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Two projects could
reinvigorate
the northeast area |
Two plans, one underway and
one on the drawing board, could provide 490 new
jobs in a facility similar to Springmoor in
Raleigh, at least 1,500 new homes, a variety of
stores and offices, new streets, more recreation
and upgrades to infrastructure in the northeast
part of Wake Forest.
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Martin Luther King ‘a
shining star’ in battling hatred |
“Hatred is a sly and tricky
thing,” Father Bob Kus told an audience of about
150 during last week’s celebration of the Martin
Luther King J. holiday.
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You may get a month
of free cable service |
Time
Warner Cable has reached a settlement in a
lawsuit, and the result may be a month’s free
cable service for affected cable customers in
and around Wake Forest and other areas.
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Oops and an apology |
Somehow the
byline for the From the Garden column in last
week’s issue was not included.
We apologize to our columnist, Cheryl Doyle
Kearns, and hope that all our readers somehow,
magically, understood the article about the
shrubs that flower in winter and perfume the air
was written by her. |
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Art auction March 4 to
benefit
DuBois School of the Arts |
Art for art’s sake? Yes, indeed,
if it is donated art (and other items) that are
auctioned off to benefit an art school.
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Heritage Day at Rock Cliff
Farm
offers varied family fun |
The
B.W. Wells Association will again open Rock
Cliff Farm off Stony Hill Road for a full day of
tours, games and exhibits at the retirement home
of North Carolina’s pioneer ecologist and early
botanist.
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From the chamber
Input solicited for school post |
Do
you have an idea about who the next
superintendent of Wake
certain qualifications?
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The editor’s opinion
Expensive machines, few voters |
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Now that
we know the voting machines in the Wake County
precincts for the May 2 primary will cost at
least $1.9 million, we really need to turn our
attention to increasing the number of people who
use the machines.
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Financial column
Invest for all your goals
By Louis Mullinger,
Edward Jones |
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Over the past several years,
the phrase multi-tasking has gained
popularity. And you know just what this
expression means if you constantly juggle
work and family demands. But you might not
realize that you might have to use your
skills at managing different outcomes in
another area of your life: investing.
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events to
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Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
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Nearly 6,000 homes planned,
but
town must cut building rate |
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The Town
of Wake Forest has approved plans for 5,908
homes of all kinds – mostly single-family but
also townhouses – that are not yet built.
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Election board buys voting
machines |
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Although
Cherie Poucher, the director for the Wake County
Board of Elections, had said one option was to
count paper ballots by hand for the May 2
primary, the three-man board decided Tuesday to
purchase machines.
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Town offers on-line bill
payment
with automatic meter reading next |
Beginning Monday, Jan. 30, Wake
Forest utility customers will be able to pay
their electric and/or garbage bills online using
either a credit or debit card with a MasterCard
or Visa logo.
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Anniversary to be
celebrated |
The members of Evans Grove
Missionary Baptist Church of Wake Forest will
celebrate the first anniversary of the Rev.
Willie C. Mosley’s pastorate on Sunday, Feb. 12,
at 3:30 p.m.
The church is located at 12700 Creedmoor Road in
Wake Forest, and the church telephone is
870-8874. |
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Kiwanis offers a fishy
family
fund-raiser: lobster bingo |
The
entire family is invited to a fish-based
fund-raiser the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club will
sponsor Saturday, March 4, at The Factory.
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Koinonia Foundation dinner
set for Saturday, Jan. 28 |
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One of Wake Forest’s quieter
charitable organizations is the Koinonia
Foundation which began in 1990 after members of
a Wake Forest Baptist Church Sunday School class
organized it as a nondenominational Christian
organization dedicated to spreading the gospel
of Christ by serving others, providing support
to individuals and to other organizations.
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Business bits and bytes |
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Capital
City Baseball, the outfit operating the ball
fields behind The Factory on South Main Street,
has scheduled more than 40 tournaments in a
season that will begin the weekend of Feb. 11
and end in late November.
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The editor’s opinion
Do we remember Wilmington? |
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On Nov. 10, 1898, an armed white mob effected a
coup d’etat, the only one in the nation ever,
and seized control of the city of Wilmington.
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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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