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News Brief: Benefit concert

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

Country music star Vince Gill will perform at Memorial Hall on Wednesday at 8 p.m. to benefit North Carolina Children’s Hospital. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit the hospital’s Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

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News Brief: Bilingual autism workshop

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

The Autism Society of North Carolina will offer a workshop for Latino parents and bilingual coordinators on Monday at their central office on Oberlin Road in Raleigh. The workshop, entitled “Talking Autism with the Doctor,” will be conducted in Spanish and will focus on ideas and strategies to assure optimal skills in talking with doctors…

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News Brief: Obama rally at Big Barn

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

The Big Barn in Hillsborough will be the site of a get out the vote rally for Barack Obama. The event runs from 6-9p.m. Mayors from Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro will be on hand. Music will be provided by Baron Tymas jazz Ensemble, St Paul’s AME Gospel Choir, Still House Bottom Band and Saludas…

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News Brief: Bill Clinton in Hillsborough

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

Fresh on the heels of his wife’s victory in the Pennsylvania primary, former President Bill Clinton returned to North Carolina for a series of events in the Piedmont. Clinton spoke to a crowd of several hundred at the Orange County Baseball field in Hillsborough Wednesday. He told supporters that North Carolina will play an important…

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Noticia en breve: Vota

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

Cuidadanos, ¡voten ahora! Lugares y horarios para votar por adelantado en Chapel Hill: Morehead Planetarium, de lunes a viernes, 8am hasta 5pm; Seymour Senior Center, de lunes a jueves de 12pm hasta 8pm. En Carrboro: Carrboro Town Hall, de lunes a viernes de 9 a.m. hasta 5 p.m. Todos los lugares estarán abiertos para votar…

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Noticia en breve: Padres prestan atención

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

Platica sobre el comportamiento del niño en lugares públicos. Martes, el 29 de abril de 8am hasta 9:30am en las oficinas de El futuro, 110 W. Main Street, Suite 2H, Carrboro. Van a ver bocadillos. Piden una colaboración de $2. Llame al 338-1929 x504 ó x501 para más información.

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Noticia en breve: Día de salud para niños y familias

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

(Healthy Kids Day and Family Fest) Disfruten de diferentes atracciones para toda la familia mientras aprenden sobre los recursos para la familia que ofrece el condado de Orange. Van a ver juegos y otras actividades para los niños. Este sábado el 26 de abril de 10am hasta 2pm en el Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, 980 Martin…

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Election Brief: Voting demonstration

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Elections will hold a demonstration of the voting process and the procedures in place at 1 p.m. on April 26. The demonstration will be held at the Orange Enterprise Building on Valley Forge Road in Hillsborough. For more information, contact the Orange County Board of Elections at 245-2350.

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Election Brief: Early voting continues

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

Early voting started Thursday, April 17 for the May 6 election and will continue until Saturday, May 3. Registered voters  can vote at the sites. Unregistered but eligible voters can ask for same day registaration at early-voting sites with identification showing their name and current address. Doing this means that you can only vote at…

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Election Brief: Tax information website

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

A website has been created to provide information on the proposed Orange County land transfer tax. The website, www.yourchoice-oc.com, was developed by Ballen Media for Orange County. It provides historical information, legislation and financial projections, as well as links to perspectives from both sides of the issue. In addition, the site provides contact information for…

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Election Brief: Tax talk

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

The League of Women Voters will hold a public information session on the land transfer tax referendum on the May ballot on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough. The session will include a presentation about what a land transfer tax is and how it would work. Speakers on both…

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Election Brief: Chatham Dem commissioner talk

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

The five Democratic candidates for the Chatham County Board of Commissioners will speak at a meeting on April 27 at 3 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro. Patrick Barnes and Sally Kost are the Democratic candidates for the District 1 seat. Mike Cross, Armentha Davis and Jeffrey Starkweather are…

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Election Brief: Change rocks

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Staff

Sen. Barack Obama is bringing his campaign to Carrboro in a big, loud way. The bands Arcade Fire and Superchunk will play for the benefit of his campaign – and your ears -  on the Carrboro Town Commons, May 2 at 1 p.m. Tickets are free but they have to be picked up, starting today…

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Aldermen agenda

Posted on April 21, 2008April 21, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen meets Tuesday night at Town Hall. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Links here. Items on the agenda include: 1. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Public Hearing on a Land Use Ordinance Text Amendment to Modify Impervious Surface Limitations for Day Care Uses in Village Mixed Use Developments 2. OTHER MATTERS 1….

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Earth Day

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Local community groups and organizations are celebrating Earth Day not only on April 22 but throughout the rest of the month. The Aveda Institute Chapel Hill got things rolling Tuesday with a well-attended fashion show fundraiser to support Triangle Land Conservancy and its Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative.

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