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Sessions set to discuss school superintendent search
The Carmel Clay School Board has announced two public focus group meetings for parents, staff and community members will be held to provide input in the district’s superintendent search, the school board announced Wednesday in a release....
Meet the Teacher: Mo Moriarity
Grade/subject at what school: Advanced physical conditioning, Carmel High School. Also head football coach. Number of years teaching: 30. Work e-mail: mmoriari@ccs.k12.in.us. Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree, St. Joseph’s College;...
Arts center chief is enthused
Hiring, scheduling are among his priorities Steven Libman will take over as the executive director of the Performing Arts Center in less than two weeks. “This is going to be one of the most exciting performing arts projects in the...
Keystone-116th has partially reopened
Carmel — The west side of the intersection at Keystone Parkway and 116th Street opened early Tuesday, a few days ahead of schedule. That portion of the intersection was closed Aug. 5 and had been expected to remain closed for 30 days. The east...
Teacher at sea reports back to her class
Carmel Middle School seventh-grade science teacher Christine Hedge is in second half of her five-week adventure at sea. Hedge is aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Teacher...
Young football team donates time at pantry
The Carmel Pups moved to 3-0 by beating Westfield on Saturday night. The far bigger victory came earlier in the day when the fifth- and sixth-graders’ travel football team members donated their time to help The Lord’s Pantry, which distributes...
Part of 116th, Keystone intersection opens
CARMEL — The west side of the intersection at Keystone Parkway and 116th Street opened to traffic overnight. The portion of the intersection was closed on Aug. 5 and was expected to remain closed for 30 days. It opened a few days ahead of...
Pool season winds down ... then goes to dogs
CARMEL — Anyone wanting to take one last dip in the pool, lay in the sunshine or float on the lazy river has less than a week before the Monon Center’s Outdoor Aqua Park closes for the season. Carmel’s water park is open through Labor Day...
Carmel cop charged with domestic battery
Noblesville — A Carmel Police Department officer was released without bail from the Hamilton County Jail on Monday after he was charged with one count of domestic battery. Detective Brad Hedrick was placed on paid administrative leave pending...
Carmel cop charged in domestic battery
A Carmel Police Department officer was released from the Hamilton County Jail today after he was charged with one count of domestic battery. Detective Brad Hedrick has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal...
Carmel teachers, school board seek mediator
Carmel Clay and its teachers’ union have asked for a mediator on Thursday to help resolve disputes, the superintendent announced today. Educators are working under their last contract, which expired June 30, 2008. Superintendent Barbara Underwood...
North Central HS student 8th in world climbing contest
North Central sophomore Marissa Stephens finished eighth in her speed climbing division in the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Youth Championships at Valence, France. The four-day competition concluded Sunday. Stephens competed in...
Carmel detective faces battery charge
A Carmel Police Department detective has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested over the weekend on a domestic battery charge. Noblesville police arrested Detective Brad Hedrick at his Noblesville home Saturday, Carmel Police Lt....
Carmel cop arrested for domestic battery
A Carmel Police Department detective has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested this weekend on a domestic battery charge. Noblesville Police arrested Detective Brad Hedrick at his Noblesville home Saturday, said Carmel Police Lt....
Monon Center will continue to need tax bailouts, officials acknowledge
Initial plan for rec center’s fees to pay for its operation is no longer the goal, officials now acknowledge Carmel and Clay Township taxpayers will continue to subsidize the Monon Center, despite the initial hope that user fees would pay for...
2 named to Carmel Performing Arts Foundation board
Councilman who filed ethics complaint still thinks that 2 on board who hold city jobs should resign Carmel’s Performing Arts Foundation, facing criticism for a membership limited to three top city officials, expanded its ranks Friday with the...
Monon Center still needs tax bailouts
Initial plan for rec center’s fees to pay for its operation is no longer the goal, officials now acknowledge Carmel and Clay Township taxpayers will continue to subsidize the Monon Center, despite the initial hope that user fees would pay for...
Charity festival set for Saturday at Plum Creek
Plum Creek Golf Course is holding Plum Creek Palooza, filled with golf games, music and fundraising, on Saturday from 3-10 p.m. The music festival will include The Rodknee Boys at 3 p.m., Gypsy Revival at 4 p.m., The Jon Strahl Band at 5:15 p.m. and...
2 more join Arts Center's foundation in Carmel
Two more people have been added to the group that’ll run the Carmel’s Performing Arts Center, but they won’t be replacing two city officials on that foundation. Rollin M. Dick and Rosemary Waters have been appointed to...
Carmel council asks Brainard for more budget cuts
Carmel — The city government could face a deficit next year, and the City Council wants Mayor Jim Brainard to reduce his proposed 2010 budget. Brainard countered that reductions could lead to job cuts. The proposed $84.1 million budget is...
Carmel looks at Monon Center finances
A meeting will be held tonight to discuss a Monon Center business plan that could help reduce its expenses and move it closer to being financially self-sufficient. The Carmel City Council, Carmel Clay Parks Board and officials, and Clay Township...
Carmel girls star in play about cyber-bullying
Kennedy Martin remembers how her friends turned against her last school year. They were mean, “texting me bad things,” said the Carmel Middle School seventh-grader. The 12-year-old, who’s learned to choose her friends more wisely,...
Carmel HS student works as NASA intern
Since Meera Chander’s first visit to the Carmel Planetarium, she has wanted to help boost space exploration in any way she can. She got some first-hand experience working on several projects as an intern in NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland...
Carmel council wants mayor to cut '10 budget
The City of Carmel could be facing a deficit next year, and the city council wants Mayor Jim Brainard to reduce his proposed 2010 budget to prepare for it. Brainard countered that reductions could lead to job cuts. The proposed $84.1 million budget...
Health premiums slam Carmel teachers
CARMEL, Ind. — More than a year after the old one expired, Carmel Clay teachers are stepping up their push for a new contract. Earlier this week, about 200 teachers picketed outside the district’s Educational Services building before a...
Meet the Teacher: Mark T. Weaver
Grade/subject: Seventh-grade science. Science department chairman at Clay Middle School. Number of years teaching: 27. Work e-mail: mweaver@ccs.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Graduate of North Central High School; bachelor’s degree in botany...
Commuter bus is viable option for many
No firm plans for when funding ends While most people ride the IndyGo Commuter Express bus route from Carmel to their jobs in Downtown Indianapolis and back, Mario Macias flips it around. Macias, 28, commutes from his home in Greenwood by taking a...
Greyhounds are told to focus on Tigers
Coach wants to keep his team from looking beyond Lebanon to rematch with Center Grove Carmel’s trip to Lebanon Friday night has all the makings of a trap game. The Greyhounds are coming off an emotional season-opening 7-3 loss to Class 4A No. 1...
She has her head in the clouds
Carmel High School senior sets her sights on working for NASA someday as an astronaut Meera Chander’s dream job is to become an astronaut. She knows it is a wish for many from 2-year-olds to grown adults. Yet the Carmel High School senior...
Carmel's Dowling revels in winning pro soccer title
After living through the drama that surrounded Sky Blue FC all season, winning the first Women’s Professional Soccer championship was an improbable conclusion. But there was Sky Blue, on its third coach of the year, sneaking into the playoffs,...
