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Organization on track to give school supplies to hundreds
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INDIANTOWN - Callers contacting the Indiantown Community Outreach are inquiring about the possibility of getting everything from clothes to basic school supplies to help their children return to school this month. The nonprofit can't help with clothes, but the group is aiming to double the number of children it hel...
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Robbery may have been part of gang initiation
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MARTIN COUNTY - Three men may have committed an armed carjacking as part of a gang initiation, according to arrest affidavits. One of the suspects, Joell C. Riggins, told Martin County Sheriff's Office investigators that another suspect, Odell Lee, "was to perform a robbery with the purpose of being initi...
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Group tackles 'intimate partner' violence among teens, preteens
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MARTIN COUNTY - When representatives of SafeSpace start their outreach program for teens and preteens, they ask if the children have known people involved in abusive relationships. In most classes, just about all the children raise their hands. The group doesn't track the number of children involved in violent rela...
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Group leads effort to hire 100 veterans in 100 days
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TREASURE COAST - Workforce Solutions has launched a campaign to put 100 veterans to work in as many days. The state-charted agency is reaching out to businesses in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties in an attempt to find jobs for some of the region's thousands of unemployed veterans. Its "100 H...
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Up the creek with a paddle
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Rob Bitzkowski of Jensen Beach muscled his way to a first-place finish in 1:00:52 in the inaugural SUPer Saturday Stand Up Paddle Fest benefiting the Maritime & Classic Boat Museum's newest program, 'Rockin' The Boat. The event took place Saturday, Aug. 4 behind the museum at Indian RiverSide Park in Jensen Beach...
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Election results to be broadcast live
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TREASURE COAST - As officials tabulate the results for the August primary, Martin County Television will provide live election coverage on air and via the Internet. MCTV will begin the broadcast at about 7 p.m. on election night, Aug. 14, and continue until the results are in for all polling stations. Coverage is s...
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Special Olympians surf
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Diego Sanguinetti of Martin County exits his run with a splash before heading out for another one during the regional invitational Special Olympics surf contest. The event was held at Stuart Beach Sunday, Aug. 5....
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Waterpark teams with tourism promoters to boost sales
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STUART - To keep up the strong performance that outpaced predictions and brought $1 million in revenue during the first season, administrators of Sailfish Splash Waterpark are looking to area hoteliers to push ticket sales. The move is part of an aggressive pricing and promotion campaign executed as part of a $20,0...
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Just kicking around
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Robert Montoya, Amarion Brown, Brandon Chaccone, Tre Washington, and Malcolm Brantley use their skills during a Boys & Girls Club soccer match at the 10th Street Recreational Center in Stuart....
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Elementary school gets new principal
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MARTIN COUNTY - Crystal Lake Elementary is getting a new principal, Timothy Aitken, who is relocating to Florida from Pennsylvania. Mr. Aitken, former principal of Hickory Elementary in Washington County, Md., brings five years of administrative and seven years of teaching experience to the job. He was assistant pr...
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