Maria Rowan Contrast Halloween on Franklin Street and Halloween in downtown Carrboro. On Franklin Street, cars are cleared from the street to make room for a 20,000-plus bacchanalia of drinking with adults in costumes like Two Men Walking a Breast. In downtown Carrboro, on the Town Commons next to the Town Hall, community volunteers organize…
New report about the mental health morass
Chris Fitzsimon A highly anticipated report about the state’s mental health system by a new division of the General Assembly staff released last Wednesday morning paints a disturbing picture of a system plagued for the last two years by lack of oversight, poor planning and disorganized data that makes monitoring difficult.
Lunch menus, Sept. 2—5
ELEMENTARY Tuesday — Cheese Ravioli w/ Garlic Bread; Chicken Taco w/ Salsa, Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato; Seasoned Pinto beans; Mexicali Corn; Fresh Orange Wedges Wednesday — Chicken Patty Sandwich; Beef & Macaroni w/ Wheat Roll; Seasoned Green Beans; Steamed Carrots; Chilled Fruit Cocktail Thursday — Herb baked chicken w/ Wheat Roll; Ham & Cheese Melt…
Sports briefs: CHS football trunk sale
CHS football trunk sale The Carrboro High School football team will hold a trunk sale and silent auction extravaganza on Sept. 27 from 7 a.m. to noon in the school parking lot to raise money for the team. Participants can rent a space to sell their stuff for $15 or two spaces for $25. The…
Sports briefs: Softball scores
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks 2008 Fall Co-Recreational Softball League standings are, as of August 21, as follows. 1. Ghost Riders 8-0 2. Cliff’s Meat Market/ T-Roy’s Towing 7-1 3. Cozart-Seagroves 6-2 4. 300 E. Main St. 5-3 5. Bread & Butter 5-3 6. Pink Floyd 4-4 7. Armadillo Grill 2-6 8. Fearrington 2-6 9….
Sports briefs: CHHS Field Hockey
Chapel Hill High School beat Asheville High School Saturday with a 4-3 victory. The decisive goal was in penalty strokes scored by junior Alexis Hebert of Chapel Hill. Faith Westdorp successfully defended the goal in all but one of Asheville’s attempts. Jessica Barfield also scored in strokes for the Tigers. The Tigers and Cougars were…
Sports briefs: Golf scores
The high school women’s golf Carolina Central Conference results are in. The first match was held at Chapel Ridge Golf Course in Pittsboro on Aug. 26. The tournament was hosted by Carrboro High. Team Results: 1. CHHS 134 2. S. Lee 136 3. Northwood 139 4. East CH 151 5. Walter Williams 158 6. Carrboro…
New CHS soccer coach finds early success
Timothy Billings The beginning of the 2008-09 Carrboro High School men’s soccer season couldn’t have started off any better for first-year coach James Mundia, as his Jaguars won their home opener over Chatham Central High School by a score of 16-0, then prevailed in their first conference game, a 3-2 victory over Graham High.
School briefs: College fair
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools will hold their annual college fair on Sept. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus. A number of college representatives will be available to answer questions about their schools. The event is targeted toward juniors and seniors, but all…
School Briefs: Carrboro High tailgate
Carrboro High School will hold a football tailgate party on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. The Carrboro High Parent-Teacher-Student-Association will serve Jim’s Famous Barbecue in the grassy area between the school and the football field for $7 a plate. The football team will be introduced, and the band and cheerleaders will perform. Participants should bring…
Carolina ranked 5th best public university
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the eighth consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. “Carolina is consistently recognized among the five best public universities in America,†said Chancellor Holden Thorp. “We find value in assessing the various measures that determine…
Special Report: 300 East Main
This week, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen open a public hearing on 300 East Main Street, a major redevelopment project at the gateway to Carrboro. Follow these links to read more about the project: • Main St. plan alters cultural landmarks • East Main project heads for review • Agenda for the August 26 public…
Another little woodland orchid
By Ken Moore The downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens, another little native orchid, is not nearly as hard to spot in the local woods as is the cranefly orchid described last week. Keeping an eye out for the distinctive basal rosette of three or more white-veined, evergreen leaves helps you discover the three-to-six-inch-tall flowering spike…
After memorial, questions
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer CARRBORO — More than a week after Chapel Hill High School senior Atlas Fraley was found dead in his home, questions about the events surrounding the football player’s death remain. Students, teachers, family members and friends bid a tearful farewell to Fraley on Saturday at a service at the Chapel…
Town, state honor Ellen Perry
by Catherine Rierson Staff Writer CARRBORO — You’ve probably seen Ellen Perry around downtown Carrboro. She goes almost everywhere in her wheelchair; the flags attached waving just above her head make her easy to spot. She’s also hard to forget. Perry has done a lot to improve the quality of life of town residents with…
