Eight people were arrested by the Chapel Hill Police Department for felony breaking or entering a vehicle from March 14 through March 27.
YMCA merger discussions end
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Y announced it will no longer be trying to establish a formal relationship with the YMCA of the Triangle.
OWASA resumes normal water disinfection
OWASA resumed its normal method of disinfecting drinking water with a compound of chlorine and ammonia called chloramines on Sunday.
Weaving for Guatemala
McDougle Middle School students David Getka, Jeremiah Marsh and Jonathan Sepulveda weave bracelets for the “McDougle Mills†event last week.
FLORA: Lowly, lovely cinquefoil
It is so interesting to watch the unfolding of the new landscape slowly emerging around the N.C. Botanical Garden’s new building complex.
Stallings delivers total package
Senior catcher Jacob Stallings assured Carolina baseball of a hefty bonus when he decided to return to college for his senior season instead of entering the Major League Baseball draft in 2011.
French fundraiser
French students from Phillips Middle School overcame inclement weather to raise $425 for the Ronald McDonald House by entertaining elementary school French students on the morning of Saturday, March 24.
Glenwood Read-A-Thon success
Students read almost 750,000 minutes and raised close to $4,000 for the PTA during the 2012 Glenwood Read-A-Thon.
CHS teacher wins physiology fellowship
Carrboro High School science teacher Rebecca Hite has received a fellowship from Frontiers in Physiology, the American Physiological Society’s flagship program for the professional development of middle and high school science teachers.
Farmers’ Market hours change
The Carrboro Farmers’ Marker hours will change to 7 a.m. to noon starting Saturday.
TPC director honored
The South East Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors has selected Chad Johnston, executive director of The Peoples Channel, as the recipient of the Community Programming Advocacy Award.
Community photography contest
The ArtsCenter announces a call for entries for the annual Community Photography Contest.
YMCA collecting shoes
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA is accepting donations of gently used shoes through Tuesday in the lobby of the YMCA, 980 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., to raise awareness about children and adults who are unable to afford shoes.
Homelessness report released
The Orange County Partnership to end homelessness – a coalition of service providers, local governments, faith-based and other community groups, local businesses and UNC focused on ending homelessness in Orange County – has released its 2011 annual report.
County seeks board members
The Orange County Board of Commissioners seeks applicants for the Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment and the Chapel Hill Planning Board.