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City Hall an unfriendly place for people with mobility issues

The concrete front steps at New Bern City Hall is the first obstacle for people with mobility issues. Google Street…

6 years ago

Friday free-for-all: The blame game

Alderman Sabrina Bengel takes the oath of office after being selected mayor pro tem. Alderman and former mayor pro tem…

6 years ago

Truck with no name no longer: It’s called Lee Bettis

Alderman Sabrina Bengel takes the oath of office after being selected mayor pro tem. Alderman Jeff Odham is in the…

6 years ago

For whom the Belk tolls

Belk, the North Carolina-based retailer that relies so much on holiday receipts to meet investor expectations, got into some hot…

6 years ago

City commits to big spend on big software upgrade

In 1992, the same year Bill Clinton was elected to his first term as president, the City of New Bern…

6 years ago

Yeah, about those parking meters on Broad Street …

Lots of folks in downtown New Bern think they dodged a bullet when a downtown parking advisory committee leaned against…

6 years ago

Committee to iron out downtown parking details: Who gets burned?

Going into extra innings, the city Parking Advisory Committee is meeting Tuesday to iron out recommendations it will make at…

6 years ago

Parking plan takes shape, and you won’t like it

City Manager Mark Stephens said his research leads him to believe downtown New Bern has had a parking problem for…

7 years ago

Commentary: Touching moments ahead of board change

Alderman Bernard White was in charge of coordinating the opening prayer at the board meeting on Tuesday night. With the…

7 years ago

Tech talk takes troubled track

Action on a proposal for the city to sign a $1.25 million contract with a software company to integrate the…

7 years ago