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CVS-Owned Building in Carrboro Demolished

Posted by Staff | Feb 20, 2017 | Development

The CVS-owned building on the corner of South Greensboro and Weaver Streets in Carrboro is demolished. The building has been at the center of controversy after CVS bought the building but did nothing with it after the Board of...

Road Work Closes Lane on West Franklin Street

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 18, 2017 | Traffic

A news release was issued on Friday by the Chapel Hill municipal government regarding road work that may impede traffic in the center of town for up to four days. According to the release, motorists heading toward Carrboro on...

Local Businesses Close for Day Without Immigrants

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2017 | National

Most sunny weekday afternoons you can find Merritt’s Store and Grill in Chapel Hill packed with hungry customers with hankerings for a BLT. But Thursday, instead of bustling, all you could hear was a car or two whizzing past on...

Demolition Underway of Abandoned CVS-Owned Building in Carrboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2017 | Development

Demolition on the abandoned building in downtown Carrboro that has been a focus of contempt for residents and town officials began this week. The building and lot are owned by CVS. But initial redevelopment plans submitted to...

Carrboro Officials Review Fiscal Plan for Light Rail Project

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 14, 2017 | Development

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a presentation from GoTriangle employees last Tuesday on fiscal plans for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project. The presentation was delivered by Danny Rogers, a project director in...

Carrboro Police: No Charges for Daycare Worker Who Breastfed Infant

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 13, 2017 | Safety

Carrboro Police will not be filing criminal charges after a daycare worker was accused of breastfeeding a child in her care, even after the infant’s mother had objected. Previous reports showed surveillance video of the worker...

Investigation: ‘Unintentional’ Key Stroke Led to OWASA Water Crisis

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 10, 2017 | Health

Operator error appears to have set off a series of events that left approximately 80,000 residents in southern Orange County without water last week. An “unintentional” key stroke from an Orange Water and Sewer Authority water...

Carrboro Officials Discuss Fiscal Trends Ahead of Budget Review

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 9, 2017 | Local Government

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a presentation on fiscal trends last week as a prelude to meetings on the town budget scheduled for later this year. The presentation was delivered by David Andrews, the town manager, who...

Mom Says She Caught Carrboro Day Care Worker Breastfeeding Her Child

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 8, 2017 | Crime

A North Carolina mother says surveillance video at the day care where she works caught another worker breastfeeding her 3-month-old son without permission. Kaycee Oxendine told multiple Raleigh television stations that security...

OWASA Water Safe, Operations Normal

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 5, 2017 | Health

Nearly 48 hours after residents in southern Orange County were told their water was unsafe, things are effectively back to normal. Orange Water and Sewer Authority announced on Sunday morning that all OWASA operations are back...

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