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Updated on October 11: No charges will be filed in the September 12 hit-and-run incident in New Bern that left one person dead. According to a press release from the New Bern Police Department, after a thorough investigation by the department’s Traffic […]
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A public hearing has been set to address a longstanding parking issue for downtown New Bern businesses that stretches back decades. During their September 26 meeting, the New Bern Board of Aldermen voted 5-1 to call a public meeting for October 10
Public hearing set for October 10 on changes to downtown off-street parking ordinance Read More »
The meeting will be held on Oct. 2, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Craven County Commissioners Meeting Room at the Craven County Administration Building in New Bern. View the agenda here. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVE AGENDA
The City of New Bern has agreed to provide water and sewer services for a new charter school planned for construction in the James City area. During their September 26 meeting, the New Bern Board of Aldermen approved a water and sewer
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A new parking lot opening to the public in downtown New Bern will add 50 spaces to the area’s available non-leased parking options for residents and visitors. The only catch? They’ll have to pay for the privilege. During their September 26
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Changes to New Bern’s parking ordinance for downtown businesses have been given the green light by the city’s Planning and Zoning Board. The revised ordinance will now go to the Board of Aldermen for consideration. If approved, the proposed changes would expand
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A new program being implemented in New Bern will help aid citizens with cognitive impairments who are in danger of going missing. Last month the New Bern Board of Aldermen approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and the Eastern Carolina
The City of New Bern will seek a loan of $10 million to cover construction costs for the new Stanley White Recreation Center. An agreement to finance the full construction of the building was unanimously approved by the Board of Aldermen during
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Photos of flooded areas in downtown New Bern were taken this morning. Tropical Storm Idalia made landfall in western Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on Aug. 30 and traveled off the North Carolina coast and out to sea. By Todd Wetherington,
Photos: Hurricane Idalia causes flooding, road closures in downtown New Bern Read More »
The meeting will be held on Sept. 5, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Craven County Commissioners Meeting Room at the Craven County Administration Building in New Bern. View the agenda here. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVE AGENDA