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Author: Susan Dickson

Officials to discuss county line, utilities

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

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will meet with the Mebane City Council today (Thursday) to discuss water and sewer infrastructure for the Buckhorn Economic Development District and other issues of mutual interest to the county and city.

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Here’s to ‘the strength and esprit de corps’

Posted on September 2, 2010September 2, 2010 by Susan Dickson

For some of us, the approach of Labor Day is somewhat depressing, signaling the end of the heretofore seemingly endless lazy days of summer, filled with rivers and rope swings, front-porch beers, evening ice cream and days by the Carolina coast.

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UNC abortion coverage sparks controversy

Posted on September 2, 2010September 2, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Following complaints by a national anti-abortion organization, the UNC system last month began allowing students enrolled in the student health plan to opt out of an elective abortion benefit.

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Sales tax increase should fund economic development, residents say

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Susan Dickson

County residents told the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that they would like to see funds from a possible quarter-cent sales tax go toward economic development, if such a tax is approved by voters in November.

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ArtsCenter reopens after electrical fire

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The ArtsCenter will reopen today (Thursday) after being closed for more than a week due to an electrical fire.

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Residents, police seek Abbey Court changes

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The largely immigrant resident population at Abbey Court Apartments has certainly faced its share of obstacles over the years, from conflicts with management over parking issues and towed cars to disagreements regarding a nearby day-laborer station where workers, many from the complex’s immigrant community, wait to be picked up for construction jobs.

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County EMS gets help from volunteer squad

Posted on July 29, 2010July 29, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Several months after the release of a report highlighting the need for additional resources for Orange County Emergency Services, county EMS and the South Orange Rescue Squad have launched a cooperative effort to improve emergency services.

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Pedersen announces retirement after 18 years

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Looking back on his years at the helm of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Superintendent Neil Pedersen said he is pleased with the work that he’s done, but that there’s still a long way to go.

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Drive-by shooting near Jones Ferry Road

Posted on July 29, 2010July 29, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Carrboro Police Department is reporting a drive-by shooting near Jones Ferry and Davie roads early this morning.

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Chapel Hill man hospitalized after Franklin Street assault

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Susan Dickson

A Chapel Hill man is fighting for his life at UNC Hospitals more than a week after he was beaten unconscious on Franklin Street.

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‘Hello summer, goodbye cold. Come join us with friends, family and tales of old.’

Posted on July 16, 2010January 17, 2016 by Susan Dickson

Tucked away in the hills off South Greensboro Street, down a dirt path and across a wooden bridge over a creek, sits an old empty swimming pool. Dappling sunlight comes through the thick canopy of trees, and the echo of the chatter of Carrboro youth of years past is almost audible.

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ArtsCenter campaign falls short of fundraising goal

Posted on July 15, 2010July 16, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The ArtsCenter closed out a three-month fundraising campaign on July 1 at $160,000, less than half of its $350,000 goal.

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Community Home Trust closes on 19 units in June

Posted on July 7, 2010July 7, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The Community Home Trust closed on 19 affordable homes in June, about the same number that the organization usually sells in a year.

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CHHS student recognized at White House

Posted on July 7, 2010July 7, 2010 by Susan Dickson

When Kristen Powers was little, her father encouraged her to turn off the lights when she left a room and to make sure the water was off while she brushed her teeth.

Those simple acts “kind of just became a habit,” Powers said. A habit, though, that brought the Chapel Hill High School junior – the founder of the CHHS GreenTiger Campaign – all the way to the White House.

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Group petitions commission to reject paving

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The community advocacy group Save Bolin Creek asked the Carrboro Greenways Commission at a public meeting at Town Hall on Monday to reject proposed plans to pave the Bolin Creek Greenway from Estes Drive to Homestead Road and instead create a 425-acre conservation preserve in the Bolin Creek Valley.

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