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New Hillsborough Financial Plan Keeps Property Taxes Stable

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Mar 16, 2017 | Local Government

The first draft of a new three-year financial plan for Hillsborough has been released by the municipal government, with town officials having reviewed it during a retreat held last Saturday. Under the new plan, the town manager...

Extended Construction in Hillsborough Prompts Public Meeting

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Mar 15, 2017 | Development

A public information session in Hillsborough will be held next week to educate residents on a local construction project that is expected to last for at least eight months. According to a press release from the municipal...

Sewer Main Replacement Prompts North Wake Street Closure

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Mar 13, 2017 | Traffic

A portion of North Wake Street in Hillsborough will be closed for three days while contractors complete a sewer main replacement project. According to a news release from the municipal government, the project is scheduled to...

Forum Helps Immigrants Know Their Rights

Posted by Staff | Mar 3, 2017 | National

In light of recent changes to federal immigration policy, lots of immigrants are living in fear. That’s why El Centro Hispano – a Triangle-area Latino advocacy group – decided to organize a series of events dedicated to...

Mystery Brewing Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Posted by Josiah Graham | Mar 1, 2017 | Food & Dining, Town Square

Mystery Brewing provides a seasonal and constantly rotating selection of delicious and full-bodied brews. Mystery Brewing doesn’t add preservatives to their beer, it also doesn’t add artificial chemicals. What Mystery Brewing...

Countywide Revaluation Shows Rise in Commercial Property Tax Base

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 27, 2017 | Development

The results of a countywide real estate revaluation were presented to the Orange County Board of Commissioners during a meeting held last week. According to Dwane Brinson, the director of the Orange County Tax Office, the...

Australian Investment Vehicle Purchases Hillsborough Apartment Complex

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 24, 2017 | Development

The sale of Patriot’s Pointe Apartments in Hillsborough to a real estate investment vehicle listed on the Australian Securities Exchange was completed earlier in the month. US Residential Fund is a stapled security that gives...

Hillsborough Officials Announce Improvements for Local Park

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 19, 2017 | News

Town officials in Hillsborough announced plans last week to replace a rock-laden stormwater drainage swale at Cates Creek Park with a plant-lined rain garden. According to the announcement, the purpose of the rain garden is to...

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...

Hillsborough Adopts New Training Course for Police

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Feb 1, 2017 | Local Government

Town officials in Hillsborough have partnered with a cognitive neuroscientist to train local law enforcement officers on how to process information during dangerous situations. According to local mayor Tom Stevens, the training...

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