Bruce Rosenbloom, Author at Chapelboro.com

Gas Prices Climbing Across the US

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 3, 2017 | Traffic

A press release issued by AAA on Tuesday claimed that motorists are paying the highest turn-of-the-year gas prices since January of 2014. The national average cost of gas as of January 3 is $2.34 per gallon and rising. According...

Census Planned for Orange County Homeless Population

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 3, 2017 | News Around Town

The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness will conduct a census of the local homeless population on January 25. This census is part of the Point-in-Time count, which is administered once a year by the US Department of...

UNC Professor Claims North Carolina is not a Democracy

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 2, 2017 | State Government

A political science professor at UNC-Chapel Hill claimed that North Carolina is “no longer considered to be a fully functioning democracy” in a recent op-ed published by The News & Observer. Dr. Andrew Reynolds, a...

Memorial Service Held for Hillsborough Minor Killed in Accident

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 30, 2016 | Crime

A memorial service was held on Friday in Hillsborough for Everett Copeland, a local minor who died on December 26 from injuries sustained in a construction accident. The service was hosted by newhope Church, a contemporary...

Christian Ministry Plans Memorial Service for Deceased Hillsborough Minor

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 30, 2016 | News Around Town

A contemporary Christian ministry will hold a memorial service on Friday in Hillsborough for Everett Copeland, a local five-year-old boy who was killed on December 26 by a runaway dump truck. Pastor Chris Peltz of newhope...

Headhunters Seek Executive Director for Local Non-profit Group

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 29, 2016 | News Around Town

The Inter-Faith Council for Social Services, a non-profit advocacy group that supports homeless residents of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, has partnered with a search firm to find its next executive director. Michael Reinke served...

Trial Date Set for Man Charged with Death of Hillsborough Minor

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 28, 2016 | Crime

A pretrial hearing for a construction worker who may be culpable in the death of a Hillsborough minor was held on Wednesday at the Orange County Courthouse. Judge Joe Buckner presided over the hearing and read Alejandro Suarez...

Chapel Hill Officials Consider Plans to Redevelop Village Plaza

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 28, 2016 | Development

The Chapel Hill Community Design Commission heard from representatives of Ram Real Estate earlier this month regarding the redevelopment of a shopping center near South Elliot Road. Speaking on behalf of the regional realty...

Contractors Sought by OWASA for Rogers Road Sewer Expansion

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 26, 2016 | Development

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority issued a request for contractor qualifications on December 20 that relates to a sewer extension project in one of Chapel Hill’s oldest neighborhoods. The project has remained in a conceptual...

Ephesus Church Road Access Limited by Google Fiber Construction

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 23, 2016 | Development

The pursuit of faster internet connection speeds in Chapel Hill will produce a month of traffic delays for motorists who depend on access to Ephesus Church Road. Traffic along that road will be consolidated onto one lane from...

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