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The white building at 710 Howard Street in New Bern is easy to miss if you’re not looking for it. Tucked away on a small lot behind Cedar Grove Cemetery, its modest wood and brick exterior offers few clues that it is […]
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Around Town An exhibition featuring the work of upper-level visual art New Bern High School students will be on display during the month of June at the Bank of the Arts. The opening reception will be held tomorrow from 5 – 8
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Plans for a new hotel in downtown New Bern cleared an important hurdle this week with the approval of a special use permit by the city’s Board of Adjustment. The board unanimously approved the permit during their May 30 meeting for The
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Around Town CarolinaEast Health System will be hosting a non-clinical career fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main lobby of CarolinaEast Medical Center located at 2000 Neuse Blvd. Events and Activities 1-3: Knights of Columbus 4th Degree
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Plans to build a new Stanley White Recreation Center continued to pick up speed this week with the New Bern Board of Aldermen’s vote to authorize the execution of a construction contract. The board voted 7-0 to adopt a resolution to execute
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Photos by Todd Wetherington. Send an email with questions or comments. Related article: Historic move of Tisdale House planned for tonight; Historic Tisdale House will soon move to make way for new Stanley White Recreation Center
New Bern’s historic Tisdale House moved to new location on Rhem Avenue Read More »
The tradition of honoring the memory of the men and women who lost their lives while serving our country and the tradition of wearing a red poppy evolved over the past 155 years. Originally called Decoration Day, this holiday originated when a
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The New Bern Housing Authority has confirmed that Trent Court residents displaced by the future demolition of flood damaged buildings will be relocated at no expense. Under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, Trent Court tenants will be guaranteed
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The City of New Bern has entered into contract negotiations for the building of the new Stanley White Recreation Center. The city opened bids for the project on April 25 and received five contracts for review. The low bid of $13,180,400 was
