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New Bern Now is a community website and magazine for New Bern NC and beyond. It was founded in April 2009 to provide a “One Stop, Information Shop” to help people find out what’s happening in our community along with creating a free business listing to help business owners who couldn’t afford to advertise.

Photos of Bear Plaza taken in 2022 and 2026 in New Bern, NC. (Photos by Wendy Card)

Big blue kiosk

One of two kiosks installed in New Bern. The city of New Bern Municipal Service District Advisory Committee recommended that the New Bern Board of Aldermen approve the purchase of two digital kiosks with MSD tax dollars in May 2025 and the

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Board of Aldermen meeting at City Hall in New Bern, NC on Dec. 9, 2025. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Electric fund, agreements, minimum housing penalties among items on New Bern aldermen agenda — Feb 10, 2026

Transportation, utility payments, historic preservation, housing rehab, streetlighting, mutual aid agreement with Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, interagency agreement for children’s advocacy, sale of city-owned properties, minimum housing penalties, planning and zoning, parking, debt management, streets, Electric Fund, community development grants,

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Snow falls in New Bern, NC on Jan. 31, 2026. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Snow covers New Bern

Over 9 inches of snow has accumulated in New Bern today and it continues to fall. Areas of Craven County were visited by the heaviest snowfall in the area in years. North Carolina Governor Josh Stein declared a State of Emergency on

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View from Trent Creek Road near Craeberne Forest, Arcadia Village and Trent Creek communities in New Bern looking towards N.C. 43. (Photo by Wendy Card).

Construction underway

Construction is underway to build the N.C. 43 Connector near Craeberne Forest, Arcadia Village and Trent Creek communities. The N.C. 43 Connector will join Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/U.S. 17 Business and N.C. 43 in Craven County, according to NCDOT’s website.

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