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Fashion show with tropical spin
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PORT ST. LUCIE - The Port St. Lucie Business Women Club raises more than $15,000 every year for the community, and they do it by putting their most "fashionable" foot forward. For the 22nd year, the group is holding its annual luncheon and fashion show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harbour Ridge Yacht and Count...
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Brown Center showcases future of energy, learning
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - The latest education building located on the Fort Pierce campus of Indian River State College officially opened its doors on April 11, and is already serving students and the community with its cutting-edge technology. The Brown Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship combines the late...
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Sexual assault program reaches milestone helping victims
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By Dawn Krebs dkrebs@hometownnewsol.com ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Being the victim of a sexual assault can be a horrific experience. But a small group of dedicated workers and volunteers on the Treasure Coast work hard helping victims with the aftermath. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Sexual Assault Program of the Treasure Coast, a loc...
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Kindergarten circus
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer
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New way to antique shop downtown
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By Dawn Krebs dkrebs@hometownnewsol.com FORT PIERCE - There's a little more than just window shopping in downtown Fort Pierce every third Saturday of the month. The downtown business association has begun a new, unique way to bring antiques to the community, from the trunks of cars, trucks and vans. Called "Treasures in the Trunk," vendors with a...
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Medical auxiliary needs volunteers
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Twenty years ago, Fran Bucior retired from her job as a department store buyer up north and relocated with her husband to Florida. But her vision of retirement wasn't to sit at home all day and watch television. "I decided I wanted to keep busy,"...
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Two assistant police chiefs selected
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By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com PORT ST. LUCIE - Port St. Lucie city manager Greg Oravec has chosen two long-time employees at the Port St. Lucie Police Department to become acting assistant chiefs, according to a memo released last week. From 11 candidates for the position, he chose Lt. William B. Vega Jr., supervisor of the special in...
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City manager restructures police department
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By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com PORT ST. LUCIE - A Port St. Lucie Police Department reorganization plan announced last week will result in 18 more officers on the streets, laying off 13 employees, closing a police substation and reducing bureaucracy, officials said. "It will put 18 law enforcement officers back on the street to fight cr...
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Teacher arrested after accusation of sexual harassment
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By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com PORT ST. LUCIE - A 51-year-old teacher was arrested after Port St. Lucie Police investigated complaints of possible sexual harassment. Gerald Destorel, 51, 1897 S.W. Citation Ave., Port St. Lucie, was charged with disorderly conduct. A 25-year-old teacher reported to police that on April 3, Mr. Destorel loo...
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Restaurant closing its doors
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - It was a labor of love that lasted 30 years. But the downturn in the economy will have Lance Brandenburg, owner of Out of Bounds Restaurant in Fort Pierce, serving dinners for the last time on April 21. Having worked in the restaurant i...
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College holds business plan competition
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By Dawn Krebs dkrebs@hometownnewsol.com ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Even in these economic times, people still have ideas for businesses for developing new projects or products that will make everyone's life a little better. To encourage these individuals, Indian River State College recently held its first business plan competition that was open to studen...
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Charter school signs lease
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By Dawn Krebs dkrebs@hometownnewsol.com ST. LUCIE COUNTY - After more than two years, it took just a few signatures for St. Lucie County to officially have a charter high school on April 10. The governing board of the College Preparatory Academy of the Treasure Coast finalized its negotiations with Florida Atlantic University and signed a lease o...
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Authorities: Man confesses to 25-year-old murder
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By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Twenty five years ago the body of David Scotty Smith was discovered in Taylor Creek near Fort Pierce. An autopsy showed he died from stab wounds to the lungs and liver and drowning. No one was arrested in the case for a quarter of a century until a Port St. Lucie man came forward and co...
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April adoption orientation slated
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By Patrick Bernadeau For Hometown News TREASURE COAST - The Treasure Coast division of the Children's Home Society of Florida will hold its April adoption orientation on Thursday, April 26 at the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County office at 5:30 pm. The Children's Home Society is a state wide, non-profit agency; the largest and oldest n...
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Columnist followed his own path in life
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James Preston Tucker, a psychic by trade and a columnist for Hometown News for nearly 10 years, came into the world as a surprise, a niece recalled Monday. "And for the remainder of his life, he remained a surprise at what he did," said Ellen Tucker, the niece. Mr. Tucker, 73, who wrote "Spirit Guide" and ...
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County commissioner suspended
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But he's still seeking re-election By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Despite being suspended as a county commissioner and charged with theft, Chris Dzadovsky will continue to seek re-election, he said in an e-mailed statement. "My re-election campaign will remain unchanged," Mr. Dzadovsky said in his statement. Mr. Dz...
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Crime group gets additional gift
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Staff report ST. LUCIE COUNTY - The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office recently donated $2,500 to Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers. That donation, as well as others from the Indian River and Martin County sheriff offices and the Port St. Lucie Police Department, will be used to enhance rewards for information leading to arrests and increase crime pre...
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Correction
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An article in the April 13 edition of Hometown News should have said that Albert Hazen, the driver of the school bus, took evasive action to avoid an accident. Hometown News regrets the error....
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