By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer It was a well-attended forum Tuesday night at the Chapel Hill public library as Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education candidates argued for why they should be elected. But the variety of issues discussed left something to be desired.
UNC Climate Action Plan: Netting out at zero by 2050
UNC releases its first Climate Action Plan detailing the path to a carbon-neutral future.
Council wants more info on landfill gas pipeline
By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer Members of the Chapel Hill Town Council say they’d like to see more details on a plan to run an eight-inch gas pipeline from the county landfill on Eubanks Road to a new generating facility to be built on the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Homestead Road.
Letter: Candidates should get out to meet the voters
Low voter turnout is always discouraging. It speaks of disengagement and disenchantment. It is a demoralizing commentary on democracy. But what do you do when even the candidates hardly come out?
Endorsement Letter: Cook for alderman
For fellow parents in Carrboro hoping for more practical leadership in Town Hall, I strongly recommend Sharon Cook for the board of alderman.
Endorsement Letter: Vote for Green
Dr. Joseph Green is an ideal candidate for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education.
Endorsement Letter: Slade leaves it better
My mother always taught me to “leave it better than you found it.†I continue to find this advice useful when I think about the responsibilities we are going to pass off to future generations.
Endorsement Letter: For Brownstein
I lead a parent-staff group in the CHCCS district that is dedicated to improving the educational process for some of our underserved children.
Chapel Hill Girl Scout wins award
Katherine A. Absher of Chapel Hill has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, from the North Carolina Coastal Pines.
Anti-tobacco program wins award
At the recent annual meeting of the North Carolina chapter of the Society for Public Health Education held at East Carolina University, the Orange County Youth Tobacco-Use Prevention Program received the Kathy Kerr Outstanding Health Education Project Award. This award recognizes public health programs that have successfully implemented outstanding projects in health education.
Hospice discussion next Thursday
Gail Smith, UNC Hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator, will speak on “What You Don’t Know About Hospice†on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the Robert Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road. The event is free and open to the public.
Guides will offer demonstration
Nia is a fusion fitness technique in mind-body wellness. It combines martial arts, yoga, dance and spiritual self-healing. On Oct. 2, at the Carrboro Century Center, licensed Nia teachers will be on hand to guide people through a variety of movements set to uplifting music. The event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and the…
The Adding Machine
The Carrboro High School Theater Department will present Elmer Rice’s 1923 classic play, The Adding Machine, Oct. 8-10 in Hanes Theatre at Chapel Hill High School. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults. Reserve tickets by emailing chsreservations@gmail.com. The Adding Machine is generally considered to be the first American Expressionist play. The story focuses…
Chapel Hill police complete investigation
After hearing a closed session report at a meeting Monday night, the Chapel Hill Town Council released a statement saying that all officers involved in the Charles Brown complaint should be exonerated.
Council opts out of Dawson Hall purchase
After a closed session discussion Monday night, the Chapel Hill Town Council decided against purchasing part of Dawson Hall, a 70,000-square-foot commercial building off Weaver Dairy Road.