Cary Student Selected for National Youth Science Camp

Cary, NC – Greeshma Somashekar from Cary, North Carolina, was selected to represent North Carolina as a delegate to the 2012 National Youth Science Camp® (NYSC). Somashekar, a recent graduate of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, will join 119 other top high school graduates representing the United States as well as students from other countries at the prestigious four-week program, now in its 49th year. Read more

Connolly’s Resurrected as Doherty’s

Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Back in January, we reported that Connolly’s, a favorite neighborhood pub at the corner of Davis and High House, closed for business. Now, it’s planning to reopen this fall as Doherty’s. Read more

Weekend Events: Cool John, the RailHawks, Brave and More

Lindsey Chester edits the CaryCitizen Calendar of Events.

Cary, NC – Summer is officially here on the CaryCitizen CaryCitizen Calendar, with Cool John Ferguson, a RailHawks game, a special screening of Brave and much more this weekend. Read more

Afloat With the Cary Naval ROTC Sailing Team

Story by Brian Schmid. Photo by Phillip Thomas.

Cary, NC – Did you know that Cary High has a Junior ROTC program? Did you know that it’s Naval ROTC? Well, Cary NJROTC has a new sailing team, and I’m the captain. Here’s the story of a typical sailing practice on our new yacht. Read more

History: The Real Story of Pocahantas

Story by Gordon Mercer, professor emeritus at Western Carolina University and Marcia Gaines Mercer, published author and columnist.

“Pocahontas is one of those historical characters who comes across to us eternally embalmed in some legend rather than a person in her own right and in her own humanity.”  – Noel B. Gerson Read more

A Car Wash for Tubas

Story from staff reports. Photo from WikiMedia.

Cary, NC – Under the heading “Interesting and Eclectic Events in Cary,” there’s a car wash for tubas this weekend at Cary High School. Read more

Town Council Recap – June 14

Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Last week, Cary Town Council held their mid-month meeting for June and a number of interesting items were on the agenda. Here’s a recap of the highlights. Read more

Downtown: HoCA Gets New Board

Cary, NC – Last night, the Heart of Cary Association (HoCA) elected a new board and officers. Read more

Harold’s Blog: Internet Cafes, the Media and More

From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – This week was a typical council meeting week with the council meeting, associated meetings, and ceremonies. The only difference was a mediation that occurred later in the week. Read more

Letters: Paul Stam on the Death Penalty in NC

Cary, NC – Last week, we received an email from Paul Stam’s office explaining why the House majority leader supports the resumption of executions in North Carolina. Read more