Fourteen seventh-grade students from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools qualified for Grand Recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) this year. Culbreth Middle School students who qualified are Eleanor Costley and Aidan Marshall. Phillips Middle School students who qualified are Alec Arshavsky, Ian Breakfield, Sarah Fordham, Vincent Lai, Danielle Liu, Grant Molnar, Koya Osada and…
Smith math students compete at regional contest
Smith Middle School math students performed well at the qualifying round of the State Math Competition in Raleigh last week. The Smith Algebra I team came in second place. Team members are Joey Carlstein, Alex Change, Paul Zeo, Mitchell Dougall and Christopher Zhen. Carlstein came in third place individually, while Change placed fourth, and both…
Orange Charter School completes food drive
Orange Charter School students completed the “Cans for Fans†food drive benefiting Orange Congregations in Mission last week. Students cast ballots for their favorite basketball team by donating cans of food. The school collected more than 2,100 food items and more than $200 to help feed the hungry in Orange County.
UNC plans to build hospital in Hillsborough
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer UNC Health Care is finalizing plans for a new medical facility near the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough. Health care system officials have signed a letter of intent to buy 85 acres in the Waterstone development just off of I-40 at exit 261, according to Karen McCall, UNC Hospitals vice…
Tar Heels win National Championship
Team returns home today. Here’s the official word from the university on the ceremony at the Smith Center: North Carolina will hold a welcome home celebration for the 2009 NCAA Championship men’s basketball team Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Smith Center. Doors will opens at 1 p.m. Admission is free and open to the…
Smith students receive math accolades
Several Smith Middle School students received high marks on the American Mathematics Contest 10 in February. Students Michael Gao and Hastings Greer qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), while other students received the Young Student Certificate of Achievement in recognition of their high scores: Arun Ganesh, Paul Zuo, Alex Werden, Alex Change, Jessica…
Carolina North briefing raises concerns
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Chapel Hill — Local officials are taking stock of a new study that shows a net fiscal gain for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County from the Carolina North project. During a briefing on a fiscal impact report on the project by university consultants Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, several…
Recently: A new way of doing things
By Valarie Schwartz Progress doesn’t always feel so good. A few Saturdays ago, as Greg Kopsch, the forest manager of Carolina North, led a group hosted by Friends of Bolin Creek on a tour, it became apparent that progress means adapting to new ways of doing things, which requires about as many arms twisted as…
The ‘ifs’ and ‘thens’ of the cruelest month
By Frank Heath Sports Columnist “Another March. More madness. Another game North Carolina expects to win. “ – Steve Kelley, Seattle Times “Not to be overshadowed, however, Carolina uncorked a dominant performance of its own, showing a clear postseason focus and a comfort level that seems hard to disrupt.†– Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer “I…
Rogers Road Task Force releases report
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The Rogers Road Small Area Plan Task Force released its final report at last Thursday night’s Assembly of Governments meeting, laying out a timeline for providing water and sewage that Rev. Robert Campbell, co-chair of the Rogers-Eubanks Coalition to End Environmental Racism, says he is “well pleased with.†Now comes…
Former local now citizen of ‘The World’
By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer Longtime locals are hearing a familiar voice on WUNC-FM these days. “The World,†a joint venture between the BBC and Public Radio International, now airs at 3 p.m. weekdays on 91.5 and features former Carrboro resident Marco Werman. The Citizen caught up with Werman via email while he was…
OWASA-County land swap dropped
Orange County has dropped plans for a possible land swap with OWASA to build a solid-waste transfer station in Bingham Township. The county had narrowed the search for a transfer station site to two sites on N.C. 54 West near Orange Grove Road — a 43-acre parcel owned by OWASA and a privately owned 147-acre…
New county attorney appointed
Roberts comes to Orange County from Stanly County east of Charlotte, where he served as county attorney. Prior to his work there, Roberts served as managing partner of Ferrell & Atwater, a law firm in Raleigh. He has a bachelor’s degree in law studies from Davenport College and a juris doctorate from N.C. Central University….
Drinking water changes
On April 1, OWASA resumed the use of chloramines for disinfection of drinking water instead of chlorine, which was used during the month of March. Customers noticed a taste and odor in the water because of the chlorine, which may still be noticeable in the first two weeks of April. The purpose of the state-required…
School board meeting
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.