The Carrboro Music Festival will be held on Sunday, Sept. 20, and volunteers are needed from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Volunteer positions are throughout the festival, so you can enjoy the music while helping to make this event a success. All volunteers will receive a free festival t-shirt, a free raffle ticket and a free…
Upcoming blood drives
Two blood drives are coming up in the next week. The Carolina Athletic Association is sponsoring a drive this Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Great Hall in the FPG Student Union on the UNC campus. On Sept. 16, Christ United Methodist Church is sponsoring another drive at Southern Village from 10 a.m….
Auction at Beehive
There will be a silent auction benefit for Strong Women Organizing Outrageous Projects (SWOOP) at the Beehive Salon on Weaver St. as part of this Friday’s 2ndFriday Artwalk. SWOOP’s mission is to offer community service by providing short-term labor, meeting otherwise insurmountable community needs. For more info on SWOOP, visit swoop4u.org
CHICLE talk and film
On Sunday, Sept. 20, CHICLE will present Witness for Peace 2009 Trip to Mexico and the Roots of Migration. There also will be a discussion led by Ajamu Dillahunt of the N.C. Justice Center, Gail Phares of Witness for Peace, Irene Godinez of El Pueblo and filmmaker Mikel Barton. CHICLE is located at 101 E…
Open letter on Duke rate increase
Editor’s note: Following is an open letter from environmental and civic groups to N.C. Utilities Commission chair Edward Finley on Duke Energy’s proposed rate increase. The commission is holding a public hearing on the matter tonight (Thursday) at Durham City Hall. Dear Chairman Finley, We, the undersigned health, business, social justice and environmental organizations –…
Carrboro’s business wish list
By Dan Coleman Serving on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, I hear a lot about what residents think would improve the town. Although these conversations can pertain to any area of government or community life, business is among the most prominent topics. Here are some of the most desired businesses for Carrboro, based on what…
Letter to the editor: Letter writer wrong
I was puzzled by the hostility in the op-ed piece written by Marianne Prince regarding the keeping of farm animals in urban environments (Sept. 3). It is obvious to me that Ms. Prince doesn’t know either Brian or Sharon or their motivations in regulating “urban homesteading.†She contends that rabies is rare in goats, and…
Real commitment or empty rhetoric?
By Chris Fitzsimon When Gov. Beverly Perdue ordered state agencies to cut another 5 percent of their budgets two weeks ago, the executive order exempted Medicaid, public schools and Health Choice, the state’s health care program for children. The cuts came a week after Perdue signed the state budget that made almost $2 billion in…
Teachers need a career path too
By Jennifer Colletti I am a bright, ambitious young professional. I am also a high school teacher. Contrary to popular belief, these two things are not mutually exclusive — at least not during the first few years of a teaching career. While earning my master’s degree from UNC’s education school, I scoffed at the oft-cited…
Former police chief McCarthy dies
Lifelong policeman Tom McCarthy, 62, has died. He was a former Fayetteville police chief and at the time of his death was the interim Hope Mills chief. After retiring from the Fayetteville Police Department in 2007, McCarthy was hired as Chapel Hill police chief but was unable to pass the physical exam required for the…
Town studies major purchase
Buying most of Dawson Hall would ease space crunch, manager says By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Town Manager Roger Stancil expects to have a plan ready within 30 days on the town’s use of space in an office building off Weaver Dairy Road near Timberlyne. The Chapel Hill Town Council held a hastily scheduled special…
Fire hydrant flushing
Town of Hillsborough personnel will flush and perform basic maintenance to fire hydrants in the town’s water system beginning Thursday, Sept. 9. The inspections and maintenance will take place through mid-October. During the process, town personnel and citizens may be required to trim plantings or remove other items to ensure adequate access to the hydrants…
Road construction on Margaret Lane
Citizens are advised to be alert for road construction on West Margaret Lane in downtown Hillsborough next week. One or both lanes of West Margaret may be closed Sept. 9-11, weather permitting, to allow for resurfacing of the road. Resurfacing will take place in front of the newly constructed building that will house the Orange…
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery! will be held at Freedom House Recovery Center in Chapel Hill on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event recognizes the efforts of persons to overcome the effects of substance abuse and to encourage those who support them. Free and open to the public, Celebrate Recovery! is an evening of…
Interim county manager offers candid assessment
The Orange County Board of Commissioners have scheduled a work session for Thursday to review a detailed assessment of county policies, procedures and organization compiled by interim County Manager Frank Clifton. Clifton took over from former manager Laura Blackmon, who stepped down June 30. In his review, Clifton interviewed employees and department heads and toured…