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Higher prices for fast food, soda lead to weight reductions, lower diabetes risk

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

UNC News Services CHAPEL HILL – A new study that followed participants for 20 years shows both weight and risk for diabetes decreased for people in communities where fast-food prices increased. A UNC study, published in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, also showed the reverse – when fast-food prices fell, consumption,…

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Remember your flu shot on Saturday

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Health Department and the Town of Carrboro are teaming up to offer free H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines at Town Hall in honor of the late Tom Robinson. Robinson, whose Carrboro-based seafood market is a downtown landmark, died last month from pneumonia caused by H1N1. The vaccine clinic will be held at…

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Towns to hold public forum on Google

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and UNC have teamed up to apply for Google’s ultra high-speed Internet project and hope to build support for the effort at a public forum scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall. In early February, Google announced the initiative to deploy and test fiber…

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Hackney to be honored by PFADP

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

House Speaker Joe Hackney, who represents all of Chatham and parts of Orange and Moore counties, will be honored by People of Faith Against the Death Penalty for his work in passing the North Carolina Racial Justice Act. Hackney, a former assistant district attorney for Orange and Chatham counties, helped steer the legislation through the…

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County saves $1 million in refinancing

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Staff

Orange County announced this week that it had refinanced existing bonds for a total savings of over $1.1 million dollars. Representatives from the county and its bond counsel closed on the sale of $22,455,000 in General Obligation Bonds originally issued in 2001 and 2003 at an interest rate ranging from 4 percent to 4.7 percent….

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Obituary: Daniel H. Pollitt

Posted on March 6, 2010March 6, 2010 by Staff

Daniel Hubbard Pollitt, Graham Kenan Professor of Law emeritus of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law died March 5, surrounded by the love of his family. Dan loved his family, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Holden Beach and Tar Heel Basketball.

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Civil liberties champion Dan Pollitt dies

Posted on March 5, 2010March 5, 2010 by Staff

Civil Rights lawyer, UNC law professor and activist Dan Pollitt died this morning. He was 88. Last year Pollitt was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. From the Citizen story at the time: He served as defense council in a number of historic civil-liberty trials, including those of Lillian Hellman and Arthur Miller…

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Health department to offer free flu vaccines at Carrboro Town Hall in honor of Tom Robinson

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Health Department and the Town of Carrboro are teaming up to offer free H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines at Town Hall in honor of the late Tom Robinson.

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Broun, Phelps to challenge Jacobs in Dem primary

Posted on March 4, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

By Kirk Ross, Staff Writer Carrboro Alderman Joal Hall Broun filed last week to run for the at-large county commissioner seat, setting up a three-way primary between her, former Hillsborough Mayor Joe Phelps and incumbent Commissioner Barry Jacobs. In an interview Wednesday, Broun said she is concerned about the county’s future in an era of…

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Orange, Chatham score high marks in health

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer Feelin’ good, Orange County? According to a report just released by the Robert Wood Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, relatively speaking, you are – and Chathamites aren’t doing so bad either. The County Health Rankings report indicates that Orange is the second-healthiest county in the state,…

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Library issue sparks debate at council retreat

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Staff

By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Chapel Hill – Due to weather issues, the Chapel Hill Town Council was unable to complete its 2010 retreat, but council members agree the work that did get accomplished was positive.

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Spring Break transit schedule

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Staff

From March 6-14, Chapel Hill Transit will be ending weekday services earlier in the evenings on the CM, CW, D, J, NU and V routes due to UNC’s spring break. The U and NU routes will not operate on Saturday, March 6 and 13 or on Sunday, March 7. The U and NU routes will…

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Hillsborough seeks lost email addresses

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Staff

The Hillsborough Police Department has started issuing crime reports by email again. The reports give a snapshot of significant recent reports. Due to a computer failure, many addresses from the previous subscription list were lost and are not retrievable. To subscribe to the reports, send an email with your name to ci.hillsborough.nc.us/contact/police-reports The reports also…

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Citizens Police Academy

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Police Department will begin hosting a Citizens Police Academy on Tuesday, April 6. The academy is a 10-week program designed to introduce participants to the inner workings of their police department. Meeting one night per week, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., participants will receive information on topics including basic law-enforcement training,…

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Community mourns the loss of Tom Robinson

Posted on February 25, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

CARRBORO — For four decades, Tom Robinson sold seafood, much of that time out of a little white concrete block shop in downtown Carrboro. While he’s sure to be remembered for that, mostly he’ll be remembered for being Tom Robinson — a sharp-witted, sometimes-acerbic, honest and forthright individual. He was his own man until the end.

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