Subway shops offer free six inch subs for canned food drive
Subway Sandwich Shop locations across eastern North Carolina participate in Food for Food 93, giving a free six inch sub from 3 to 4 30 pm in exchange for at least one canned good. Donations support 500 agencies in 34 counties served by the Food Bank of North Carolina, with New Bern and Havelock stores joining while Cherry Point base declines due to an air show.
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Subway
U.S
Food Bank of North Carolina
North Carolina
Food Bank
New Bern
Rivertowne Square
Trent East Crossing
US 70
Neuse Blvd
Havelock
NC 101
Pizza Hut
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
New York
Junkyard Fence Bill Aims to Clean Up Pamlico County
Legislators consider a Junkyard Bill to require roadside junkyards along NC 304 and state roads to be fenced and kept tidy. Rep John Nichols notes Pamlico County lacks a primary road, with Sen Beverly Perdue possible sponsor in the Senate amid looming local-legislation deadlines.
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Pamlico County
NC 304
North Carolina
Senate
Pamlico
John Nichols
Nichols
Sen
Beverly Perdue
D-Craven
Havelock BOC backs special tax for regional transpark
The Havelock Board of Commissioners voted to support a one year half percent sales tax funding the N C Global TransPark regional air cargo complex near Kinston. The tax would fund infrastructure and be loaned to area counties, despite some skepticism about local benefits.
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Havelock Board of Commissioners
Kinston
Gene Smith
General Assembly
Cherry Point Marine faces court martial in infant death
The commander of the 2nd Marine Air Wing ordered Lance Cpl. Tony H. Robinson Jr. to stand trial for the death of his 2 month old son in January. The case, non capital, includes maiming and making a false statement charges. No trial date set.
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Cherry Point
2Nd Marine Air Wing
Marine Corps
Lance Cpl
Tony H. Robinson Jr
Marine Corps Air Station
J.D. Howell Jr
Robinson
Tony H. Robinson III
Pitt Memorial Hospital
Howell
Maj
J.E
M.G.F. Gilliland
Norman Kellum
New Bern
Kellum
Last minute tax rush aided by post office extended hours
Marie Collier and about 200 others used New Bern Post Office on Glenburnie Road to file federal returns before the April 15 deadline. The office stayed open until 8 p m with two clerks and an extra mail run to Kinston to ensure postmarks by deadline. Local figures like Craven County Commissioner Ben Godette praised the service as relief for procrastinators.
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Marie Collier
Broad Creek Road
New Bern
Glenburnie Road
Collier
Eddie Bloomberg
Robert Peele
Kinston
Craven County
Ben Godette
Godette
Billy Scott
Pamlico County
Scott
Irma Stone
Stone
Glenburnie
Bob Sisco
Team to dig for original Tryon Palace gardens
Archaeologists from Williamsburg will excavate Tryon Palace grounds in May to uncover the original 18th century garden layout. Maps preserved by Francisco De Miranda indicate the colonial plan differed from the 1950s reconstruction, showing four distinct garden areas. Test pits behind the palace will search for post holes fences trenches walls and shrub lines using computer drawings.
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Tryon Palace Gardens
Tryon Place
Tryon Palace
Williamsburg
May
Francisco de Miranda
New Bern
Growth at Cherry Point Predicted By Century End
Cherry Point officials, led by Brig. Gen. David Richwine, expect growth to arrive by the turn of the century. He cited 3,000 to 4,000 military personnel, up to 11,000 civilians, more NADEP work, 100 additional aircraft, and expanded helicopter work, with $150 million in new housing, hangars, and training centers planned amid anticipated Cecil Field closures.
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Cherry Point
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
David Richwine
Richwine
Naval Aviation Depot
NADEP
Cecil Field
Fla
Time
Naval Aviation
Tax Time Rants in an April of Taxation and Taxes
Bruce Godfrey writes a satirical column lamenting the proliferation of taxes and tax rhetoric. He riffs on historical and contemporary figures, notes North Carolina advantages, and ends with a coastwise jab at IRS spending. The piece features his signature wordplay on syntax and taxes.
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Boston
IRS
T.S. Eliot
Bush
Racin
Eva White
H&r Block
Ben Franklin
Bruce Godfrey
Fairfield Harbour
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