Good News Notes: “Two kids go above and beyond to help out by starting their own nonprofit to make sure the unhoused have what they need. “They just decided one day and said ‘mom, can we start a business just passing stuff out to the homeless?’’” said Kelsey Thomas, Julian and Jeffrey’s mother. Julian, 6,…
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City of Wilmington pledges $200,000 to organizations tackling food insecurity
Good News Notes: “The lot that used to be the Everybody’s Supermarket on Greenfield Street will soon be the new location for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, but that’s just the beginning of what a new partnership between the city and area organizations will bring. Mayor Bill Saffo announced Tuesday that…
Dog wakes sleeping homeowner, alerts them to house fire in downtown Wilmington
Good News Notes: “Emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in Wilmington Monday morning. According to a tweet from the Wilmington Fire Department, crews were at the scene of a working fire on North Sixth Street just before noon. No one was injured in the fire, and crews pulled a dog out of the…
Senior dog stuck in Woburn pool is saved by quick-thinking Amazon driver
Good News Notes: “An Amazon delivery driver was in Woburn earlier this month making deliveries when he heard a noise coming from a nearby residence that made him pause. And it was his willingness to investigate, and quick thinking, that would soon save the life of a beloved 14-year-old dog. John Cassabria, who had recently…