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Carmel Clay sending home H1N1 info
CARMEL — Carmel Clay Schools will be giving students packets of information today to take home about the school district’s H1N1 immunization clinics set for Nov. 16. Included in the information packets are consent forms for the vaccination to...
Carmel to eye new tax break for Dealer Services
CARMEL — The City Council will consider designating an area an economic revitalization area Monday night as a first step to possibly providing a company with a tax abatement. The location in question is 1320 City Center Drive, Suite 100, just...
Tax probe nets Carmel jeweler, husband
Well its April 21st. Any updates from the...
Carmel officials to consider elected leaders salaries
The salaries of Carmel’s elected officials will be on the table during Monday night’s City Council meeting. The proposed salaries are the same as this year’s salaries, since no city employee is receiving the usual 3 percent...
Man faces murder charge in Hamilton Co.
Police have charged a man living at his girlfriend’s Home Place home with the murder of a neighbor. Police say Jimmie Ernest Jones Jr., 38, killed Andrew Takash Jr., 53, on Sept. 29 and stole his 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt and about $300 in cash. Takash...
Carmel police detective drove into tanker explosion
Though it has been a week since a propane truck exploded on I-69, the sight and the heat of the towering flames haven’t left the mind of a Carmel police detective caught in the fire. Detective Michael Pitman, 39, was off-duty and on his way to...
Consultant updates Carmel Clay superintendent search
The search for a Carmel Clay Schools superintendent is progressing smoothly, consultant Ronald Barnes said. Barnes works for BWP and Associates, the educational leadership search consultants firm hired by the school district. The application due date...
Big street projects want federal funds
City needs $78.3 million to remove traffic lights, redo 96th and Keystone Carmel’s Keystone Parkway project is well under way, with more than half of construction complete and the last piece of the funding puzzle almost in place — but...
Teens sing praises of teachers in speeches
Young scholars urge board, teachers to resolve contract issues at meeting Carmel High School senior Reid Watson earned a perfect 2400 score on the SAT. But even Watson doesn’t have any easy answer to the difficulties the Carmel Clay School...
Meet the Teacher: Roxanne Roseman
Grade/subject at what school: Third grade, Orchard Park Elementary. Number of years teaching: Three. Work e-mail: rroseman@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Purdue University, 2006; Brownsburg High School, 2002. Why did you...
Once secretive, Carmel man is teaching pressure points
Will Higginbotham calls it a trickle-down effect. Higginbotham, Carmel Martial Arts co-owner and Carmel resident, was taught the skills of pressure points by George Dillman nearly 25 years ago. Higginbotham, 59, then recently taught those skills...
Vote proposed on school tax
School Board president seeks referendum as remedy for district’s revenue shortage Carmel Clay School Board President Andy Klein says a public referendum to raise additional funds is the best way for the school district to resolve its economic...
Scary and not-so-scary fun awaits residents
Tonight’s the last chance to visit the Haunted Woods ** It’s the final night for the fearless to travel the trail through the woods. Every year, the Haunted Woods gets scarier and more creative, said Michele Arndt, organizer for the...
Phys ed change recommended for Carmel HS
CARMEL — Carmel High School students may not have to take the Physical Education II class if they meet conditions to waive the requirement for the course credit, the Carmel Clay School Board decided at its meeting Monday night. Students will...
Carmel neighbors planting trees today
CARMEL — October is NeighborWoods month — meant to promote the importance of trees in communities — and the city government is participating in a celebration today with several other groups. Carmel is partnering with Little Star...
Carmel's 4 National Merit Semifinalists ask for new teacher contract
CARMEL — Four Carmel High School students, Sunny Hung, Steve Brisley, Shataakshi Dube and Reid Watson, were among those honored as National Merit Semifinalists at Monday night’s school board meeting. The four then took the microphone...
35 teaching positions among proposed cuts
Carmel — Carmel Clay Schools Superintendent Barb Underwood proposed a budget cut of more than $3.2 million for 2010 at Monday’s School Board meeting. Included in the reductions would be 35 full-time teachers and 13 instructional...
Carmel schools face $3.2 million in cuts
CARMEL, Ind. — Carmel Clay Schools Superintendent Barb Underwood proposed a budget cut of more than $3.2 million for 2010 at Monday’s School Board meeting. Included in the reductions would be 35 full-time teachers, 13 instructional...
Fire damages Carmel dental office
CARMEL — Carmel firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze that tore through a dental office early this morning at a Carmel medical building. Fire Marshal Bruce Knott said no one was inside the building when the fire began, and no one...
Carmel teacher reflects on visit to Arctic
CARMEL — Carmel Middle School seventh-grade science teacher Christine Hedge will expound on the rich benefits of the Teacher at Sea program for the rest of her life. Hedge plans to encourage other Indiana science teachers to apply for the...
City targets 3 neighborhoods for priority drainage fixes
Sue Wilska walked out to her yard during a steady rain several weeks ago. She saw water backing up in a ditch in her yard, but it didn’t appear as bad as she’s seen it before in her Village of Mount Carmel neighborhood. “We would...
Greyhounds' teams face top-flight fields in cross-country semistate
Defending state champions run up against ranked teams on ‘home’ course at Northview Carmel’s boys and girls stayed on course to defend their state cross-country championships by winning titles in Saturday’s Brebeuf Jesuit...
Council OK's budget after additional cuts
City departments will have to rearrange their individual budgets and operations now that the Carmel City Council has decided to reduce the city’s overall proposed 2010 budget by about $1.6 million. The council voted to approve a total budget of...
Council votes down move to admonish Brainard, McBride
While a mistake blamed on Mayor Jim Brainard and Carmel’s city engineer has been criticized publicly several times, they’ve avoided an official reprimand from the City Council. Councilman Rick Sharp had proposed a resolution to publicly...
Fierce competition awaits Carmel in sectional
William Bastin hasn’t seen a tougher, more evenly matched Class 4A sectional since taking over the Carmel volleyball program four years ago. With a field that includes seventh-ranked Hamilton Southeastern, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville,...
Cancer Service of Hamilton County holds walk
The Cancer Service of Hamilton County held its second Walk for Hope on Saturday at Northview Christian Life Church, Carmel. Funds raised at the event will pay for medicine for Hamilton County cancer patients who don’t have insurance or need...
Carmel council to discuss $33.2M bond
The Carmel City Council will discuss a proposed $33.2 million bond at a future finance committee meeting. The bond ordinance was introduced during Monday night’s council meeting, but there was little discussion on it. The proposal includes $19...
Carmel approves $87M budget for 2010
CARMEL — The Carmel City Council approved its 2010 budget after reducing it by more than $1.6 million and by eliminating a job. The council voted to approve a total budget of $87.2 million, which includes the general fund to pay for salaries,...
Carmel mayor, engineer escape reprimand
Mayor Jim Brainard and Carmel’s city engineer avoided an official slap on the wrist Monday night. Councilman Rick Sharp had proposed a resolution to publicly admonish Brainard and Mike McBride for purchasing a piece of property without the...
Carmel mayor, engineer avoid slap on the wrist
Mayor Jim Brainard and Carmel’s city engineer avoided an official slap on the wrist Monday night, as had been proposed. Councilman Rick Sharp had proposed a resolution to publicly admonish Brainard and Mike McBride for purchasing a piece of...
