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Two-day festival highlights rich culture
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A country deeply rooted in its customs, India honors various traditions and celebrates a rich culture. On Saturday, March 10, and Sunday, March 11, those roots will spread to the Wickham Park Pavillion for the 16th Annual Indiafest. This year's event carries the theme "Festivals of India," highlighting the diversity throughout ...
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Emergency personnel rise to the challenge of shaving their heads for charity
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VIERA - After several months of growing his, otherwise short, hair out last year, Lt. Tyler Cox showed no fear as a local barber began to shave the top of his head, drawing laughter and applause from a crowd of more than 75 onlookers. But Lt. Cox was not alone. Nearly 30 members of Brevard County Fire Rescue ...
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Beachside town celebrates 60 years
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INDIALANTIC - In the mid-1920s, what is now known as Indialantic was home to a wooden bridge, stretching across the Indian River Lagoon, a few hundred residents and the Indialantic Casino, a vacation hotspot that stood where Nance Park is today. People would travel from all over the world to this casino, which featured ...
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Living legends
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Scott Carpenter listens while John Glenn recounts details of being the first American to orbit the earth. Monday Feb. 20 was the 50th anniversary of the historic flight and NASA celebrated with events at Kennedy Space Center last weekend....
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NASA releases two educational games
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Have you ever wanted to try your hand at air traffic control, or test your knowledge of NASA's space exploration program? Well, there's an app for that - or two, to be precise. NASA recently launched a duo of applications: its fi...
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Firefighter heading back to court next month for 'prank'
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BREVARD - A Titusville firefighter was arrested after adding a toxic substance into his co-worker's canteen, which was a part of a series of pranks specifically targeting his fellow firefighter, according to a news release from the Titusville ...
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Keep Brevard Beautiful takes on new leadership
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BREVARD - When it comes to protecting the environment, Tony Sasso has always been an avid supporter. So when he was asked to become Keep Brevard Beautiful's new executive director, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass down. With a more than 30-year history on the Space Coast, Ke...
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Group seeks volunteers to provide health insurance information to community
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A program operated by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs not only sheds light on health insurance information, but it shines on those who need its resources. SHINE, Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders, provides free education and counseling for Medicare beneficiaries and caregivers throughou...
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TICO Airshow
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The TICO Airshow has been scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 9-11, at the Valiant Air Command, U.S. Highway 1 and S.R. 405 in Titusville. There will be modern military fly-bys and demonstrations, strafing runs, vintage war birds, static displays, dog fights and a vintage car show and flight line. Doors open at 8:...
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An artisan in stained glass leaves a far-flung legacy
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COCOA BEACH - For a world master in his field, and as an artist of great renown and unique talent, Stanley Klopfenstine gets very little walk-in traffic in his artist's abode in downtown Cocoa Beach. Nestled in a strip mall, the cramped studio where Mr. K...
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West Melbourne to clean up nuisance properties
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WEST MELBOURNE - If you don't cut your grass in West Melbourne, the city will do it for you. For a price. Because a few residential and commercial lots have become eyesores, the City Council voted to allow city work crews to maintain the unsightly yards. The City Council ...
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Headed for the hoop
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Traci Mabe, 14, of Palm Bay goes to the basket for a layup while Madison Farley, 14, of Malabar tries to come in for a block during their Palm Bay Youth Basketball Association game Feb. 11 at the Palm Bay Community Center. The two teams, the Suns and Mystics, consisted of girls between the ages of 13-16....
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Police Explorers seek help to get to state contest
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PALM BAY - Teenagers who are Police Explorers and are sponsored by PAL - the Police Athletic League - could use a few pals. Members of Palm Bay Police Explorers Post 597 are eligible to compete in a statewide competition in North Florida. The Police Explorers, wh...
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Palm Bay reinstates police at schools
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PALM BAY - Citing occasional violent acts and misbehavior at city schools, Palm Bay councilwoman Kristine Isnardi called for the reinstatement of school resource officers. And the City Council quickly agreed to consider returning the officers, who had been eliminat...
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Brevard Zoo unveils state-of-the-art animal center
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VIERA - Home to nearly 600 animals, including 170 different species, Brevard Zoo is not only responsible for providing the public with knowledge about these various creatures, but also the overall health and well-being of each animal in its care. This responsibility will soon be e...
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Japanese flower power
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Judy Stephan of Rockledge carefully adjusts the leaves on her ikebana flower arrangement during the meeting of the Melbourne chapter of the Ikebana International Club at the Melbourne Public Library. Ikebana is one of the traditional arts of Japan, which has been practiced for more than 600 years....
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Correction
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In the Feb. 10 edition of Hometown News, a dining review on Ozzie's Crab House in Palm Bay should have said "local suppliers (such as Sysco and Cheney Brothers) keep Ozzie's stocked with grouper, snapper, Dungeness and snow crabs." The story mistakenly said Ozzie's offers redfish on the menu. Redfish has been banned for resale in the U.S. since 20...
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