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Crime Notes

Cary Published: Feb. 8, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary mayor victim of attempted break-in

At about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, 15 minutes after Mayor Harold Weinbrecht left the house, a man pushed in the door and set off a motion detector. Published: Feb. 8, 2012 6:10 PM | Full story

Late change proposed for Cary-Chatham plan

The town of Cary and Chatham County are just steps from a general agreement on the future of their shared border, but a late change to the plan has raised old questions about the relationship between the suburb and the rural county. Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary mayor paints sunny picture

Good governance and continued economic growth kept Cary on stable ground through another calendar year, Mayor Harold Weinbrecht said in his annual State of the Town speech. Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Robison to leave Cary Council

E3QF71K Julie Robison, a 10-year veteran of the Cary Town Council, will resign her seat at the end of June, with about 18 months of her term remaining. Published: Jan. 28, 2012 7:10 PM | Full story

Long-serving Cary councilwoman to resign

Councilwoman Julie Robison, a veteran of the Cary Town Council, will resign at the end of June with about 18 months of her term remaining. Published: Jan. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Cary to cut 3 town committees

Three government committees focused on central Cary, community input and economic development are on the chopping block after the Cary Town Council decided to eliminate the resident-run boards. Published: Jan. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Chatham-Cary plan goes forward

A plan that will guide the future of the rural land west of Cary is entering its final stages, and a Tuesday meeting will offer Chatham County and Cary residents one of their final chances to sound off on the two governments' joint effort. Published: Jan. 22, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary likely to vote on tax hike, bonds

This fall, voters likely will decide whether the town should take on tens of millions of dollars in new debt and potentially increase property taxes. Published: Jan. 21, 2012 9:30 PM | Full story

Sketches show 'bold' marquee

Sketches of a new downtown emerged this week - including plans for the tall, luminous sign that will mark a town-owned performing-arts space. Published: Jan. 21, 2012 9:30 PM | Full story

News Briefs

Gov. Bev Perdue issued an executive order last week extending unemployment benefits for the state's long-term employed. Published: Jan. 18, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Birders out for count around Jordan Lake

Armed with binoculars, notebooks and dog-eared field guides, citizen scientists opened the New Year stomping through fields and hiking the beaches surrounding Jordan Lake searching for birds during the 112th Annual National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. Published: Jan. 18, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

The retail giant Costco Wholesale Corp. is interested in replacing southwest Cary's MacGregor Village shopping center with one of its warehouse-style stores. Published: Jan. 15, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Remembering life on the farm

Raymond and Emma Lou Johnson remember Raymond's mother, Pattie May: Published: Jan. 18, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

113 Food Lion stores to close

The Delhaize Group, the Belgian conglomerate that owns Food Lion, announced Thursday that it will close 113 underperforming stores in the United States, including one in Cary. Published: Jan. 18, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary is seeking members to serve on its 2012 advisory committee. Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Bid error may be costly

The town's next fire station is almost ready for construction, but the lowest bid may not win the job. Published: Jan. 10, 2012 8:40 PM | Full story

Town may refund grant

The Town Council is looking to reimburse Wake County for a grant of up to $436,080 to buy property for a 28-acre park on the north side of Morrisville. Published: Jan. 10, 2012 8:40 PM | Full story

Cary council heads to beach for retreat

Town government heads 140 miles to the coast this weekend for a two-day planning retreat. Seven Cary Town Council members and 21 town staffers, mostly department heads, will brainstorm, eat and sleep on the town's bill at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

Two southwest Wake County Schools will benefit from Pepsi's Refresh Project grant program thanks to support from the community. Published: Jan. 8, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Church without the steeple

Here's the church and here's the steeple. Open the door and see all the people." As more churches are established without a building or a steeple, this beloved nursery rhyme and its accompanying hand gestures may become a relic of the past. Published: Jan. 4, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

Former Cary Councilman Thomas "Tom" Griffis Sr, 87, died Tuesday. Published: Jan. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Cary woman leads group fighting for state's animals

A shelter should be the cornerstone of animal welfare in its community. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

The Panther Creek High School band has been selected to compete for a $25,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh Project. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

News briefs

The Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve remains free of a lethal insect that threatened its namesake hemlock trees last year. Published: Dec. 25, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

News Briefs

A Marine Reservist who grew up in Fuquay-Varina died during combat in Afghanistan Dec. 14. Published: Dec. 21, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Crime Notes

Cary Published: Dec. 21, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Stalled subdivision back on track

Plans for a stalled subdivision near the Morrisville border are underway again. A developer won an early approval last week to build up to 375 houses and townhomes near the town's border with Morrisville. Published: Dec. 20, 2011 5:00 PM | Full story

Apex council gets a raise

This summer, when the Apex Town Council decided to give employees a $1,000 pay increase, they also gave themselves a boost. Published: Dec. 13, 2011 8:30 PM | Full story

News Briefs

Another section of the Apex Peakway - the road between Laura Duncan and Old Raleigh roads - has been completed. The town will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:45 p.m. today near the intersection on Laura Duncan Road. Published: Dec. 14, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story


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