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Robinson re-elected in Cary's District A

Jennifer Robinson, who has represented Cary's biggest political district for most of the past decade, will continue in that role for another four years. Published: Nov. 3, 2009 8:59 PM | Full story

Cary parents remember son who died in Afghanistan

From the time he was a tiny boy in Charlotte, David Seth Mitchell dreamed of becoming a pilot. He died last week in a remote area of Afghanistan, still pursuing that passion. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary man sentenced for indecent liberties

The former owner of an Apex recreation center was sentenced to weekends in jail and put on probation for five years after pleading guilty last week to taking indecent liberties with a child and soliciting a child by computer. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Theft muffles church's beats

The members of To The Republic, a local rock band, bill themselves as "one of the most intriguing bands you've never heard of." By no fault of its own, the band has become one of the most intriguing bands you can't hear. Published: Nov. 4, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Web site files elections complaint

Cyber-scuffle among supporters of both District A candidates rages on. Published: Nov. 5, 2009 1:59 PM | Full story

Cary banks on collegiate sports

When it comes to college sports, the Triangle is best known for the hard-court rivalries that connect Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Task force to tackle signs

A 15-member task force will spend the next seven months poring over Cary's sign ordinances, which were last overhauled nearly a decade ago. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary politics comes to a crossroads

A grocery store, a gas station and a white house. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Man on the street

If you've strolled the streets of downtown Cary anytime over last 30 years, there's at least two things you can count on. One is the quaint storefront of Ashworth Drugs, started in 1957. The other is a guy named Gus, faithfully guarding it. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Bra bandits hit mall shop

Police in Cary are on the prowl for a pair of plunderers who ravaged a popular lingerie store. Published: Nov. 1, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Band Day players prepare for encore

Alumni of Cary High's band program who reunited last year to lead the 50th annual Cary Band Day parade are preparing for a repeat performance. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Georgios returns to Cary after long hiatus

Giorgios Bakatsias, who has created some of the Triangle's signature restaurants in the past two decades, is opening a new restaurant in Cary next month. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:09 AM | Full story

Candidates face off before runoff

District A candidates Jennifer Robinson and Lori Bush went head to head over citizen questions regarding fiscal management, land preservation and revitalization efforts in downtown. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Heagarty takes House seat

Chris Heagarty spent seven years helping to shape the process of casting votes. Published: Oct. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary closing will mean 76 layoffs

Hunter Industries has notified the state Department of Commerce that it will shut down its Cary facility this year and lay off 76 people. Published: Oct. 27, 2009 8:15 PM | Full story

Art takes a look at Cary

Over the past 13 years, this quiet suburban town has become a center of public art in the Triangle. Thanks to the nonprofit Cary Visual Art, dozens of pieces of freestanding sculpture and other works have appeared around town, far more than anywhere else. Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:10 AM | Full story

Signs to guide visitors, residents

If not for her GPS device, Sue Waalkes might still be driving in circles around unfamiliar territory. Published: Oct. 21, 2009 2:57 AM | Full story

Trees fell developer's plan

The Town Council has denied a developer's plan to add warehousing, distribution or manufacturing space on a vacant lot near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 12:53 PM | Full story

Cary race to be decided in runoff

Eleven votes. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:34 AM | Full story

Smith, Robison win again

Incumbent Jack Smith cruised to an easy victory over challenger Catherine Evangelista to claim his sixth term as the District C representative on the Cary Town Council. Published: Oct. 14, 2009 2:26 AM | Full story

District A race headed to runoff

A total of 11 provisional votes cast weren't enough to lift incumbent Jennifer Robinson to a win over challenger Lori Bush. Published: Oct. 12, 2009 7:59 PM | Full story

Race for District A still too close to call

Provisional ballots could decide race between Jennifer Robinson and Lori Bush. Published: Oct. 8, 2009 8:07 PM | Full story

Town redesigns Web site

The town of Cary unveiled a redesigned Web site last week, marking the fifth such undertaking since the town established an online presence 12 years ago. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:23 AM | Full story

Cary plans fancy bus shelters

Thanks to the federal government, fewer bus riders will have to stand in the rain or the baking sun as they await transportation. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:31 AM | Full story

Cary men charged with scanning bank cards

Police charged two Cary men with a sophisticated scheme that enabled them to illegally withdraw cash from their victims' credit-card and debit-card accounts through ATMs across the Triangle. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:52 AM | Full story

District A race may be decided in runoff

However, Smith hangs on to council seat. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 12:01 AM | Full story

District attorney to contest Cary man's innocence

He says the man who has confessed to the murder for which Greg Taylor was convicted is mentally ill and has a long history of confessing to other murders he couldn't have committed. Published: Oct. 13, 2009 10:43 PM | Full story

Cary man arrested for child porn

Jeffrey Torian Phelps, 41, of 101 Northwoods Village, faces 13 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to arrest warrants. Published: Oct. 5, 2009 12:08 AM | Full story

Robinson denies elections gripe

A grass-roots activist complained to the State Board of Elections about the fundraising of Jennifer Robinson, the Cary Town Council District A incumbent, in her last election, back in 2005. Published: Sep. 27, 2009 11:11 PM | Full story

Neighbors try to save Dorothy Park trees

The town of Cary has marked the trees for removal as part of a plan to restore the banks of a stream that flows through Dorothy Park. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 7:31 PM | Full story


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