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          <title>&#8216;Egg&#8217;citing event April 3 at North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores</title>
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&#8216;Egg&#8217;splore the world of aquatic eggs on Saturday, April 3, with the annual &#8216;Egg&#8217;stravaganza at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores.
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          <title>Physicians East Hosts Charity Night At Golden Corral Buffet</title>
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Greenville, NC &#8211; On Tuesday, March 23 from 5:30 &#8211; 9 p.m., doctors from Physicians East (PE) will wait tables at The Golden Corral Buffet and Grill, located at 504 SW Greenville Blvd., in an effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society&#8217;s Relay for Life. All tips earned will be donated to the ACS.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Maria Muldaur performs for ECSU Lyceum Series on March 21</title>
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The Lyceum Series Committee at Elizabeth City State University presents Maria Muldaur and her red hot Bluesiana Band at 4 p.m. on March 21 at the R.L. Vaughan Center.
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          <title>Celebrate Arbor Day on Friday by Planting a Tree</title>
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RALEIGH &#8211; The N.C. Division of Forest Resources is encouraging all North Carolinians to plant a tree on Friday, which is Arbor Day in the Tar Heel State. 
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          <title>Line&#45;up for Ninth Annual Black Film Festival Announced</title>
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Wilmington, North Carolina &#8211; February 17, 2010 - The Black Arts Alliance is pleased to present the North Carolina Black Film Festival, formerly the Cine Noir Festival of Black Film. In its ninth year, the four-day juried and invitational festival will be held March 18-21, 2010 at Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC. The festival spotlights features, shorts, documentaries and animation by and about African Americans, with cash prizes awarded to the best works in each genre. Tickets are $5 per screening block and $25 for festival passes.&nbsp; The film schedule will be posted at http://www.blackartsalliance.org by February 18, 2010.
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          <title>Go Wild During Spring Break&#8230;.at the Aquarium</title>
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Kure Beach, NC- Starved for plans for the upcoming spring break? The Aquarium at Fort Fisher is here to help, offering a variety of activities and programs for all ages to enjoy.
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          <title>Craven Boat Ramps Renovated</title>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (March 16) &#8211; The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has completed renovations on two Craven County Boating Access Areas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Morehead City Pedestrian Plan Workshop</title>
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The Town of Morehead City, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, The Louis Berger Group, Inc., and Henderson Consulting have announced that they will be conducting an Open House on March 29th at the Crystal Coast Civic Center from 4:00PM to 7:00PM. The purpose of the drop-by Open House is to solicit comments and ideas from Morehead City&#8217;s citizens, business community, and anyone interested in the potential of Morehead City to become a great pedestrian town.
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          <title>Pitt County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Sponsors Second Annual Medicine Drop</title>
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Pitt County &#8211; The Pitt County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, in partnership with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Pitt County Safe Kids Coalition, and the Pitt County Substance Abuse Coalition will be holding its second annual Operation Medicine Drop event.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Counterfeit shoes seized in NC given to poor</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Several North Carolina agencies are shipping seized counterfeit shoes to poor countries.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Letting out your inner&#45;kid: Train Show held in New Bern</title>
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It&#8217;s an event where it&#8217;s OK to let out your inner-kid.&nbsp; The Carolina Coastal Railroaders hosted their 15th Annual Train Show in New Bern.&nbsp; Model train fans say this is just what they do.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Businesses of all kinds are rooting for &#8220;Team Greenville&#8221;</title>
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Sports tournaments are bringing more people in and though many people are hyped up for their team, businesses of all kinds are rooting for &#8220;Team Greenville.&#8220;            ]]></description>
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          <title>&#8220;Bell of Hope&#8221; Brings Hope to Cancer Patients</title>
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The Leo Jenkins Cancer Center dedicated the Bell of Hope on campus at the Brody School of Medicine today.           ]]></description>
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          <title>BBQ benefit dinners help support local Red Cross chapter</title>
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You can help support a local Red Cross chapter, and chow down on some tasty BBQ today.           ]]></description>
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          <title>&#8216;Help for Heroes&#8217; raising money for Red Cross</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; It&#8217;s American Red Cross month and in Onslow County they are challenging businesses to join in.
&nbsp;   It&#8217;s called help for heroes and they are asking businesses to raise 10-thousand dollars each.
&nbsp;  &nbsp; At the Red Robin restaurant in the Jacksonville Mall 10-percent of their profits today went to the American Red Cross.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Ron Ayers hosts Chili Cook&#45;off and Allen Pearson Foundation Raffle</title>
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It was an early morning for some at Ron Ayer&#8217;s Motor Sports.&nbsp; Participants arrived as early as 8 am for their first annual Chili Cook-off and Raffle.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Donuts for Diabetes:&amp;nbsp; Krispy Kreme Challenge held in Greenville</title>
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What happens when you run over a mile, eat a dozen - count that - 12 Krispy Kreme donuts, and run back?&nbsp; Well, we all know what comes to mind but, you might be surprised to find that it&#8217;s also for a good cause.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fighting Fires: A Look Inside the Fire Museum</title>
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The Caswell No. One fire station survived the flames and is now a museum for kids of all ages to enjoy.           ]]></description>
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          <title>In Your Hometown: A Look at Kinston&#8217;s Past and Future</title>
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Kinston embraces its historic heritage and uses those stories to help bring pride to the city today. Nine on your side takes a look back at the city&#8217;s roots and what&#8217;s next for the All-America city.           ]]></description>
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          <title>ECU uses dining hall leftovers to feed the hungry</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; A new program celebrated it&#8217;s kickoff at East Carolina University on Wednesday.&nbsp;  &nbsp;            ]]></description>
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          <title>In Your Hometown: Taking a Look at Plymouth&#8217;s Past and Future</title>
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It&#8217;s a waterfront community that holds secrets buried beneath the homes, gardens and along the river bottom. Built along the banks of the Roanoke River, Plymouth is home to important pieces of both North Carolina and US history.           ]]></description>
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          <title>On Your Side in Your Hometown: Mitchell Hardware in New Bern</title>
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You see it everyday, big box retailers move in and small businesses move out. But that couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth for one family-owned store in the east. It&#8217;s a business that stood the test of time, meeting the needs of a community for more than a century. Nine on your side takes you inside this special store with a unique history.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New Bern&#8217;s 300th Anniversary Celebration</title>
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Nine on your side&#8217;s in the town of New Bern tonight for On Your Side in Your Hometown           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s a quiet waterfront town with a lot of hidden history; a place with all the big box retailers and businesses, as well as the mom-and-pop shops down the street.            ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s a special year-long birthday celebration for one of the state&#8217;s oldest towns.&nbsp; New Bern is celebrating it&#8217;s 300th anniversary.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New Bern Parks &amp;amp; Rec launching &#8220;New Bern Idol&#8221;</title>
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The New Bern Parks &amp; Recreation Department says they&#8217;re launching a New Bern Idol, a spin-off of the popular television show, &#8220;American Idol&#8221;.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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          <title>Lenoir County Boys and Girls Club temporarily close doors</title>
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The Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County is out of money and forced to close its doors.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Boy Scout food drive successful despite late start</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; There was a lot of scouts honor in eastern Carolina as they came out on Saturday to tackle hunger in the state.           ]]></description>
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          <title>127th Episcopal Diocese Convention in New Bern</title>
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Director, film maker &amp; author Katrina Browne serves as guest speaker            ]]></description>
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          <title>Calling all performers: Help raise money for Haiti at open mic night</title>
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If you&#8217;re out of cash, but you&#8217;ve still got talent, you can help raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti.           ]]></description>
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Nine on your side kicks off our &#8220;On your Side in your Hometown&#8221; series tonight in Beaufort.           ]]></description>
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          <title>In Your Hometown: A Look Back at the History of Beaufort</title>
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It&#8217;s one of the oldest towns in the state, a sleepy spot along the water. But behind Beaufort&#8217;s quaint and quiet streets, is a history rich in war tales, pirate pillaging and colonial commerce.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Blackbeard: The Fight to Keep the Flagship Alive</title>
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Ask anyone who&#8217;s lived in North Carolina who the most famous pirate is and you&#8217;ll probably hear the name Blackbeard. We take you inside the history of the swashbuckler and the fight to save Queen Anne&#8217;s Revenge.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:00:37 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8220;Friendship Adventure&#8221; an interactive lesson from a man with big red shoes</title>
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WASHINGTON, N.C. - Some kids are getting an interactive lesson on friendship from a man with big red shoes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:16:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hurricane Floyd recovery pays dividends to Haitian survivors today</title>
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KINSTON, N.C. - The recovery from Hurricane Floyd ten years ago is paying dividends today, for the people of Haiti.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; People across the country and the world are doing what they can to provide some hope for Haiti.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:26:25 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Chili cook&#45;off gets donations for American Red Cross</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; People sacrificed a little heartburn to show they have a big heart as well.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:21:52 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Annual Pitt Co. Firefighter&#8217;s Association Ladies Night</title>
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Highlighting wives of first responders           ]]></description>
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          <title>Pitt County wants to celebrate your history</title>
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Has your family or business has been in Pitt County for generations? If so, county officials want to hear from you.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:23:57 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>ECU students come together at Wright Plaza blood drive</title>
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It only takes a few minutes of your time, but giving blood can give someone else more time to live.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:55:48 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Greenville apartment complexes battle over blood &#45; for a good cause</title>
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It&#8217;s a battle over blood and it&#8217;s all for a good cause.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Heal the World: ECU sophomore launches &#8220;Pirates For Haiti&#8221; campaign on Facebook</title>
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Students at East Carolina are lending a hand for those in Haiti.           ]]></description>
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A candlelight vigil and march through campus highlight a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the E.C.U. campus.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:43:50 EDT</pubDate>
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It was a day to remember a giant as the country paused to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Students Volunteer to Honor Dr. King&#8217;s Memory</title>
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These ECU students spent time at the Humane Society helping out with the animals.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:43:28 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>ECU Students Plan Relief Efforts for Haiti Earthquake Victims</title>
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Relief is coming from all quarters; even students at East Carolina are getting involved.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:41:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Boys &amp;amp; Girls Club honor King at Gate Community Center in Kinston</title>
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At the Gate Community Center in Kinston, the Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:30:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama joins honors for slain civil rights leader</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is honoring the Martin Luther King Jr.&#8216;s legacy of service to others by serving meals to the needy.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:07:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>ECU students remember Martin Luther King Jr.</title>
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Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations will take place all across the east today.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obama cites value of volunteerism</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has made it a point since taking office to draw attention to community service and bolstering national service programs.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:46:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Area churches do what they can to help Haitian survivors</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; An area church in the east is asking it&#8217;s congregation to do their part to help people suffering in Haiti.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:09:31 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/community/article/area_churches_do_what_they_can_to_help_haitian_survivors/97595/#When:03:09:31Z</guid>
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          <title>Prayer vigils for Haiti are taking place across the country</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Prayer vigils are taking place across the United States as another show of support for earthquake survivors and their families.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:37:08 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/community/article/prayer_vigils_for_haiti_are_taking_place_across_the_country/97364/#When:02:37:08Z</guid>
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          <title>People in the east mobilizing to help military in Haitian relief efforts</title>
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In the east, people are digging deep to help members of the military in the relief efforts.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:45:52 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Piece of History Given Back to Kinston</title>
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Today the first battlefield of Kinston Park grew by six acres, with the donation of land that once housed a tobacco sales warehouse.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:16:58 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Red Cross Carolinas issues urgent need for blood</title>
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The Red Cross is in need of blood donations.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:40:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Drug benefit expanded to 1 million more seniors</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Who better to talk up a new &#8220;twist&#8221; in the Medicare program than 60s singer Chubby Checker.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:50:26 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cold Spell: Shelters facing mounting troubles; need non&#45;perishable foods, clothes and blankets</title>
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Organizations that help the homeless during a cold spell like this are having troubles of their own.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:17:16 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Goodwill says it&#8217;s not too late for &#8220;clean closet sweep,&#8220; make extra cash</title>
          <link>http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/community/article/goodwill_says_its_not_too_late_for_clean_closet_sweep_make_extra_cash/90805/</link>
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It&#8217;s not too late to do a &#8220;clean closet sweep&#8221; and maybe make some extra cash in the process.           ]]></description>
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<guid>http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/community/article/goodwill_says_its_not_too_late_for_clean_closet_sweep_make_extra_cash/90805/#When:21:58:43Z</guid>
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          <title>Interview: Red Cross talks about Wednesday blood drive, how you can help</title>
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It&#8217;s a gift you can give that doesn&#8217;t cost you a dime, donating blood.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:57:40 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Race is on to make last minute donations, get tax deductions</title>
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With 2009 dwindling to the end, the race is on to make those last minute donations as well as getting those tax deductions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Volunteers help serve Christmas meals in the east</title>
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A Christmas meal at the Greenville community shelters once feared to be in doubt made it to the table with a lot of help from the community.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:05:14 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Local group donates 500 coats to those less fortunate</title>
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A local group helped bring warmth to those less fortunate today too.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:15:36 EDT</pubDate>
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There&#8217;s a segment of society that&#8217;s often overlooked, but always needs help.
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These are the people who are homeless.
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          <title>Affordable Housing Project in New Bern</title>
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Affordable housing is also a reality for some people with disabilities.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:57:29 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Helping families who lost everything in Havelock fires</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Four families lost their homes in two separate fires in Havelock on Tuesday and now they are getting some help.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:36:19 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Community Builders: Williamston store looks to brighten holidays for local kids</title>
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It&#8217;s been a rough year economically and a number of families out there are struggling to put presents under the tree.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:18:34 EDT</pubDate>
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A tradition put on by the Bearden family near Tarboro is on again.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hyde County offering H1N1 vaccine to all</title>
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Vaccines for H1N1 are now free for some people here in eastern Carolina.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dash for Cash raises money in honor of fallen heroes</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; Hundreds of runners laced up their shoes and hit the pavement in honor of a fallen hero.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Church in Winterville helps kids get toys from Santa</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; A church in Winterville did their part to load Santa&#8217;s sleigh.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:39:59 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Community Builders: Tarboro Autumn Lights</title>
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It&#8217;s three weeks and two days until Christmas.           ]]></description>
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Its the season for giving.&nbsp; And your generosity could also get you a free meal.           ]]></description>
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Tomorrow families will gather &#8216;round the dinner table to chow down on turkey, stuffing, caseroles and cakes.           ]]></description>
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Pitt County&#8217;s Operation Santa Claus will help bring smiles to families this holiday season.           ]]></description>
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The holiday season is a time to help those who are less fortunate, and the Salvation Army Holiday Food Drive is one way people are helping out in the east.           ]]></description>
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Dinner honored Greenville Housing Authority            ]]></description>
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The holiday season is here and that means the kickoff of the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign.           ]]></description>
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You might recall Chief Meteorologist David Sawyer was live last week in a church that is helping to make dreams come true.&nbsp; Now, they have a lot of money to work with.           ]]></description>
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Here&#8217;s a look at what&#8217;s happening today.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; A group in Kinston came together to help people who are going without for the holidays.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; If you need to clean your closet, now is the perfect time.
&nbsp;  &nbsp; Arlington Village is holding a clothing drive this weekend.           ]]></description>
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Fund will be awarded to a JH Rose High School seniors&#8217; entire tuition at ECU           ]]></description>
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Lucier: Centers doors could close in two-months           ]]></description>
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Nine On Your Side&#8217;s Carley Wegner got a sneak peak behind the life of country singer, Heidi Newfield           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; A church in eastern Carolina wants to help people going through hard times.           ]]></description>
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A big name country music star was in the East Friday night to raise money for cancer patients. CMA-nominated singer Heidi Newfield hit the stage at the Greenville Hilton to raise money for Beau&#8217;s Buddies. It&#8217;s an organization with the goal of enriching the lives of cancer patients and their families.           ]]></description>
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A big time country artist is in the east Friday night to help raise money for a local cancer organization.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s an organization built to help people struggling with cancer.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s an organization built to help people struggling with cancer.           ]]></description>
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A cancer survivor in the east stopped by the Channel 9 studios Wednesday morning to speak about the upcoming Beau&#8217;s Buddies event           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s a way for you to raise money for charity while treating yourself to good food and entertainment.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Governor Perdue announced today that 20 volunteers, 5 of them from the east, received the North Carolina Medallion for Outstanding Volunteer Service awarded by the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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What are you doing with your 168 hours a week?            ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; There are options to make sure young people have all the treats without the tricks.
&nbsp;  &nbsp; Several places set up trick or treating alternatives.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s a new symbol to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our country.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:16:43 EDT</pubDate>
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Local government leaders from across the state wrapped up a three day conference in Greenville this afternoon.           ]]></description>
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Here&#8217;s a look at what&#8217;s happening across the east today.           ]]></description>
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A church in the east is lending a helping hand to people in these tough economic times.           ]]></description>
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Our look at what&#8217;s happening across the east today includes an important program parents will want to take note of.           ]]></description>
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Darkness to Light&#8217;s Stewards of Children is a revolutionary sexual abuse prevention training program that helps adults prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program believes and teaches that child safety is an adult&#8217;s job.            ]]></description>
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