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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...
Brainard proposes $563K in department, highway fund cuts
The Carmel City Council asked Mayor Jim Brainard several weeks ago to find a way to reduce his proposed city budget for 2010, and this week he offered a list of suggestions adding up to over half a million dollars in savings. Brainard is proposing to...
Carmel girls soccer team defeats Ben Davis on Senior Night
The Carmel High School seniors had plenty to celebrate on Monday night. The top-ranked Greyhounds topped No. 10 Ben Davis 2-0 in girls soccer on Senior Night at Carmel. The victory clinched the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference title with one...
Carmel Planetarium promoting 'Star Party'
Carmel High School Planetarium director Keith Turner is joining forces with the White House to celebrate astronomy. President Barack Obama is having a White House Star Party at about 8 p.m. Wednesday night. Obama is making an address on NASA TV. This...
$2.5M transfer may go to last Keystone roundabout
CARMEL — The City Council will consider transferring $2.5 million to help pay for the construction of the last roundabout along Keystone Parkway. The transfer, if approved, would help cover $19 million for turning the 131st Street intersection...
Carmel Clay delays cuts to budget
CARMEL — Carmel Clay Superintendent Barb Underwood’s 2010 budget cut proposal to the school board will be delayed. Underwood had originally planned to present her plan to cut approximately $3 million at the school board’s workshop...
Pumpkinfest tops Carmel's Halloween offerings
CARMEL — Folks can see how far they could launch a pumpkin, take a hayride through the park and play pumpkin-themed games at this year’s Pumpkinfest. The annual family festival, which last year attracted 200 people, is one of Carmel Clay...
Council awaits Carmel mayor's budget cuts
CARMEL — The City Council has asked Mayor Jim Brainard to submit ideas on how to cut a proposed 2010 budget that the city’s clerk-treasurer says totals nearly $89 million. Two councilors, though, say they have yet to hear from the mayor...
Home Place man's death ruled a homicide
A Home Place man’s death, which police initially said was suspicious, has been ruled a homicide. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department still won’t say what killed Andrew Takash Jr., 53, but police have ruled his death a homicide,...
Short shutdowns set for Keystone Parkway
CARMEL — A portion of Keystone Parkway will undergo several short closures starting this weekend to allow for relocation of utility lines. Starting around 10 p.m. Sunday, the southbound lanes of Keystone will be closed at 116th Street, where...
Car in Home Place death located
A car owned by a man found dead in his Home Place house was discovered today abandoned in Kokomo. Hamilton County Maj. Mark Bowen said Andrew Takash, Jr.’s, silver 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt was found in a grocery store parking lot at 1 a.m. by...
Monon Center's cash flow creates confusion
The Indianapolis Star has recently printed two stories on the Monon Center and its continuing financial woes. The last dated Sept. 10, 2009. In each of these articles, Dr. James Dillon, a member of the Clay Township Board, was quoted talking about...
Meet the Teacher: Pete Smith
Grade/subject at what school: Wellness department coordinator/teacher, Creekside Middle School. Number of years teaching: 27. Work e-mail: psmith1@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degrees in business administration and business...
Carmel schools pass on redistricting for '10
Carmel — The Carmel Clay School Board made it clear there will be no redistricting for the 2010-11 school year. However, the board does have a plan to change the redistricting process. It voted 4-0 Tuesday night to establish an advisory...
Carmel payroll is at the top in county list
Officials believe wages and benefits attract, retain talent Carmel has the highest salary total and the most employees of the four biggest Hamilton County communities. The city employs about 600 people, and many of its high-ranking employees make...
Carmel teacher enriched by Arctic trip
Publicity follows Hedge after landmark discovery; she’ll urge others to apply for program Christine Hedge knows how fortunate she has been the past two months. She already considered her six-week stint in the Arctic Ocean in the National...
Canoeist group plans pirate paddle party on White River
Dread Diablo Foxx, aka Sue Foxx of Lawrence, will put on a scarf, big hoop earring and period britches, high boots, a tricorne hat and a ruffle shirt. On her shoulder, an inflatable parrot will be perched. For one day, the lassie dresses like a...
Carmel schools: No redistricting in 2010-'11
CARMEL — The Carmel Clay school board made it clear there will be no redistricting for the 2010-11 school year. However, the board does have a plan to change the redistricting process. The school board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to establish a...
Carmel school absences higher than normal
CARMEL — Absences were high at Carmel Middle School the first two days this week. Steve Dillon, director of student services for Carmel Clay Schools, said his principal Denise Jacobs let him know about the absent rate Tuesday. There were 120...
Almost 200 Carmel teachers protest at meeting
Carmel — For the second time since school started in August, Carmel Clay Schools teachers protested outside before the start of a School Board meeting. The teachers’ contract expired in June 2008. Things have gotten more intense in the...
Carmel firm's head-lice remedy may have legs
Treatment doesn’t require combing that has long been part of treatment It soon could be much easier to kill head lice without hours of combing and the painstaking removal of nits, using a new treatment being developed by a Carmel startup...
Carmel teachers protest outside board meeting
CARMEL, Ind. — For the second time since school started in August, teachers at Carmel Clay Schools protested outside before the start of a school board meeting. The teachers have been working without a contract since June 30, 2008. Things have...
Redistricting on Carmel Clay board agenda tonight
CARMEL — The Carmel Clay School Board tonight will hear updates on results of the district’s Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus, enrollment and accreditation. The board will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Educational...
Carmel auto financer to expand, hire 60
Financial services firm Dealer Services Corp. plans to expand its Carmel headquarters, adding up to 60 new jobs by the end of 2012. The company, which provides inventory financing programs for more than 8,000 automotive dealers throughout the...
Teacher back in Carmel class after Arctic discovery
CARMEL — After her six-week stint in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Teacher-At-Sea program, Carmel Middle School seventh-grade science teacher Christine Hedge returned to the classroom this week. But things aren’t...
35-acre, $60M Carmel home development stopped
CARMEL — A $60 million to $80 million “senior living community” that was in the works with The Legacy development has been terminated. Prairie Landing was going to offer homes with maintenance-free living and on-site health care for...
Hotdogs, hamburgers at Brainard's campaign fundraiser
Mayor Jim Brainard is holding a community-wide campaign fundraiser tonight, although he hasn’t announced he is running for office next election. The picnic type event will include hotdogs, hamburgers and soft drinks, and is more relaxed than...
Carmel Dads' Cub soap box derby on Saturday
The Carmel Dads’ Club Special Sports Program’s Soap Box Derby is set for Saturday. The event will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wilbur Shaw Memorial Soap Box Derby Hill, 30th Street and Cold Spring Road on the Westside of Indianapolis....
Carmel gets creative with weekend arts fest
The annual event to infuse the community with more culture and artistic exposure will take place this weekend. The 12th annual Carmel International Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in the Carmel...
