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The Deck in Northampton introducing heated igloos for outdoor dining Updated Feb 23, 2021; The Deck currently has 10 outdoor heated dining igloos, which each seat about four to six people. Typically the restaurant is only open during the spring, summer and fall months. But the exterior was expanded and the restaurant saw a record breaking attendance throughout 2020 season, so owner Jeremiah Micka wanted to do something more, the company said. ”It was a lot of work last year, but even with th...

4 people, 1 takeout meal every week, for 3 months: ‘413 pledge’ seeks to ease impact of COVID on Northampton restaurants Updated Feb 16, 2021; Facebook Share Groups of four people ordering one takeout meal every week for three months: That’s the goal of Northampton’s newly introduced “413 Takeout pledge,” a campaign that organizers say aims to ease the “difficult plight” of those in the service industry amid the coronavirus pandemic. The restaurant-focused campaign is being led...

/ Materials for conducting a sexual assault examination are prepared for the next rape survivor at the Solace Center in Raleigh. Editor’s note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part investigative series. For years, if sexual assault survivors in Cumberland County sought care, they could count on going to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, where the hospital’s highly trained and certified sexual assault nurse examiners would provide treatment and gather the forensic evidence nee...

BPRs Matt Bush speaks with Carolina Public Press lead investigative reporter Kate Martin... Editor’s note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part investigative series.  Part one can be read here. For years, if sexual assault survivors in Cumberland County sought care, they could count on going to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, where the hospital’s highly trained and certified sexual assault nurse examiners would provide treatment and gather the forensic evidence needed for ...

Gov. Roy Cooper and health Secretary Mandy Cohen visited UNC-Chapel Hill’s Friday Center as UNC plans to vaccinate 10,000 people at that and more than a dozen other locations across the state this week.

Jan. 16—RALEIGH — Long lines and lack of appointments are making the vaccines against COVID-19 hard to get, but something people shouldn't worry about is the cost. The vaccines are free to everyone, regardless of whether they have private or government insurance or no insurance at all. The federal government, through the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed, bought the vaccines from the ...

NC changes COVID vaccine eligibility, will offer it to everyone age 65 and older Richard Stradling and Adam Wagner, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Jan. 14—RALEIGH — North Carolina will make COVID-19 vaccines available to anyone age 65 and older and all health care workers, regardless of whether they are exposed to coronavirus patients, the state announced Thursday. The new eligibility rules partially match a change in guidelines announced by the federal government on Tu...

Coronavirus live updates: Heres what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 12 Simone Jasper and Hayley Fowler, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Jan. 12—Were tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Cases surpass 635,000 At least 635,975 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 7,638 have died, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Tues...

Who will lead Northampton next? With Mayor David Narkewicz announcing he won’t seek 4th term, race opens up Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz speaks at a naturalization ceremony held on the grounds of the Hampshire County Courthouse. (Don Treeger/The Republican) Facebook Share After serving for nearly a decade as the chief public official of Hampshire County’s largest city, Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz announced earlier this week he won’t b...

As COVID cases grow, NC hospitals are once again delaying non-emergency procedures Richard Stradling, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Jan. 6—RALEIGH — Last March, as hospitals in New York and Italy were being overrun with COVID-19 patients, hospitals in North Carolina canceled non-emergency surgeries and other procedures to free up beds, workers and supplies to battle the coronavirus. Now, as they struggle to keep ahead of the growing number of COVID-19 patients in the s...