The Town of Carrboro will be recognized by the North Carolina League of Municipalities as a Green Challenge Advanced Level municipality. This means Carrboro for choose to pursue actions that can save energy, money and natural resources. The town’s recognition for this level of the challenge is based on Carrboro achieving many of the 20-plus…
Emergency lights active
Blue emergency call boxes are now operational at 407 Merritt Mill Road, the corner of Church and Short streets and Mallette Street at Colony Court. Although the university has numerous call boxes throughout campus, these are the first installed on town streets.
Wolff ends campaign
The Kevin Wolff campaign sent out this email as a follow to his announcement in tonight’s debate that he would end his campaign. WCHL will have the statement shortly. Kevin Wolff to end his 2009 campaign for Mayor of Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC – Kevin Wolff announced tonight at the WCHL Forum, held in…
Letter from the Editor: Passings in Chatham
I spent much of my first decade in residence in this state in Chatham County and was fortunate to encounter there many fine and inspiring individuals. On the gray, chilly morning that followed Tuesday’s splendid fall weather, I woke to find that another of Chatham’s greats had left us – the third in three weeks….
Local teams run in county-wide race
By Charlie Tyson, Staff Writer Chapel Hill High School dominated at the Orange County Cross Country Championships Oct 10, with both its varsity boys and girls winning their races by substantial margins. Runners from Chapel Hill High, Carrboro High, Cedar Ridge High, Orange High and East Chapel Hill High faced off at the meet. East…
Mental Health Task Force issues somber report
By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer A mental health task force convened by Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy has released its findings, and the bad news comes as no surprise: Those living with mental illness in Orange County – most particularly, young adults and those not covered by Medicaid or private insurance – are dangerously underserved…
A life lived in minuet time, al fine
By Valarie Schwartz Staff Writer The trees of this place made the greatest first impression when Maxine Swalin arrived as a 32-year-old newlywed with her husband, Benjamin, in 1935. When she sighed her final deeply appreciative breath last week, 74 years later, the trees were the only living things left, older than her 106 years….
Recently: Saying the word aloud
By Valarie Schwartz, columnist There used to be words that people simply did not say in “polite company.†The “C-Word†was one of them. But it’s pretty much unavoidable, now, in these days when the latest statistics show that during the course of a lifetime, one in four people will get the C-Word — cancer.
Mayor apologizes to Brown
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy apologized to Charles Brown at Monday night’s town council meeting for the way Chapel Hill Police treated Brown when he was mistakenly arrested in June. Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP president Michelle Laws, along with Brown, his wife, Truphenia, and NAACP legal redress chair Al McSurely, told…
Endorsement Letter: For Czajkowski
Please permit me to take this opportunity to express my strong support for Matt Czajkowski for mayor of Chapel Hill.
Endorsement Letter: Support Matt
Our three sons attend a number of UNC summer camps every summer. Over the years, however, we have developed a
Endorsement Letter: Matt for downtown
For three years, I have known Matt Czajkowski and his family.
Endorsement Letter: Support Slade
Having known Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidate Sammy Slade for several years now, I am impressed by
Endorsement Letter: Lee for school board
As a parent of a graduate and eighth-grader in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system, I strongly support Christine Lee for school board.
Endorsement Letter: Matt for mayor
I support Matt Czajkowski for mayor of Chapel Hill. His platform issues – fiscal responsibility,