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EarthTalk: What’s being done to phase out Styrofoam?
Aug. 29. Dear EarthTalk: Styrofoam is terrible for the environment and hard to recycle but still prevalent across the U.S. What’s being done to phase it out? — Michael Brophy, Boston, MA Plastic foam, better known under its brand name of Styrofoam, has been used for insulation, packaging and foodware (cups, takeout containers, etc.) for […]
Weekender Aug. 29- Sept. 2: Happy events for Labor Day weekend
Thursday, Aug 29 LangTree Live 6:30-9 pm | Aug. 29. Vegas McGraw. Tim McGraw Tribute Band. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville. Friday Aug. 30 Food Truck Fridays 11:30 am-1pm | Aug 30. Sandwich Express. Bring your friends, family, and co-workers and enjoy lunch. The picnic tables will be available for seating. Cain Park, […]
Police blotter: Aug. 21-27
Incidents, arrests and citations reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 240827058 Larceny Unauth 9123 Washam Potts Rd 13:37:22 08/27/24 ASN Kahlil Robinson 240827034 Larceny 20320 Chartown Dr 09:39:00 08/27/24 ASN Casey Elliot 240826073 Fraud 20505 Sterling Bay Ln 14:55:00 08/26/24 ASN Tameka Warren 240826057 Fraud 20940 Bethelwood Ln […]
Labor Day Weekend Weather
Aug. 29. Today (Thursday) will be a scorcher, with mid-summer weather all weekend—hot, humid and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday: Sunny and hot, around 95. Heat index above 100. Friday: High of 91-93, heat indices in the upper 90s. Possible thunderstorms after 2 pm. Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 90-92, humid. Isolated showers, thunderstorms in […]
Labor Day closings, waste pick-up, newsletter schedule
Aug. 29. Town Hall will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observation of Labor Day. Waste will not be collected on Monday. Collection will take place on a one-day delay for the remainder of the week. The Town Board will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 6 pm. The Cornelius Today/Business Today newsletter will not be […]
New volunteer opportunities at Ada Jenkins Center
Aug. 28. The Ada Jenkins Center has expanded with two new after-school programs to help area families, which means new volunteer opportunities: Drop In and Volunteer any or all weekdays, Sept. 9-24. Tutors/mentors are needed for the K-5 students in the LEARN Works afterschool program. The volunteer shift includes a brief orientation about the program, […]
Cain rezoning on Tuesday Town Board agenda
Aug. 28. By Dave Vieser. A somewhat unusual rezoning request is on the Cornelius Town Board agenda the Tuesday after Labor Day. Specifically, town commissioners are being asked to approve conditional zoning for a 3/4 acre plot on the south side of Catawba Avenue west of the Cain Center which currently contains three vintage homes. […]
LKN Chamber supports transit referendum, neutral on Red Line, 1 cent tax
Aug. 28. By Dave Yochum. Charlotte plans to buy 22 miles of Norfolk Southern’s O-Line for $74 million and, pending Charlotte City Council approval, get a county-wide referendum on the ballot for a penny sales tax increase that would ultimately bring commuter rail to Lake Norman. Background: The Red Line was promised when the existing […]
Despite Charlotte’s landmark deal to buy O Line tracks, Matthews objects
Aug. 27. By Dave Vieser. As expected, the Matthews Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution in opposition to the proposed sales tax legislation for Mecklenburg County. The proceeds from the sales tax would help fund the cost of building the Red Line which would stop in Cornelius. “I am strongly opposed to the current […]
Be a Riverkeeper: LKN clean-up Oct. 5
Aug. 27. Catawba Riversweep—the annual Lake Norman clean-up day—is Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 am to noon. The Catawba Riversweep is one day a year when citizens from all over the Catawba-Wateree River Basin come together to clean up on the same day, launching from dozens of sites from Lake James to Lake Wateree. Organizers […]
