This is the first in a three-part series on environmental justice issues in North Carolina. The series is funded by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Links to the other two stories are under “Related Stories” below. When you enter Lincoln Heights, you may not see the old dumps festering beneath the weedy […]
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Public input sought on Chatham pipeline
Public hearing on pipeline Monday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. Moncure School, 600 Moncure School Road The Chatham County Commissioners could vote on the proposal at the meeting. The Western Wake Partners cleared the latest hurdle last week toward building a new $327 million wastewater treatment plant (see “New Hill Community Association settles with Western Wake […]
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New Hill Community Association settles with Western Wake Partners
The New Hill Community Association announced this morning it has dropped its lawsuit against Western Wake Partners in exchange for amenities including a $500,000 New Hill community center. For the past five years the association has fought the Western Wake Partners’ plan to build a $327 million wastewater treatment plant in New Hill’s historical and […]
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Questions arise about Chatham landfill vote
Source: Flickr Creative Commons – D’Arcy Norman At least one Chatham County official is questioning whether a vote taken earlier this week on a new landfill was premature and curtailed public input. Earlier this week, Chatham County Commissioners Brian Bock, Walter Petty and Pamela Stewart voted to postpone indefinitely the search for a new landfill. […]
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Chatham County: No landfill here
Chatham County will continue to export its trash after Chatham County officials on Tuesday halted an 18-month search for a new landfill. The Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to stop looking for a site in Chatham County; Brian Bock, Pamela Stewart and Walter Petty cast votes; Commissioners Sally Kost and Mike Cross were absent due […]
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Chatham County Commissioners start cutting—and two people lose jobs
In their first meeting of the year, the Republican-dominated Chatham County Commissioners today cut two positions and eliminated the Pittsboro-to-Chapel Hill bus service that began Aug. 17, 2009.During a tense and packed meeting, at which Chatham County Fire Marshal Thomas Bender turned citizens away due to fire codes, Human Relations Executive Director Esther Coleman and […]
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Brothers accused of smuggling immigrants appear in court
Two brothers accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants appeared in federal court last week and were released on bond pending a criminal trial. Jose Alfredo Lopez Ponce and Juan Antonio Lopez Ponce, who operated J&A Framers & Carpentry, had been indicted Dec. 15 on charges including smuggling, harboring and recruiting immigrants to work at their Durham-based […]
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Arraignment set for brothers accused of smuggling immigrants
An arraignment has been set Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, for Jose Alfredo Lopez Ponce and Juan Antonio Lopez Ponce, owners and operators of J&A Framers & Carpentry, Inc. The brothers were indicted Dec. 14 on charges including smuggling, harboring and recruiting immigrants to work at their Durham-based business. On Dec. 21, Magistrate Judge William A. […]
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Brothers accused of smuggling immigrants appear in court
Two brothers accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants appeared in federal court Tuesday and were released on bond pending a criminal trial. Jose Alfredo Lopez Ponce and Juan Antonio Lopez Ponce, who operated J&A Framers & Carpentry, had been indicted Dec. 15 on charges including smuggling, harboring and recruiting immigrants to work at their Durham-based business. […]
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Employers indicted on charges of immigrant smuggling
Download indictment (PDF) Two brothers who operated J&A Framing and Carpentry have been indicted on several charges, including smuggling immigrants whom they employed at the Durham-based business. A grand jury on Dec. 15 indicted Juan Antonio Lopez Ponce and Jose Alfredo Lopez Ponce, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorneys office in Raleigh. […]
