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SCAT provides free summer rides for local youth
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For many parents, "I'm bored," is a phrase heard all too often from children during the summer. But for the past nine years, two local organizations have provided a way for local youth to stay busy during the summer, while at the same time furthering their ...
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Florida Tech offers new degree programs
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Before Florida Institute of Technology existed as the college everyone is familiar with, it started as Brevard Engineering College in 1958 and was set up to train the engineers and scientists at Kennedy Space Center. "It started by offering master's degrees instead of undergraduate degrees," said Ralph Harp...
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Ban continues on bottom fishing
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The North Atlantic Fishery Management Council has voted to continue a ban on bottom fishing in waters off of Florida and Georgia until December. The ban, which was put in place November 2009, followed an assessment completed in 2008 through the Southeast Data Assessment and Review, or SEDAR. The assessment ...
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Chief Umpire has bases covered
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VIERA - For Dave Head, serving as Suntree/Viera Little League's chief umpire is all about making children happy. He and about 40 umpires volunteer their time to officiate at Little League games and make sure the players are having fun. "We don't get paid except for a hot dog and a coke," said Mr. Head. "It'...
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Ready, set, pull
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Andy Stefanek/staff photographer
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Beachside doctor remains in jail, wife's condition improves
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A beachside doctor remains at the Brevard County Detention Center, as of press time, on a $1 million bond after being arrested June 17 on charges of aggravated battery and attempted murder. Dr. Ti...
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Indialantic wows community with new website
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Those who wish to find out more information about the town of Indialantic now have a cleaner, more accessible means of doing so. A project more than two years in the making, town councilman Loren Goldfarb took the initiative to revamp the town's longstanding website to be brought up to 2010 standards....
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Titusville candidate vies for U.S. Representative seat
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Titusville resident Tom Garcia is among seven candidates in the race for the United State Representative seat for Florida's 24th Congressional District. Mr. Garcia, 49, is the only Brevard County candidate currently running for the seat, alongside Republican candidates Sandra Adams of Orlando, Karen Di...
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'Vengeance' returns to Brevard County
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MELBOURNE- Vengeance Live on I-95 returns at 7 p.m. Friday, June 25 to the County Line Saloon, 4650 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. The event will feature one of the original members of the legendary Hart Foundation, WWE star Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who...
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Onward and upward
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Andy Stefanek/staff photographer
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Job fair slated for aerospace workers
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Brevard Workforce has partnered with NASA at Kennedy Space Center to hold a job fair for aerospace workers on Friday, June 25 at the Radisson Resort at the Port Convention Center, 8701 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral. The event is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is open to all former and current aerospace workers. Regis...
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Once a despairing drunk, now a blog-famous Christian author
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WEST MELBOURNE - Ken Jones admits he is no writer. He simply created his MySpace and Facebook profiles to stay in touch with his sons' computer activities. That led him to write short blogs on his home page about how he sees life. Friends at the M...
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Three candidates bid for District 1 seat on Canaveral Port Authority Commission
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PORT CANAVERAL - Three candidates have entered the race for the District 1 seat on the Port Authority Commission. Jerry Allender, 68, is a resident of Titusville. He owns the offices of Allender and Allender, where he works and an attorney focusing on the areas of estate planning, real estate and elder law....
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A game at the beach
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Andy Stefanek/staff photographer
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Career criminal's life ends violently
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MELBOURNE - A Palm Bay man who was shot dead June 16 by law enforcement officials after he reportedly threatened them with a knife had a long criminal history. Forty-year-old Michael H. Pagan had been in and out of prison from 1989 to 1992 after being convicted on various burglary and grand theft charg...
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City rolls ahead with new trash carts
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PALM BAY - By Oct. 1, city residents who are customers of Waste Management will receive two wheeled 64-gallon black-colored carts for their refuse. One cart will have a gold-colored lid and will be used for garbage, and the other will have a teal blue-colored lid and be used for recycled items. A major...
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Have a blast at the 'Great American Celebration'
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VIERA - Baseball, fireworks and an all-you-can-eat barbecue are in store for attendees of the 16th annual "Great American Celebration." The event is sponsored in part by the Viera Co. and is scheduled for Sunday, July 4, at Space Coast Stadium, 5800 Stadium Parkway. The stadium gates will open at 5:30 ...
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