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Board rethinks its position on Veridia
In 2008, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said it was willing to waive affordable-housing requirements for the 39 home project on property now occupied by Pine Grove Mobile Home Park.
Tuesday night at Town Hall, board members said they are not so willing to do so given recent changes in the plans.
County to close Carr Mill dental clinic
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Tuesday to close the county dental clinic at Carr Mill Mall and consolidate dental services at the county’s Hillsborough clinic.
Local farmer in intensive care after fall
Longtime local farmer Rob Hogan is in intensive care after falling from his tractor on Sept. 15.
Council gets look at Lowe’s expansion
The Chapel Hill Town Council reviewed plans Monday night for an expansion of the garden-supplies area at the Lowe’s Home Center on U.S. 15-501, a move the company says will actually improve conditions along a creek just off the store’s parking lot.
Neighborhood Night Out
The annual Neighborhood Night Out will be held Sept. 28 in the Northside neighborhood as a part of the National Night Out Against Crime.
Hillsborough seeks alternatives
The Town of Hillsborough is seeking input on a package of alternatives to the scrapped Elizabeth Brady Road extension project that was intended to alleviate traffic through downtown.
Solid waste plan
A public meeting on the countywide comprehensive solid-waste plan update is scheduled for next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Solid Waste office at 1207 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill.
Chatham celebrates openings
More than 300 residents joined with officials from Chatham County and Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) at a ribbon cutting and open house on Monday celebrating the new Chatham Community Library and the Sustainable Technologies Building on the CCCC campus in Pittsboro.
At the confluence of economy and elections
Although it is a contentious year, Congressman David Price, now seeking a 12th term, said was not treated to quite the same reception as last August, when Congress was at the height of the health care debate and the tea partiers were in full blossom.
Election season starts this Friday
The fall election season gets rolling Friday, when voters will be able to begin to request absentee mail ballots. The last day to submit ballots by mail is Oct. 26.
One-stop absentee voting begins Oct. 14 at the board of elections office in Hillsborough and on Oct. 18 at Morehead Planetarium on the UNC campus and the Seymour Senior Center on Homestead Road.
Board postpones library discussion
The Orange County Board of Commissioners decided on Tuesday against pursuing the Skills Development Center on West Franklin Street and a site at Twins Creek Park as potential locations for a Southwest Orange County branch library.
Carolina Fitness reopens as Kinetix
After closing for three months for renovations, downtown gym Carolina Fitness reopened as a Kinetix Health Club on Monday – and not a moment too soon for some of its members.
UNC housekeepers file group grievance
A group of UNC housekeepers was joined by students and others last Wednesday as they marched from the post office on Franklin Street to South Building and presented Chancellor Holden Thorp’s office with a list of workplace grievances.
Downtown plan discussion
The future of downtown Chapel Hill will be discussed during the presentation of the draft Downtown Development Framework and Action Plan to town advisory boards and commissions Thursday, September 16, at 5 p.m. at Town Hall.