Orange County will be holding several open houses this week to discuss the survey results for its Master Aging Plan. The plan's main goal is to make Orange County a good place to live and grow old.
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On Oct. 15, 2015, a senior pedestrian was killed in a hit and run on Homestead Road while crossing the street.
Read More »On Wednesday, Linnea Smith spoke publicly for the first time since the passing of her husband, former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith.
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Residents and veterans of The Cedars of Chapel Hill retirement community celebrated Veterans Day with members of UNC’s Air Force and Army ROTC units.
Read More »The Healthways Silver Sneakers fitness program will be discontinued at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA as of January 1, 2016.
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Eight members of the Seymour Senior Center will be strutting their stuff on the center’s stage Friday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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In the next 20 years, the over-60-year-old population in Orange County is projected to increase by 83 percent, and the community is searching for solutions to accommodate this massive, quickly growing demographic.
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When Carolyn Parsley attended magic class at the Central Orange Senior Center on Thursday, she took notes on her skills to show them to her grandchildren later.
Read More »If you’re searching for simplicity at home, an innovative developer might hold the keys to your happiness — in the form of a bite-size bungalow.
Read More »Three local Meals on Wheels chapters are participating in the national organization's annual March for Wheels campaign to bring attention to their cause: delivering meals to homebound senior citizens.
Read More »Out the back door and over the lawn, to grandmother’s house we go — or at least, that’s the idea behind a new alternative to nursing homes.
Read More »With the help of ten fiber glass goats, the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center because a few thousand dollars richer.
Read More »The holiday shopping season in Chapel Hill is in full swing — and one local business is using the influx of customers to raise money for a worthy cause.
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Orange County residents gathered at Galloway Ridge at Fearrington retirement community on Friday night to gather their goats.
Read More »Aging populations are presenting more challenges in developed countries like the United States — and towns like Chapel Hill might have something to learn from places like Japan, where aging has been central to policy-making in recent years.
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