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Group grants wish to young cancer patient
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TREASURE COAST - Before he showed signs last July of the bone cancer that has changed his life, 16-year-old Ashton Richards played football for Treasure Coast High School's Titans. Now, he is homebound, and the Port St. Lucie boy's main activity is making trips to the hospital for chemotherapy. But thanks to the ef...
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Woman scammed by caller posing to be grandson
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MARTIN COUNTY - An 88-year-old Palm City woman recently received an unexpected call from a man who said he was her grandson. The man convinced her to send him $2,700 by Western Union, but she later found out he was not her grandson, according to a report to the Martin County Sheriff's Office. During the l...
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Senator supports bid to annex community
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TREASURE COAST - State Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, has prepared legislation to make the 129-acre Beau Rivage community part of Martin County. After receiving a petition from residents of the neighborhood that straddles St. Lucie and Martin counties, near the Treasure Coast Mall, Sen. Negron prepared the bill at the ...
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Having fun at TreasureFest
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Phoebe Vieiera, 4, of Stuart becomes part of the live show with an inflated cow during TreasureFest at the Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast Saturday, Sept. 24 in Jensen Beach.
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Book traces history of community
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MARTIN COUNTY - Jay Thompson, a historian who published a book about the establishment of the East Stuart community in 2007, has traced the roots of another area neighborhood. His latest work is "From the Roots of New Monrovia," and is the result of six years of research. It is the result of more than 500 interview...
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Group to buy land for conservation
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MARTIN COUNTY - A conservation group wants to help the county's environmental protection efforts by purchasing some land parcels identified as prime conservation land in public plans. Treasured Lands Foundation is convening a cross section of community representatives to identify and acquire property for permanent ...
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Creativity conference draws impressive lineup
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MARTIN COUNTY - Long showers. That's one of the keys to success from Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com, the company that pioneered online recruiting in 1994 and has since grown into a global business. Mr. Taylor was one of 17 speakers at TEDxThePineSchool, a creativity conference in Hobe Sound. In a riveting sp...
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It all adds up to smarter students
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'Mathemagician' Arthur Benjamin, a math professor at Harvey Mudd College, engages students and parents with math activities during the 10th Street Math Night at The Pine School in Stuart. Students and parents were engaged the rest of the evening with math interactive math displays, puzzles and more....
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Police arrest suspect tied to robbery of elderly women
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MARTIN COUNTY - A Stuart man is in jail after police linked him to two purse-snatchings involving elderly women. Andrew Patrick Gelinas, 27, of 288 S.E. St. Lucie Blvd., faces two counts of robbery and a burglary charge. The Stuart Police Department launched a manhunt for the suspect after an 86-year-old woman repo...
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Paddleboard adventure
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Jeff Domergue of Palm City paddleboards two passengers, Giovi DeFelici and Timeo Domergue, along the Indian River Lagoon during TreasureFest at the Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast Saturday, Sept. 24 in Jensen Beach....
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Martin County deputy arrested on interference charge
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MARTIN COUNTY - A Martin County deputy already on administrative leave without pay, was accused earlier this month of interfering with an investigation. Melissa Brumley, 39, no address available, was arrested Sept. 15 and charged with resisting an officer with violence. She has been on administrative leav...
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