Seasonal ORV routes along the beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island and the Ocracoke Campground will reopen for the off-season on Sunday, October 15. These routes, which run parallel to the villages of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is lower. […]
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How about cookbook reviews for a change? There are several Indian-American food writers who are introducing Indian recipes for the American cook that deliver the essence of Indian flavors in modern ways, which are far simpler than the traditional ways, but equally tasty. They are accessible to busy Americans who do not have hours and […]
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February 27, 1952 – October 9, 2023 Pompton Plains, NJ — William Raymond Withers, Jr., of Pompton Plains, NJ, passed away on October 9, 2023, while vacationing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with his wife and longest friends. He was 71. He was born on February 27, 1952, in Mountainside, New Jersey, to […]
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Seasonal educational programs at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) have been extended through November 11, 2023, per a recent announcement from CHNS. These programs include special talks and presentations on unique aspects of the islands’ history, and all programs are free and open to the public. Fall visitors can view the operating hours for […]
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The Fessenden Center in Buxton will host its 5th annual Fit-A-Thon fundraising event for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation on Saturday, October 14. The annual event features non-stop fun from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with both in-house and guest instructors offering a variety of fitness classes and intensities including yoga, boot camp, kickboxing, shake […]
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The original Cape Hatteras Lighthouse lens has been reassembled at its new and permanent location within the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum after being temporarily moved during the museum’s lengthy renovation project. The roughly 20-foot-tall structure, which has been housed within the museum for the past 18 years, was painstakingly taken apart and relocated to […]
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Dare County Public Works announced on Thursday that the truck scale weigh-in station at the Buxton Transfer Station, located at 47027 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, has reopened. The weigh-in station was temporarily closed on Monday, October 9, due to a power surge. Dare County Public Works appreciates the public’s patience as staff worked to restore […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) recently purchased two threatened oceanfront properties and associated structures in Rodanthe. Thanks to the National Park Trust for their assistance and funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, properties at 23292 and 23298 East Beacon Road were purchased for fair market value using zero taxpayer dollars. In the coming months, the […]
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host an interagency work group meeting on Oct. 12 by web conference to discuss government authorities for managing threatened oceanfront structures. The public may listen by computer or phone. The originally scheduled meeting was postponed due to […]
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By Joan Collins, Board Member, Pea Island Preservation Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Recently, I was presented with an exciting opportunity to board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Richard Etheridge while it was temporarily docked at the USCG Shipyard in Baltimore and had ventured this […]
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