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Students take honors with pencils, ink
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Patriotism. It's as American as stacking scoops of ice cream on a sweet sugar cone on a hot summer day. It was also the theme of an art competition sponsored by a local lawmaker. Vicki Zuckert, a senior at Indian River Charter High School, won second place in Rep. Bill Posey's t...
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Bridge to be dedicated to longtime community leader
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VERO BEACH - There may be two addresses with the name Alma Lee Loy attached to them, but there is only one real Ms. Loy. On May 12, the 17th Street Bridge will be dedicated and renamed in Ms. Loy's honor. Ms. Loy was an instrumental force in the construction of the bridge and has decades of community...
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Warm nights, cool jazz
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Jennifer Ferguson, left, and James Archer keep the music cool during 'Warm Nights, Cool Jazz' at the Vero Beach Museum of Art last Thursday evening. More than 150 people filled the front sculpture garden for the concert....
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Postal workers help 'stamp' out hunger with food drive
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TREASURE COAST - About 1,300 letter carriers, including 300 retirees, will join forces on a project to benefit Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie county agencies that feed the poor. On May 12, Treasure Coast postal workers will participate in Stamp Out Hunger, a national drive that has them collect food from donors...
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Mom takes teething terrors to task
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VERO BEACH - Necessity is said to be the mother of invention and sometimes inventions come from mothers. Devin Reed of Vero Beach is the mother of two young children, but also has quite an entrepreneurial mind. When her crying and teething child could find no solace in...
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Crime decreases locally, rises on rest of Treasure Coast
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TREASURE COAST - Reported major crimes increased in St. Lucie and Martin counties, but decreased in Indian River County, according to statistics released last week by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Officials in Martin and St. Lucie counties largely attributed the increase to a weak economy. Bu...
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Field not designated for use by dogs
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VERO BEACH - A grassy, open area near Bob Summers Field frequented by dogs and their human companions will not be officially designated as a park. The Vero Beach City Council voted down a recommendation by the city recreation advisory board to designate the area as Bob Summers Park. The designation w...
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Performance wows crowd
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Chauncey Jones, left, spurs the audience to give it up for the exceptional student education students as they all gathered on stage after last Friday' music inclusion program at Sebastian River High School. Mr. Jones is a member of the Vero Beach High School ESE program and he and four other classmates were invited...
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Waterfront project at crossroads
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SEBASTIAN - The eagerly awaited, yet controversial working waterfront project in Sebastian will undergo some re-evaluations in the near future. Tim Adams, president of Fisherman's Landing Sebastian, Inc., said soon he and Joe Griffin, Sebastian community planning director, will have a meeting to dis...
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