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Author: Susan Dickson

Grant could bring infrastructure to Rogers Rd.

Posted on October 28, 2010October 28, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Orange County will submit an application on Friday for a block grant to fund water and sewer hookups for eight homes in the Rogers Road neighborhood.

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Day of the Dead celebrates life

Posted on October 28, 2010October 28, 2010 by Susan Dickson

This weekend, as local trick-or-treaters take to the streets for Halloween, skeletons will be deployed as scary decorations and costumes. Meanwhile, in Mexico, skeletons will be dressed up in colorful clothing, given instruments or other props and posed in funny positions.

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Campaign supports sales-tax referendum

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Susan Dickson

In the sea of political signs around town, orange ones without candidate names are popping up, asking voters to “support jobs and schools.”

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Board postpones decision on resolution opposing Afghan war funding

Posted on October 21, 2010October 21, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to table a resolution supporting the end of Congress’s expenditure of tax dollars for the war in Afghanistan.

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Community bids farewell to Rob Hogan

Posted on October 14, 2010October 14, 2010 by Susan Dickson

More than 1,000 friends, family members and community residents came together on Wednesday to pay their respects and bid farewell to longtime local farmer and community pillar Rob Hogan.

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School board appoints Hamilton

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted 4-2 last week to appoint former board member Jean Hamilton to the vacant seat on the board, straying from its usual practice of making appointments from a pool of applicants.

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Longtime local farmer Rob Hogan dies at 54

Posted on October 8, 2010October 13, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Local farming-community stalwart Rob Hogan died Friday morning at UNC Hospitals after a three-week battle for his life.

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Brumley Forest to be protected by Triangle Land Conservancy

Posted on October 7, 2010October 8, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Less than 20 years ago, a large forest north of Chapel Hill was under consideration to become an 800-homesite development. The property, filled with trees, ponds and wildlife, was to be known as the University Station development and would have housed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people.

On Monday, that property – now known as Brumley Forest – will instead be dedicated to the memory of George and Julia Brumley and their family as a Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) nature preserve.

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County wants utility districts

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Areas in western, eastern parts of county considered under plan studied by commissioners Tuesday.

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County candidates gear up for election

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Susan Dickson

As Election Day nears, some candidates for local office are putting their campaigns into high gear, while others are running in uncontested races.

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County to close Carr Mill dental clinic

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Tuesday to close the county dental clinic at Carr Mill Mall and consolidate dental services at the county’s Hillsborough clinic.

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Local farmer in intensive care after fall

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Longtime local farmer Rob Hogan is in intensive care after falling from his tractor on Sept. 15.

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Board postpones library discussion

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Orange County Board of Commissioners decided on Tuesday against pursuing the Skills Development Center on West Franklin Street and a site at Twins Creek Park as potential locations for a Southwest Orange County branch library.

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Carolina Fitness reopens as Kinetix

Posted on September 16, 2010September 16, 2010 by Susan Dickson

After closing for three months for renovations, downtown gym Carolina Fitness reopened as a Kinetix Health Club on Monday – and not a moment too soon for some of its members.

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Local businesses support county sales-tax option

Posted on September 9, 2010September 14, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Local business leaders say they are supportive of a proposed quarter-cent sales tax that the Orange County Board of Commissioners last week voted to allocate for economic development, schools, emergency services and libraries, should voters approve the tax in November.

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