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Researchers restoring oyster reefs in lagoon, river
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TREASURE COAST -- Discarded oyster shells from Tin Fish, Conchy Joe's and several other seafood restaurants around the Treasure Coast are making their way back to the water as part of a project to restore reefs in the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River estuaries. Scientists at the Florida Oceanographic Society...
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How does your garden grow?
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Mackenzie Montigney, 7, Rebecca Peacock, 7, Ian Wood, 9, and Matthew Sword, 8, all of Hobe Sound, tend the vegetable garden at Hobe Sound Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 18....
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$10 ticket buys chance to win house
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STUART -- A moving letter from a family who sold their house to pay for cancer treatments and a conversation with another recovering from a recent foreclosure reassures Robin Sutherland, YMCA's director of special projects, of the importance of her organization's annual Easter H...
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Sheriff doubts he'll enforce proposed federal gun laws
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MARTIN COUNTY -- Martin County's sheriff says he's not likely to enforce proposed federal gun-control legislation. Sheriff William Snyder said local law enforcement authorities are not empowered to enforce federal law. He said that's the job of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which enforc...
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Artist at work
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Allisa Provost, 12, of Jensen Beach, observes internationally recognized artist Katie Handerson of Port St. Lucie as she paints at the Visionary Art School booth at the sixth annual 'Give to Kids' benefit car and motorcycle show on Sunday, Jan. 20....
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Police raid marijuana grow house
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TREASURE COAST -- Stuart Police raided a marijuana grow house after executing a search warrant on an apartment on Indianola Street last week. Members of the narcotics units and "taking action against crime" unit executed a search warrant on Jan. 24 after becoming suspicious that a grow house was operating in the La...
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Up & coming
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Event to help retired racehorses Maurece "Moe" Williams, a retired running back for the Minnesota Vikings, is hosting a Super Bowl Sunday poker run and barbeque to benefit retired thoroughbreds. The public is invited to his Indiantown property as a kickoff to Super Bowl Sunday festivities on Feb. 3. Activities include pony rides, music, face pa...
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