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Woman who died at nursing home had toxic levels of morphine

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Staff

Medical examiners have determined that an 84-year-old woman who died at Britthaven nursing home in February had toxic levels of morphine in her system.

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Low-cost rabies vaccination clinic

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Staff

Orange County’s Animal Services Department will host a $5 rabies vaccination clinic on Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Animal Services Center at 1601 Eubanks Road.

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Man arrested for blinding child

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Staff

Carrboro resident Christopher Ray McBride was arrested last week on charges related to child abuse that resulted in the blinding of his 1-year-old daughter. According to Carrboro police, McBride, 28, of 810 Old Fayetteville Road, was charged with felony child abuse and felony assault. The child’s mother, Darlene April Fernandez, 26, also of Old Fayetteville…

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Driest April on record

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Staff

OWASA said Tuesday that its lakes are 99 percent full, despite the fact that the 0.65 of an inch of rainfall recorded last month made it the driest April in 120 years of local recordkeeping. “In spite of the dry weather, our water supply situation is good for this time of year,” said Ed Holland,…

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Potassium iodide distribution

Posted on May 11, 2010May 13, 2010 by Staff

Chatham County will offer drive-through distribution of potassium iodide tablets to residents living within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone of the Harris Nuclear Power Plant on May 15. The distribution will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 pm at Moncure School, 600 Moncure School Road. The distribution is part of a joint preparedness planning…

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Gov. Perdue to speak in Pittsboro

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Staff

Gov. Beverly Perdue will address the upcoming 2010 Opportunity Chatham Annual Meeting on May 14 at 7:30 a.m. at the Barn at Fearrington Village. Perdue will highlight the state’s economic-recovery efforts and small-business assistance to spur local job creation. Keynote speaker Ted Abernathy, executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board, will talk about “The…

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Jacobs, Pendergrass sail to victory, runoff in Senate race

Posted on May 6, 2010May 6, 2010 by Staff

Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the activity at the Orange County Board of Elections new offices on South Cameron Street in Hillsborough kicked into high gear as results started flowing in from the county’s 44 poling precincts.

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Bruce Niles, head of the Sierra Club's national Beyond Coal campaign, congratulates student organizers at Tuesday's announecment.

UNC commits to end coal use by 2020

Posted on May 6, 2010May 6, 2010 by Staff

Flanked by representatives of the Sierra Club and North Carolina Energy Policy Council chair Tim Toben, Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Tuesday that the university intends to end its use of coal at the Cameron Avenue co-generation plant in 10 years.

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Town, county seek deal on libraries

Posted on May 6, 2010May 6, 2010 by Staff

A simmering dispute over library funding could be heading toward a resolution, with county officials agreeing to pick up a greater share of the town’s library costs.

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Mayor lays out case for Smith Level Road plan

Posted on April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 by Staff

Chilton, who bounded to the podium in support of the project after it was pointed out no one had spoken in support of it, said he believes the compromise for a two-lane road with bike lanes and sidewalks is likely a now-or-never deal for the town to improve the road.

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Council hears concerns on Northside

Posted on April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Town Council heard concerns about how rules adopted for the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods are playing out now that they’ve been in place for several years.

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Early-vote totals low

Posted on April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 by Staff

Early-vote totals finally cracked the 1,000 mark this week, as election officials ready precincts for Tuesday’s primary and school board elections.

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Schools unlikely to receive full funding

Posted on April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 by Susan Dickson

Several commissioners urged school board members to dip into their capital funds, which are allocated for facilities, for operations costs.

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Crowd walks out of Tancredo speech

Posted on April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 by Susan Dickson

“Believe me, this is a lot better than last time I was here,” Tancredo said as the protesters left.

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Safe routes to school meeting

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Staff

The Town of Carrboro will hold an open house to discuss a Safe Routes to School Action Plan for McDougle and Carrboro elementary schools this Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Carrboro Elementary School cafeteria. The open house is an opportunity for parents, faculty and interested citizens to discuss ideas on improving options…

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