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Tree Maintenance Closes Portions of Riverwalk in Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 18, 2017 | News Around Town

Two sections of Riverwalk in Hillsborough will be closed on Monday while contractors remove dead and damaged tree limbs that may threaten the safety of local hikers. Thinning operations will commence at 8:00 AM between the trail...

Detour on Old NC 86 Slows Traffic Between Carrboro and Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 17, 2017 | Traffic

The commute between Hillsborough and Carrboro on Old North Carolina Highway 86 is about to get longer over the next three weeks due to an underground pipe replacement project. According to the North Carolina Department of...

Chapel Hill Officials Discuss Designs for Local Light Rail Train Stations

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 15, 2017 | Development

The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project is picking up steam as the Chapel Hill Town Council considers how to approach the construction of train stops in the area. Gateway Planning Group President Scott Polikov briefed...

Canine Influenza Outbreak Reported In North Carolina

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 14, 2017 | Health

A highly contagious airborne virus known as canine influenza is beginning to infect dogs in North Carolina according to public health agencies within the state. Infections were confirmed earlier this week in Carteret,...

Carrboro Officials Plan to Fill Vacant Board Seat in November Elections

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 14, 2017 | Election

Officials in Carrboro have decided on the manner in which a replacement will be selected for the position left vacant by former alderwoman Michelle Johnson. According to Mayor Lydia Lavelle, elections for that position were...

Custodial Contractors Considered for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 13, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The contracts that govern classroom custodians are being discussed by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education as the debate over living wages for local workers continues. Board members were briefed last week by...

Chatham County Officials Review Environmental Study on Fracking

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 13, 2017 | Development

The petroleum extraction technique known as fracking is boring into the meeting agendas of officials in Chatham County as they prepare to review new research on oil development activity. A temporary moratorium on that activity...

Board of Education Bars Sixth-Grade Students in Chapel Hill and Carrboro from Sports Teams

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 12, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is putting sixth-grade students on the bench after a debate on whether they should be allowed to join middle school sports teams. That debate ended last Monday with board...

Sidewalk Demolition Planned for Churton Street in Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 11, 2017 | Development

An area redevelopment project in Hillsborough is currently underway, with stormwater piping having recently been installed at the site of a planned bus stop on Churton Street. According to a news release from the municipal...

Durham Tech Students Receive Financial Aid from Wells Fargo

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 10, 2017 | Higher Education

Students at Durham Technical Community College are receiving even greater access to work-based learning opportunities with assistance from the Wells Fargo Foundation. A grant of $10,000 was given by the foundation to the college...

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