Hundreds of local residents gathered Saturday afternoon at the site of the Chapel Hill Public Library off Estes Drive to celebrate the opening of its newly renovated facility— a project that’s been about a decade in the making.

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Week of July 9, 2018
The Colonial Inn is back on the agenda in Hillsborough; Chapel Hill hires a new town manager.
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