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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2020
Page
1
The Sun Journal reports the opening of the downtown New Bern DoubleTree by Hilton has been pushed to August due to COVID-19. The hotel has been closed since September 2018 after Hurricane Florence damage, with SIG Management COO Marty Mattess noting ongoing work and COVID slowing progress.
County officials are working with us on the project and August is now viewed as a more accurate opening timeline. We still must coordinate with the county state and franchise to ensure a safe environment for guests and team members. Mattess notes resumed collaboration and caution ahead.
Senator Thom Tillis announced a five million dollar grant to repair damage at the Stanley White Recreation Center in New Bern from Hurricane Florence. FEMA will provide a 5.629 million grant to fix the center as city officials pushed for funding after widespread storm devastation.
Craven Pambco Carteret Regional Libraries begin Stage 1 reopening by offering curbside pickup. Masked librarians deliver bags of preordered books to waiting cars at Havelock New Bern Pamlico Bayboro and Cove City locations. 25 patrons served by 11 am with 418 books picked up across the three counties.
militants stormed a western Kabul maternity hospital killing 14 including two newborns and several mothers as security forces struggled to evacuate. Violence spread to Nangarhar and Khost with a funeral bombing killing 21 and wounding 55, and a market bombing killing a child and wounding 10. The attacks threaten the U.S. Taliban peace process.
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