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Cary summit looks to town’s global roots

A panel with national gravitas gathered Thursday at the Cary Arts Center to discuss a topic dear to this crossroad town’s heart: international relations. Published: Mar. 17, 2012 9:04 PM | Full story

Two wishes granted

A Cary boy, who is recovering from bone cancer, is taking a Make-a-Wish trip to Hasbro headquarters to see his own Transformer design brought to life. Published: Mar. 17, 2012 8:43 PM | Full story

In need of a breeze at Cary Kite Festival

Although the sun and springlike temperatures on Saturday, March 10, made for a pleasant afternoon, there wasn’t much wind. In order to get airborne, most kites required their owners to do a lot of running. Published: Mar. 13, 2012 9:41 PM | Full story

Furniture shop headed downtown

Consignment store will open in former home of The Cary News. Published: Mar. 14, 2012 1:49 PM | Full story

Cornerstone shift to hospital market complete

Cornerstone Therapeutics, a Cary drug marketer, has completed its transition from selling drugs to doctors to focusing on the more profitable niche hospital market. Published: Mar. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Holly Springs councilman’s Cary sojourn raises eyebrows

Chet VanFossen, a Holly Springs councilman, has lived in Cary for the last four months. He moved out of town in November as he awaited completion of his new home. This week, with his house in 12 Oaks house finished, VanFossen came home. In the interim, he faced a few questions. Published: Mar. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Cary accuses Cary Park developers of ‘conspiracy’

The town of Cary alleges that the developers behind Cary Park essentially lured Cary government into an agreement, worth millions of dollars, that the developers now are suing to change. Published: Mar. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Cary Extension agent spent career improving rural life

Because of her work promoting consumer science and the Extension Service, Ada Dalla-Pozza was recently awarded the 2011 N.C. State University Alumni Association Award of Merit. Published: Mar. 12, 2012 5:39 PM | Full story

Planned office building raises concerns

Residents of a south-central Cary neighborhood spoke out last Wednesday about a 50,000-square-foot office building proposed for the intersection of U.S. 1 and Kildaire Farm Road, citing concerns about property values and traffic. Published: Mar. 10, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Instead of death, Cary weighs quick snip for feral cats

Local stray cats may get a break under a new Cary law, but it will come with a price. If a new rule passes, more captured feral cats would be neutered rather than killed. Published: Mar. 10, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Cary names new parks and recreation director

Cary has promoted a parks system manager to the head of its Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources department. The new director is Doug McRainey, 55, the unit’s former planning manager. Published: Mar. 9, 2012 5:00 PM | Full story

Cary woman charged in theft at Garner store

A 41-year-old Cary woman was arrested and accused of stealing more than $2,000 worth of items from a Target store in Garner, according to an arrest warrant. Published: Mar. 9, 2012 12:01 PM | Full story

Life is pretty good in Cary, survey says

Cary folk remain a satisfied bunch, according to a town-sponsored survey. Compared to past surveys, the town’s 402 randomly selected respondents expressed equal or more favorable opinions of town employees, services and leaders. The town’s most pressing issue is development, followed by education and road concerns. Published: Mar. 10, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Farmers market returning to downtown Cary

The Cary Downtown Farmers Market opens at a new central Cary location on April 7. Published: Mar. 20, 2012 9:49 AM | Full story

Youth minister charged with having child porn

The youth director at the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church was arrested Wednesday and charged with 20 counts of possessing child pornography. Published: Mar. 8, 2012 2:05 PM | Full story

Termites close Athens Drive Library

Wood-munching insects have temporarily closed the Athens Drive Community Library, a public county facility that operates inside Athens Drive High School. The county and school have shuttered the reading room until Saturday while crews exterminate the termites. Published: Mar. 8, 2012 2:01 PM | Full story

Cary basketball standout couldn’t play for state title

Jennie Morris Pegram remembers her days playing high school basketball at Cary as among the best times of her life. But Pegram’s Cary High teams in 1947 through 1951 never had the opportunity to play for a N.C. High School Athletic Association state title. N.C. school code prohibited regional and state tournaments for girls until 1972. Published: Mar. 8, 2012 1:07 PM | Full story

Cary, Legion to honor WWII veteran

Mayor Harold Weinbrecht has declared March 13 as “Colonel Hal Shook Day.” A ceremony honoring the Cary man will be 7:15 p.m. Tuesday Published: Mar. 8, 2012 10:56 AM | Full story

Wake school board approves site for Panther Creek ninth-grade center

CARY The Wake County school board voted 5-4 along party lines Tuesday to use land next to Alston Ridge Elementary School as the site for Panther Creek HIgh School’s off-campus ninth-grade center. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 3:05 PM | Full story

Cary shows new downtown theater plans

Town releases updated visuals of performance space and coffee shop next door. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 1:51 PM | Full story

The sweet sound of giving back

Playing in the children’s hand-chime choir at his church helped build the foundation for Rolf Frazier’s later enjoyment of music, so when his church’s music ministry director asked Rolf, now 18, to lead The Cheerful Chimers, Rolf could hardly say no. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 9:33 AM | Full story

Ex-girlfriend fingered theft suspect

An ex-girlfriend’s tip led to the arrest last week of a Durham man accused of stealing jewelry and other valuables from homes in Cary and Apex during real estate open house events. Published: Mar. 6, 2012 5:46 PM | Full story

Red letter day for top Wake County spellers

It’s hour six. Published: Mar. 13, 2012 1:48 PM | Full story

$1.5M grant for water reuse

Local governments and the Environmental Protection Agency are investing millions in a regional wastewater reuse system. The first phase of the project, which will recycle hundreds of thousands of gallons of treated wastewater daily, is almost finished, and the town of Cary recently received a $1.5 million grant to further offset its costs. Published: Mar. 6, 2012 1:36 PM | Full story

News Briefs

Wake County school officials announced Thursday that 14 magnet schools have received national awards. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 12:01 AM | Full story

Cary to consider ban on dog tethering

The new law would allow tethering only when the dog’s owner is present. The town would give owners a “reasonable period of time” to build fences or make other arrangements. Published: Mar. 6, 2012 1:34 PM | Full story

Former slaves recall what Cary, NC, was like during Civil War

The book, "Born in Slavery, Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938," came from a WPA project during the Great Depression. People were given jobs interviewing former slaves or their descendants. Published: Mar. 7, 2012 12:01 AM | Full story

News Briefs

A Durham man has been charged with stealing jewelry and other valuables from homes in Cary and Apex during real estate open houses last month. Published: Mar. 4, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

A driver in a fatal accident this month has been charged with speeding. Published: Feb. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

The Wake County school board voted 5-4 to rescind its decision to lease an office building to house freshmen from Cary's Panther Creek High School. Published: Feb. 26, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

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