Category: News
Breakdown: Difficult decisions in a void
This story is the fifth in a series about mental health care in North Carolina. To read the previous stories in the series, go to www.carrborocitizen.com By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The decision to institutionalize or forcibly medicate a loved one suffering from mental illness is clearly very difficult. Balancing the desire to protect that…
Sidewalks could be delayed
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved the town’s 2009-10 Capital Improvement Plan, but left open the possibility of delaying some sidewalk projects because of the uncertain economic climate.
Mel Rashkis remembered for his service
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A few years back, some students from Rashkis Elementary School compiled the oral histories of some of this community’s leading lights. One of those recordings became a little more precious last weekend. Mel Rashkis died Saturday at UNC Hospitals. He was 90.
Transfer station meeting
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public comment meeting on siting a solid-waste transfer station on Monday at 7 p.m. at the McDougle Middle School cafetorium.
Dog tethering ordinance to pass
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is set to approve an ordinance restricting dog tethering in Orange County on Tuesday, following a 4-1 vote on the issue last week. State law requires a second reading on ordinances that are not unanimously approved.
Police seek Jack Sprat break-in info
The Chapel Hill Police Department seeks information regarding a Friday break-in at Jack Sprat on Franklin Street. The back door of the business was pried open between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m and cash was taken from a secure location inside.
News brief: WERA celebrates EJ award
The West End Revitalization Association has been awarded a National Environmental Justice Achievement Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a grant from the National Institute of Environment Health Sciences. The awards will be acknowledged at WERA’s 14th Annual Fundraising Awards Dinner on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Cutting Board Restaurant, 2699…
Huge increase in hotel rooms on the horizon
James Merritt named to council
James Merritt was appointed to the Chapel Hill Town Council this evening (Monday) by a unanimous vote. He will serve the remaining year of the term of Bill Thorpe, who died last month. Following is his application letter to the Town Council:
‘Best day I’ve had in a long time’
Dems enjoy an OC sweep
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Orange went blue in a big way. Preliminary numbers show that 74,920 voters in Orange County cast their ballots, a turnout of 71 percent, putting the county slightly higher than the state turnout of 68.61 percent, as a record 4.3 million North Carolinians voted.
Pelissier wins at-large seat
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Democratic candidate Bernadette Pelissier defeated Republican Kevin Wolff for the at-large seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Pelissier received 48,037 votes, compared with Wolff’s 21,085, or 69.5 percent to 30.5 percent. She fills the seat of longtime Commissioner Moses Carey, who lost in the Democratic primary…
Seven candidates in the running to serve out Thorpe’s term
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Seven candidates made their cases to the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday night to fill the seat left vacant after Bill Thorpe died in September. The person picked to fill his seat will serve out the remainder of his term, which will end in 13 months. The new council…
Halloween short on treats for business owners
Margot Carmichael Lester Staff Writer Despite predictions of mind-boggling gridlock and a horde of marauding revelers heading to and from Franklin Street, Halloween 2008 did not deliver as advertised.