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Carmel council likely to vote on 2010 budget tonight
The Carmel City Council will meet tonight to discuss several financial matters, many relating to next year. Members likely will vote on the 2010 budget, which is proposed at $88.9 million. At the council’s request, Mayor Jim Brainard has suggested...
Carmel's 'official Foodie' home for a visit
CARMEL, Ind. — Food Network personality Ted Allen will be in Hamilton County Tuesday for a marketing photo shoot for the tourism bureau. Allen, known for his work on “Chopped” and “Food Detectives,” is working with the Hamilton County Convention and...
Brainard seeking $20M for Keystone
Mayor Jim Brainard will be requesting a $33.3 million bond on Monday, with $20.2 million assigned for Keystone Parkway. The Carmel City Council will be presented with the bond during a meeting starting at 6 p.m. Monday in City Hall. Members will...
Brainard faces reprimand over land purchase
The Carmel City Council will publicly reprimand Mayor Jim Brainard and the city engineer during Monday night’s council meeting for purchasing land without their approval. A resolution will be introduced and likely voted on Monday admonishing...
Drink beer to support the arts - really
In August, Carmel had an evening devoted to art and wine. Today, the city will have one devoted to art and beer. The Carmel Art of Beer event runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight in the Carmel Arts&Design District, location on Main Street. The...
Carmel Middle School ceremony to honor teacher
As Carmel Middle School seventh-grade science teacher Christine Hedge joked last month, her 15 minutes of fame aren’t up. Hedge, who discovered an underwater mountain called a seamount in the Arctic while in the Teacher at Sea program, will be...
Carmel councilors in nasty spat over drainage woes
CARMEL — The discussions of drainage problems in Carmel and the need to fund improvements has led to accusations among some council members. The council discussed the need to include funding in the yearly budgets last year, then held a workshop...
Carmel HS Planetarium to explore black holes
The exploration of “Monstrous Black Holes” in the Milky Way Galaxy and beyond will be the subject of two shows at the Carmel High School Planetarium Saturday night. The planetarium and the Carmel High School Astronomy Club will present...
Carmel mayor touts city's progress, potential
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard told an audience of business and civic leaders Wednesday that the city should continue to be aggressive in pursuing new businesses and residents. During his 13th annual State of the City address, Brainard also said the...
Labor complaint tied to review of material
Carmel — Carmel Clay Education Association President Brian Lyday said the unfair-labor-practice complaint filed against the School Board resulted from curriculum material being approved without going through the proper steps. A hearing with the...
Meet the Teacher: Jenny Gossett
Grade/subject at what school: Second grade, College Wood Elementary. Number of years teaching: 16. Work e-mail: jgossett@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Ball State University, 1992; master’s degree in Education,...
Carmel students host weekly radio show about music
For Carmel High School junior Zane Anderson, the opportunity to interview singer-songwriter Trevor Hall was one he’ll never forget. Hall is one of Anderson’s favorite up-and-coming musical performers. “I’ve come to the...
Carmel targets 3 neighborhoods for priority drainage fixes
Sue Wilska walked out to her yard during a steady rain last week. 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 have a...
Carmel teachers complain about gifted, talented program
CARMEL — Carmel Clay Education Association president Brian Lyday said the unfair labor practice complaint filed against the school board was because curriculum material was approved without going through the proper steps. A hearing with the...
Brainard: Carmel needs to remain aggressive
Carmel Mayor James Brainard told an audience of business and civic leaders today that the city should continue be aggressive in pursuing new businesses and residents. During his 13th annual State of the City address, Brainard said the city’s...
Brainard to discuss Carmel's outlook during today's speech
Mayor Jim Brainard will be discussing Carmel’s outlook and his plans for the community during his annual State of the City speech today. Brainard will be the keynote speaker during today’s Carmel Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at the...
Trevor Hall gives interview to WHJE
CARMEL — Carmel High School radio station WHJE-91.3 FM engineered a nice coup when touring recording artist Trevor Hall made an appearance at the studio earlier this month. Not even sure he would get a response, Carmel High School junior Zane...
Carmel holds MIC championships in eight fall sports
The Carmel High School athletic program has achieved unprecedented success in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference this fall. The Greyhounds have won MIC titles in all eight fall sports — football, volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and...
Carmel teachers file labor complaint; hearing Friday
CARMEL — The Carmel Clay Education Association has filed a complaint against the Carmel Clay Schools’ Board of Education. The complaint alleged the board committed an unfair labor practice, according to an Indiana Education Employment...
Mall's festival to include costume contest
CARMEL — A well-known German festival is coming to Carmel. Octoberfest will be celebrated Saturday at Merchants’ Square shopping area, on the east side of the intersection at 116th Street and Keystone Parkway, from noon to 6 p.m. A...
Mayors' group praises Brainard's climate efforts
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Carmel mourns Clark's passing
Just two weeks ago, his body weakened by cancer, Eric Clark was in attendance at North Central High School to support the Carmel football team. “He was ‘Mr. Greyhound,’ " Carmel athletic director Jim Inskeep said. “It was...
Legacy of 'Mr. Greyhound' Eric Clark will live on
Clark was Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and boys basketball state championship coach Just two weeks ago, his body weakened by cancer, Eric Clark was in attendance at North Central High School to support the Carmel football team. “He was...
Carmel police search for missing woman, 62
Carmel police are searching for a woman missing for almost a week, and would like the public’s assistance in locating her. Carmel resident Susan Richter, 62, was last seen walking west from her residence in the 700 block of Lakeland Court on Friday,...
Greyhound runners sweep MIC titles
The top-ranked Carmel girls and second-ranked Greyhound boys captured Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference cross-country titles by the slimmest of margins Wednesday at Ben Davis. The Carmel girls edged No. 24 Center Grove 62-63. No. 20 North...
Mayor offers cuts in Carmel's 2010 budget
Brainard would trim more than $560,000 but council says it may not be enough Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard has offered a list of reductions to the proposed 2010 budget totaling more than a half-million dollars, but it still may not be enough for the City...
2 Carmel students are perfect on admissions tests
Carmel High School senior Reid Watson figures sometimes it takes a little luck to be perfect. Watson scored a perfect 2,400 on the SAT this summer. He had 800 in each of the three areas — critical reading, math and writing — of the...
Meet the Teacher: Pam Brandenburg
Grade/subject at what school: Resource teacher, Carmel Elementary. Number of years teaching: Seven. Work email: pbranden@ccs.k12.in.us Background/Schooling: Bachelor’s degree, Benedictine University; master’s degree in special education,...
Class size concerns teachers
Association seeks 28-student limit; superintendent sees increases ahead Carmel Clay Schools keeps adding students while more teaching cuts loom — so even Superintendent Barb Underwood wonders if the academic success of the students will...
Second Saturday boasts robust lineup
Second Saturday will make its debut in the Carmel Arts&Design District from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday. There will be entertainment on the main stage, located in the National City Bank parking lot at Main St. and Rangeline Road. The...
