lots or units. The moratorium will not affect commercial developments in the…

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Town looks to save well

Posted on June 7, 2007June 7, 2007 by Staff

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen Tuesday night received an emergency petition from supports of the community garden at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Hillsborough Road. The board asked Town Manager Steve Stewart to talk with contractors preparing to move a house and septic system on the site. Under terms of the contract…

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Mental health care reductions take effect

Posted on June 7, 2007June 7, 2007 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer As planned cutbacks came down this week, the local provider for mental health services defended the move as the only course possible in the wake of lower state funding. On Monday, the Caring Family Network (CFN) put into effect changes to mental health services it offers in its Hillsborough offices….

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Obituary: Elizabeth Truitt Insch

Posted on June 7, 2007June 7, 2007 by Staff

Elizabeth Truitt Insch passed away in her home in Chapel Hill on the morning of Friday, June 1, 2007. She was born in Sanford on December 24, 1924, the middle child of James Spencer and Grace Mann Truitt. After a career in the civil service in Panama, she married William Insch of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who…

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Obituary: Thelma Horner Duncan

Posted on June 7, 2007June 7, 2007 by Staff

Thelma Horner Duncan Thelma Horner Duncan, 86, of Chapel Hill died Monday morning at Carol Woods Health Center. A native of Alamance Count, she spent almost all of her life in Orange County where she was a member of the North Chapel Hill Baptist Church and had retired from UNC. A funeral service will be…

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Board of Aldermen agenda, June 5, 2007

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Staff

Via the Town’s Web site: CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings A Request to Adopt a Budget Ordinance Reflecting Current Status of Loans and Reserve for the Revolving Loan Fund Additional Agenda Item Attachment A Request to Amend the Town Code to Allow Samples of Beer and Wine to be Given Away at…

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War no more

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Staff

Members of the Ragin’  Grannies perform some of their anti-war hits at a Memorial Day event at the Carrboro Town Commons Monday. Speakers called for an end to the Iraq War and greater understanding between the Israeli and Palestinian people. About 100 residents attended the afternoon event. Photo by Kirk Ross

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Native plants show off in spite of drought and heat

Posted on May 31, 2007March 20, 2009 by Staff

A group of local folks stopped in their tracks on the edge of one of Mason Farm’s Penstemon fields. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore Summer has not officially arrived, but the summer heat made its dramatic entry this past Memorial Day weekend. And we are well along into the predicted drought; without ample…

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Local leaders question new immigration bill

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Local Latino leaders say an immigration reform bill under consideration in Congress is unlikely to benefit a majority of the local immigrant population. Under the bill, illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1 of this year would receive probationary legal status. To qualify for permanent residency, illegal…

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Tax hikes coming

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Counties and towns look at raising rates This isn’t likely to come as a shock, but it’s safe to assume your property taxes are going up. Even though county and town managers have crafted no-tax alternatives, elected officials throughout the region have not shown an inclination toward the idea and…

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