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Hello Cary! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • What UNC Health's new West Cary campus will mean for your care
  • How Cary police helped secure 27-year sentence in deadly fentanyl case
  • How a new Cary rail project could reshape Maynard and Chatham

Also on today's calendar: Remodelers Home Tour and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 69 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. UNC Health begins construction of West Cary medical campus (ncconstructionnews.com) — West Cary residents can look forward to a major new UNC Health medical campus now under construction, bringing outpatient cancer care, heart and vascular services, OB-GYN, orthopaedics, and more by 2028. A 152-bed acute-care hospital is planned to follow by 2032, ultimately employing about 1,000 people and expanding specialty care options close to home for Cary and nearby communities.
   

2. 'He chose profit over human life:' Raleigh dealer sentenced to 27 years for fatal fentanyl overdose (wral.com) — A federal judge has sentenced a Raleigh drug dealer to 27 years after investigators tied him to multiple fatal overdoses, including one involving a man in Cary. The case, investigated jointly by Cary and Raleigh police with federal agents, highlights ongoing efforts to disrupt fentanyl and other hard drugs moving through Wake County neighborhoods.
   

3. $84 million Cary railroad project could force businesses to relocate (wral.com) — Cary drivers and business owners should watch a proposed $84 million project that would take Northeast Maynard Road under the railroad near East Chatham Street, aiming to improve safety and traffic but potentially forcing nearby businesses to relocate. NCDOT is still refining designs, with property acquisition expected in 2027, construction in 2030, and public comments open through October 27.
   

4. Dampf Good BBQ will not open new restaurant in Durham after community backlash (wral.com) — A Cary-based barbecue food truck, Dampf Good BBQ, has decided not to open its planned brick-and-mortar restaurant in downtown Durham after online backlash to the owner's past social media posts. The Michelin-recommended business will continue operating from its food truck in Cary, where it has served Texas-style barbecue since 2021.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • On this episode of strange things on my back porch, what in gods name is this blob like creature?
    First thought was slug, but it was moving weird. Caterpillar? Again weird movements. You guys have been fun telling me the possibilities of the… (Nextdoor Wellington)
  • I wish we had something like this here
    Prisoners in Indiana Correctional facilities are rewarded with a cat for good behavior It has turned into a Win- Win The cats come from the… (Nextdoor Scottish Hills)
  • County of Wake North Carolina posted a job opening for Library Supervisor in Cary. Apply here.
  • sweetgreen posted a job opening for West Cary - Shift Leader in Cary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cary here.

Ok Cary! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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