New Bern Board delays City Hall elevator project over COVID concerns
New Bern Aldermen voted to table the long planned City Hall elevator and annex project amid COVID-19 worries. They authorized negotiations with MBF Architects for a $749,000 contract while waiving rent for the Farmers Market from July to December 2020. Alderman Sabrina Bengel urged delaying 90 days to avoid adding financial strain during the pandemic while noting the lack of handicap access to the second floor courtroom.
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MBF Architects
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Sabrina Bengel
Child advocates brace for rise in abuse amid COVID-19
Tracey Brenneman, guardian ad litem for District 3B covering Craven Pamlico and Carteret counties, warns abuse and neglect likely rise as families stay home. 194 children receive GAL services with 57 volunteers. reports may surge as social distancing eases and courts shift to video hearings.
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Tracey T. Brenneman
Guardian
Guardian Ad Litem
Brenneman
Crema Brew bear adds to New Bern’s fiberglass art bears
Katie Wiggs paints the Crema Brew bear in Trent Woods adding to New Bern’s fiberglass bear lineup. The bear, a secret until its public reveal by Crema Brew owners Donovan and Roxanne Zook, joins a city full of bears at Union Point Park City Hall and beyond.
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Katie Wiggs
New Bern
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Roxanne Zook
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NC House Senate advance spending plans
The North Carolina Senate approved about 1.35 billion dollars in CARES Act funding to address COVID-19 and related policies. The House planned a Thursday vote on more than 1.6 billion in its coronavirus response plan, with Gov. Cooper proposing over 1.4 billion. Both chambers must reconcile totals, subject to the governor’s veto.
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Roy Cooper
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North Carolina
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