The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency recently awarded Orange County with $400,000 under the 2008 cycle of the Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Program. The program provides funds to assist with the rehabilitation of moderately deteriorated homes that are owned and occupied by lower-income households. Typical repairs include roof replacements, door and window replacements and electrical and…
Alternative Christmas Market
United Church of Chapel Hill will be holding its 19th Alternative Christmas Market this weekend on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov.23 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The market will feature everything from art to rain barrels to knife sharpening, with a portion of the proceeds going…
News Brief: Property Revaluations
The next Orange County property revaluation will become effective Jan. 1. Property revaluation is the process of recognizing monetary trends between buyers and sellers and reflecting that on similar properties. The last countywide revaluation was effective as of Jan. 1, 2005, and the market value of Orange County properties has since increased. The Orange County…
School board to select replacement for Hemminger
By Mary Lide Parker Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is set to select a new member tonight (Thursday) to fill the vacancy left by board chair Pam Hemminger. Seven candidates have applied for the job: Mary Ann Gucciardi, Kyle Kaplan, Gregory McElveen, Deborah Musson, Eric Sullivan, Gary Wallach and Theresa…
School brief: Newcomer needs
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Newcomer Center at Chapel Hill High School needs donations for the 30 students served by the program. The Newcomer Center is designed to provide support to English language learners who have just arrived in this country as they prepare to transition into a regular classroom setting at the middle or…
School brief: Carrboro High music
The Carrboro High School orchestra and chorus will perform holiday music for the arrival of Santa on Saturday at 9 a.m. at University Mall. The Carrboro High vocal music department is selling a variety of cheesecakes, with flavors including black forest, chocolate, caramel pecan, chocolate marble and more. Contact the Vaughts at 929-8363 to purchase…
School brief: Support schools
Support Carrboro High School by purchasing grocery certificates from the CHS PTSA for Lowe’s Foods, Whole Foods and Food Lion. The stores will donate 5 to 6 percent of certificate purchases to CHS. To order a gift card or for more information, contact Milana Dezube at mdezube [at] yahoo [dot] com
School brief: School talk
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host “Connecting the Dots: District Initiatives to Support Students with Special Needs†on Dec. 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Culbreth Middle School. The discussion will focus on what schools are doing to support children with academic and behavioral concerns.
School brief: Board meet
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Town Hall.
School brief: Design awards
Students from East Chapel Hill High School won awards in the Web and Graphic Design Competition at the 2008 state fair.
For the Record 11/20/08
Eat & shop local Last week we mentioned the importance of digging deep this season for what are very likely to be very big needs among local charities and nonprofits. This week we’d like to steer you and your wallet again — this time for the sake of the hundreds of people who make their…
Letters 11/20/08
Better answer Orange County is on the verge of a hasty, shortsighted decision to construct a waste transfer station in Southwest Orange County, because the Eubanks Road landfill will reach capacity by 2011. A fleet of large dump trucks will haul upwards of 200 tons of garbage daily from UNC, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough…
Nonprofits in need indeed
Jon Wilner OK, I want to be bailed out. Well, not exactly me, but the organization for which I work – The ArtsCenter. Also, the Interfaith Council, El Centro Latino, the Rape Crisis Center, Kidzu, IPAS, Club Nova, the Arc of Orange County, Communities in Schools of Orange County, Extraordinary Ventures and every other nonprofit…
Use the lessons of the past
Editor’s note: Following is a statement by Neloa Jones delivered at a public hearing on a proposed solid-waste transfer station held by the Orange County Board of Commissioners at McDougle Middle School, Monday Nov. 17, 2008. Good evening, Chairman Jacobs and Other Members of the Board. My name is Neloa Jones. I am a resident…
Carrboro Board of Aldermen on civil unions
Editor’s note: Dozens of Orange County residents joined hundreds from across the state last Saturday to protest the recent Prop 8 vote in California and similar measures in other states. Following is a resolution passed last week by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. A Resolution in Support of Civil Marriage for Same-Sex Couples WHEREAS, The…