By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Three local teenagers were charged last week with several counts of gang-related vandalism in the southeast section of Alamance County. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Department, investigation of the incidents indicated a possible ongoing conflict between alleged gang members from Carrboro and Alamance County.
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Farmers and chefs get ready for a Slow Food picnic
Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food Movement It’s being billed as a farm-to-fork event, but next week’s outing at Chapel Hill Creamery west of Carrboro is no ordinary late-spring picnic. On Tuesday, nearly two dozen local chefs are teaming up with innovative farmers from throughout the area to provide direct, tangible and highly edible…
Board wants OWASA to go after water wasters
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Taking a second look at OWASA’s proposed rate hikes Tuesday night, members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said they’d like to see even higher rates for people using the most to keep rates lower for those trying to conserve. With a growing system and major projects looming, the utility’s…
Commissioners review new county aging plan
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved an update to the county’s Master Aging Plan, which includes a new initiative to build aging-friendly communities throughout the county. The plan, which is for 2007-2011, includes the new initiative, a bill of rights for older persons and a requirement that the…
Carolina North meetings next week
The university will host another round of community meetings about Carolina North on Tuesday, May 29. The meetings will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2603 of the School of Governmen. Presentations will be repeated at 5:30 p.m. in the same location. Parking is available in the N.C. 54 visitor’s lot and the Rams Head…
News briefs: 5/17/07
Pease joins OWASA board Chapel Hill Planning Board member Gene Pease joined the OWASA Board of Directors last week. Pease, who is president and CEO of Durham-based Capital Analytics, was appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council. Pease is president of the Chapel Hill Library Foundation and has served as chair of the Chapel Hill…
Graduation Information
Chapel Hill High School graduation will be held June 9 at 2 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus. Graduating seniors must arrive by 1 p.m. the day of graduation and must attend rehearsal on June 8 at 8:30 a.m. at the Smith Center. East Chapel Hill High School graduation will be…
McDougle students donate animals to needy families
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Two sheep, four goats, one cow and two llamas, recently purchased by McDougle Elementary School, will soon find homes with needy families around the world. With more than $1,500 raised by McDougle Elementary students during the month of April, the animals will be donated to families through the Heifer International…
School briefs: 5/17/07
Board of Education member receives award from NAACP Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education member Elizabeth Carter received the NAACP Community Service Award at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro branch’s annual banquet on Saturday. Carter was honored at the banquet at the Carrboro Century Center for her service as an advocate for children during her 14 years on…
For the Record
Editor’s note: Following are remarks by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from Sunday’s university commencement at Kenan Stadium, which was attended by some 28,000 people. The University Registrar has estimated 5,481 expected graduates: 3,039 bachelor’s, 1,314 master’s, 397 doctoral and 731 professional degrees and certificates. Among those receiving honorary degrees were Albright, two-time Nobel…
Carrboro Faces Budgetary Challenges
By Dan Coleman One of the most important aspects of the job of the aldermen is the annual review of the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget document is 260 pages (find it on the message board page at www.townofcarrboro.org), providing line-item detail for every department. As The Citizen reported on May…
Exile on Jones Street
By Kirk Ross Number crunching Word out of the State Ethics Commission offices this week that unlike Ivory Snow, 99 and 44/100ths won’t do. “I’m accepting 100 percent, it’s just a matter of when that happens,†Kathleen Edwards, assistant director and compliance chief for the commission said this week when asked how many of the…
Letters to the Editor – May 17
 Yield to pedestrians My wife and I live in the historic mill district of Carrboro. One of the charms of Carrboro, and the reason it’s such a nice place to live, is because of its pedestrian-friendly downtown. Motorists in downtown understand this and give right-of-way to pedestrians as they cross the street. This courtesy if…
What is a land-transfer tax and why does Orange County need it?
By Moses Carey, Jr. A topic of much discussion in the current 2007 General Assembly session and here in Orange County has been a possible land-transfer tax for all 100 North Carolina counties. But what is a land-transfer tax? A land-transfer tax is a tax that would be paid when a property owner sells a…
School budget crunch is serious
 By Neil Pedersen The 2007-08 operating budget is the fifteenth budget that I have prepared, and promises to be the most challenging of all. There are no surprises or expenditures that we did not anticipate. Our fund balance is healthy. The proposed increase in our budget is not out of line with budgets in the…