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DuBois Center still
has not paid employees for all of February |
Partial payment and no payment
continue to be the story for the former
employees of the DuBois Center, and the North
Carolina Department of Labor is continuing to
investigate the situation.
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Saturday storms helped
replenish Falls Lake |
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It was certainly
no end to the drought, but Wake County gardeners
and water users thankfully watched Saturday’s
thunderstorms that brought between an inch and
an inch-and-a-half of rain, depending on your
location..
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Fish fry raises about
$12,000 |
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Last Friday’s fish fry at the
Wake Forest Fire Department raised about
$12,000, Fire Chief David Williams Jr. said this
week. The event was well attended, and the
firemen sold about 300 more plates than last
year.
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Public hearing Tuesday
for proposed water rules |
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The City of Raleigh is
considering year-round water conservation, more
restrictive mandatory conservation and a public
education campaign about water conservation.
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Ranger’s sixth Wildathon
raises cash for Audubon Society |
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Brian Bockhahn, a very active
Falls Lake State Park Ranger, will hold his
sixth 24-hour Wildathon on May 4-5 to raise
money for the New Hope Audubon Society.
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Parks and rec news
Arts/crafts workshops, track
and field meets scheduled |
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Two new workshop series are being
offered this spring by the Wake Forest Parks and
Recreation Department – a workshop about
diabetes (“How to be a Delightful Diabetic”) and
four Thursday workshops featuring different
crafts.
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Recycle those phone books |
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Wake County Solid Waste
Management is still maintaining its telephone
recycling centers.
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News of the arts
Cadillac Stepbacks featured
at Six Sundays in Spring |
The second installment of Six
Sundays in Spring on Sunday, April 30, will
feature the Cadillac Stepbacks, a bluegrass band
that will be performing for the first time in
this venue.
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Financial column
Don’t overstuff with company stock
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
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Nearly a century ago, George
Santayana, philosopher and poet, wrote: "Those
who cannot remember the past are condemned to
repeat it." Sadly, this statement may be proving
prophetic when it comes to the amount of company
stock that people put into their retirement
plans.
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events to
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Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
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WF water plant to pump
more water, train operators |
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The Wake Forest water treatment
plans is now pumping 700,000 to 800,000 gallons
a day for town customers, and it will soon be
operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
pumping out 1.8 to 1.9 million gallons a day.
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Two amenity centers,
townhouses
on planning board agenda |
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The developers for both Thornrose
on Forestville Road and Bishop’s Grant on Wait
Avenue will ask for special use permits for
swimming pools and bath or club houses for their
subdivision residents on Tuesday night.
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Notes from around town |
Saturday afternoon and evening
were noisy as thunderstorms rolled through, but
they were quiet for the crews in the town’s
electric department.
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Remember to go to the polls
Tuesday |
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Tuesday, May 2, is party primary
day in North Carolina, and voters will be asked
to select some of the candidates for November’s
general election.
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Book collection underway
For May 6 used book sale |
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The Friends of the Wake Forest
Public Library need your help in collecting used
and usable books at their collection sites for
the annual used book sale on May 6.
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Hoops for WF continues
March madness into May |
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One
of Wake Forest’s most successful fun-raising and
fund-raising events, Hoops for Wake Forest, will
hit the streets for the 11th year on Saturday,
May 20.
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From the chamber
Meet needs more volunteers |
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Tresa Jalot, the deputy director
of the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce, is still
looking for volunteers – anyone willing to spend
two hours or more – for Meet in the Street on
Saturday, May 6. WakeMed is the principal
sponsor for the arts and crafts festival.
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The editor’s opinion
More idle thoughts |
Wake Forest is going to be
building some more sidewalks (see Road Roundup)
on Front Street and Stadium Drive and then
planting several trees.
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Road roundup |
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(Road roundup is a standing feature of the
Gazette, designed to keep people informed about
the progress of the various street and road
projects in town. New projects or updated
projects will appear at the top of each week’s
column in
blue.)
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