One big story developing for this morning will be what Nortel employees learn about their futures after company CEO Mike Zafirovsky announced to managers this weekend that the company will sell itself off in parts rather than try to emerge from bankruptcy protection. The firm maintains a large R&D presence in the Triangle, the future fate of which is unknown. (H-S)
In other news:
- Tensions between Minor League Baseball and the City have eased, with MiLB satisfied with the condition of the field at the renovated Durham Athletic Park downtown -- and with pro fields company Brickman helping to oversee the playing surface. Plans for a fan-experience museum at the DAP remain on ice, and likely will until alternative funding mechanisms are identifed. (H-S)
- The City's practice of suspending without pay employees who fell behind on vehicle or property taxes has ended. City workers complained they had to pay a greater penalty (back taxes plus lost wages) than other residents, while city manager Tom Bonfield noted that docking salaries didn't help give workers to money to meet tax obligations. (H-S)
- The Piedmont Wildlife Center in Durham, which works to restore hurt animals to full strength, will close its doors by the end of July after a soaring $200,000 budget deficit this year and poor response to a plea for funds from donors. (N&O)
- County residents who receive recycling pickup services will see their collection days change, further fallout from the City ending its services arrangement with Tidewater Fibre. (H-S)
- NCCU's centennial celebration begins June 30, one hundred years after the charter for the school was initially signed, an event that will be celebrated with the ringing of an historic bell and re-enactment of the signing. (H-S)
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