By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After hearing from part-time employees who would like to see a health care stipend added to their benefits and a group of supporters of dropping the $100 fee for the Town Commons for some kinds of events, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen will take a couple of weeks to study…
OWASA, UNC continue to test for lead in water
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer OWASA and UNC are testing drinking water after elevated lead levels were found in three new UNC buildings and one that was recently renovated. Testing began after reports that the water tasted unusual in Caudill Labs, Chapman Hall and ITS Manning and in the newly renovated Campus Y.
Remembering the fallen: Local vets honor comrade in D.C.
Perry Harrison looks at Arlington through the bus window. Photo by Meghan Cooke By Meghan Cooke Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons The memories are still here. Memories of battlefields scarred by the loss of friends, family and comrades years ago. Memories to honor their sacrifice. Memories of one soldier, out of many, remembered by comrades…
Schools brace for budget, detail list of cuts
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer This budget season’s back-and-forth is not just another year of budget negotiations, Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen told parents at a budget meeting on Tuesday. Pedersen outlined a number of potential budget cuts the schools could face if the district does not receive its requested budget, and stressed the…
Wells named new principal for Culbreth
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education named Ephesus Elementary School principal Susan Wells as principal of Culbreth Middle School last week. Before joining the Chapel-Hill Carrboro school district in 2004, Wells was assistant principal of Hawfields Middle School in the Burlington-Alamance school system.
Bill Clinton meets an untimely end after a week on the run
After nearly a week on the run, Bill Clinton, a local pet emu, was caught by Carrboro Animal Control last week and died after reportedly injuring itself during capture. Former director of the Orange County Animal Shelter Pat Sanford owned the emu. Sanford has about 30 birds, including another emu named Janet Reno.
News briefs: 5/24/07
CHHS students bike for cancer research Seven high school students from Chapel Hill will bicycle 3,700 miles across the country this summer to raise funds for cancer research at UNC. The students will ride with the Washington or Bust Cycle Tour, which starts in Maryland on June 10 and ends 10 weeks later in Washington.
PTA honors volunteers
PTA Thrift Shops recognized its volunteers at the organization’s annual volunteer appreciation day. From left: Volunteers Donald Cooper, Kelly Bennett, Dorothy Horton, Karen Trocke-Kandah and Sheryl Emch. Photo by Barbara Jesse Black By Susan Dickson Staff Writer With volunteers contributing more than 14,000 hours in 2006, it’s no surprise that the PTA Thrift Shops’ annual…
14th annual Project Graduation planned
Project Graduation co-chairs Emily Leadon (left) and Lindsay Clendaniel have been working since September to ensure this year’s celebration is a success. Photo by Susan Dickson By Susan Dickson Staff Writer After graduation on June 9, seniors from Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School will gather for one last hurrah. Thanks…
School briefs: 5/24/07
Schools receive grants to fund projects Two Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools have received grants to fund school projects. Carrboro High School received a $5,950 grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. Science teacher Robin Bulleri applied for the grant to fund a biotechnology project at Carrboro High.
For the Record
The following is a statement from Speaker Joe Hackney on the House budget. Just months before the start of this decade, Hurricane Floyd slowly pushed through eastern North Carolina. The storm pulled heavy rains along with it, but at first appeared to be nothing more than another relatively anonymous hurricane. The truth proved to be…
The real cause of high Medicaid costs
 By Adam Searing North Carolina Medicaid is the state health program that covers almost one million children from very low-income families. It also covers another 600,000 people, but only if they fit into very specific categories such as lower-income pregnant women, parents in poverty, very low-income elderly folks and poor people with serious disabilities. In…
Exile on Jones Street
By Kirk Ross After a long weekend of negotiation between my conscience and my palate, I’ve finalized an internal agreement to give up corporate pork. I know, I know, it seems impossible given the general pervasiveness of wonderful barbecue — not to mention that we are at the dawn of another grilling season. But based…
Reform not privatization
Thank you for reporting on the situtation with the Caring Family Network consolidation of services in Orange County. This is a disturbing development, and you did a service to the general public by bringing this to our attention. I think it’s important to add a few key points to your coverage, however.
Why we should support our hometown newspaper
Jock Lauterer By Jock Lauterer Look, I’ll be straight up with y’all: this ain’t spin. While I have no financial capital invested in this paper, I do have a vested interest in the well-being of The Carrboro Citizen. Because I was present at the moment of conception and birth, if you will, I consider myself…