RALEIGH— Neighbors peppered Hanson Aggregates Southeast officials with questions Tuesday night at an information session on the company’s plans to expand its Crabtree Quarry operation. The crowd packed the Glen Eden Community Center parking lot and overflowed from the room with brooms being used to prop open back and side doors to get a view […]
Joe Schwartz
Bio: Joe Schwartz is a former INDY Week staff writer who works for soccer.com in Hillsborough. He's been a Gooner since he fell for Thierry Henry in 2005, and he still believes in Arsène Wenger.Email: [email protected]
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Raleigh quarry quandry: neighbors, creek or greenway?
Up next Community meeting, 7 p.m., Dec. 14, Korean First Baptist Church, 8905 Ray Road, Raleigh Joint City Council/ Planning Commission Public Hearing on the expansion, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 18, Council Chamber of the Avery Upchurch Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Room 201, Raleigh Download PDFs Crabtree Quarry rezoning request: Maps, data and specifics […]
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Pelissier, Yuhasz set to lead Orange County Commissioners
The Orange County Board of Commissioners tapped Bernadette Pelissier as chairwoman and Steve Yuhasz as vice chairman Tuesday night. The group also welcomed Earl McKee to the board. Courtesy of Orange County Pelissier and Yuhasz were elected in 2008 and each received unanimous support from the commissioners during the organizational meeting vote. McKee fills the […]
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Neighbors question the wisdom, intent of OWASA’s tree management pitch
HILLSBOROUGH—OWASA’s draft plan to manage 1,900 acres of forest through controlled burning, selective thinning and herbicides elicited a volatile and combative response from neighbors Tuesday night. More than 100 residents, mostly Cane Creek Reservoir watershed dwellers, attended the meeting at the Maple View Agriculture Center and questioned OWASA’s intent and integrity, the impact on wildlife, […]
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Internet sweepstakes cafes likely to sidestep the ban
Just like in a casino, there are no clocks in Fish the Net Sweepstakes café, but you didn’t need one to tell that time was running out. With the sweepstakes game ban looming, a sign on the front door of the Durham establishment reads: “We are anticipating closing Dec. 1. We should be reopening in […]
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Durham attorney disbarred over financial misconduct
Related documents Barley reprimand(PDF link) Barley disbarment(PDF link) A former candidate for Durham County District Court judge who formerly hosted a WNCU show has been disbarred for “knowingly and intentionally” misappropriating $53,275 of her clients’ money. The N.C. State Bar issued the order in October after attorney Tracy Barley admitted to its findingsa pattern of […]
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How much is a pet’s life worth? Nothing.
Read Commissioner Glenn’s ruling (PDF) In August, the N.C. Industrial Commission was confronted with a question: How much is a pet’s life worth? This week, Deputy Commissioner George T. Glenn II answered: Nothing. “I’m fascinated by a ruling that says there’s no value,” says animal law attorney Calley Gerber of Raleigh. “If it was any […]
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Food trucks starving for Raleigh approval
Read more Download an MS Word document with all of the minutes for the Law and Public Safety Committee’s discussion of food trucks. Mike Stenke’s proposal begins on page 7, and information on how other cities regulate food trucks start on page 12. Mike Stenke was collecting unemployment a year ago when a friend dared […]
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Chapel Hill taps veteran to lead police
Chris Blue is Chapel Hill’s next police chief, the town announced today. Blue has served in the Chapel Hill Police Department for 13 years and will succeed Brian Curran, who will step down at the end of November. Courtesy of the Town of Chapel HillChapel Hill native Chris Blue will take the reins Dec. 1. […]
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Orange County honors veterans, welcomes new citizens
D.L. AndersonThree active duty military service membersfrom left, Won Choi, of South Korea, with daughter, Elizabeth, 5, Anatoliy Pisarenko, of Russia, and Carlos Ocampo, of Columbiatake the Oath of Allegiance to become American Citizens during the Orange County Veterans Day Program Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at the Orange County Social Services Center in Hillsborough, N.C., […]