Harold’s Blog: January 6, 2013

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From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht.

Cary, NC – This week was another holiday week with one meeting and the first live presentation of the State of the Town. Read more

Hockey is Baaaaack!

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Story by Bob Fennel. Photo from Charlotte Checkers on Facebook.

Cary, NC – The last 24 hours have been full of hockey news for Triangle hockey fans. USA beat Sweden in the Junior Championships, the NHL finally settled with the players union and the Checkers trounced the Admirals at PNC Arena in Raleigh. Read more

Ben Shivar: Past, Present & Future in Cary

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Story by Lindsey Chester.

Cary, NC – There’s never a dull moment in Cary.  January 3rd saw the first meeting of the year for the Heart of Cary Association at The Matthews House. Ben Shivar, Cary Town Manager, reviewed where the Town has been in 2012 and where it’s going in 2013.  Read more

Help Triangle Youth Orchestras Win $1000 Grant

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Raleigh, NC – Triangle Youth Music, part of The Philharmonic Association, is hoping to win a $1000 grant and has posted their goal on the Power2Give website. They have just a month (until early February) to earn donations for their cause. Read more

Tony Tata Gets NC Cabinet Post

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Story by Hal Goodtree. Photo from ajtata.com.

Cary, NC – Last autumn, the Wake County Board of Education surprised many people when they abruptly fired Superintendent Tony Tata. Today, Governor-Elect Pat McCrory announced that he will appoint General Tata as Secretary of the Department of Transportation for North Carolina. Read more

Quadrantid Meteor Shower in Cary

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Time lapse photo by Christopher.

Cary, NC – Missed the big Quadrantid meteor shower last night? Well, it actually goes on for 11 more days. Wednesday night was cloudy, but tonight might be your best chance to see the big astronomy show in Cary, NC. Read more

Top Stories from 2012

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Cary, NC – CaryCitizen finished the year strong with 792,588 total readership. Here are the Top Stories from 2012 plus a few other interesting stats. Read more

State of the Town

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Cary, NC – Every year, the Mayor of Cary delivers a State of the Town address. Here is the revised and amended text of that address for 2013, provided by Mayor Harold Weinbrecht. Photo by Hal Goodtree. Read more

Harold’s Blog: December 23, 2012

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Editor’s note: Due to our limited holiday production, we couldn’t publish Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht’s blog from December 23, 2012. Here it is now. Story by Harold Weinbrecht and photo by Lori Bush.

Cary, NC – This week was the last hustle and bustle week of the holiday season. Read more

Movie Review: The Hobbit

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Movie Review by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – If you like the fantasy genre of movies, or a vast buffet of special effects, you’ll love The Hobbit. Read more