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Adult hockey league thriving
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MARTIN COUNTY - By day, Andre Lambros is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo in Stuart. But come Thursday evenings, the 49-year-old asset manager laces up his skates to join members of the Martin County Adult Hockey League at the rink in Halpatiokee Park. There, he is known as "The Commish," the head of a thriving h...
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Paddling for lagoon awareness
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TREASURE COAST - Justin Riney of Vero Beach has played in the waters of the Indian River Lagoon since childhood. Last week he literally stood up to raise awareness for the aquatic east coast gem. Mr. Riney organized Stand Up for the Indian River Lagoon to bring the environmental, ecological and economi...
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Nonprofit to take over clinics
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MARTIN COUNTY - West Palm Beach-based Florida Community Health Centers will take over the administration of three local health department clinics beginning early next year. Effective Jan. 1, the Martin County Health Department will no longer provide adult health, pediatric and prenatal/maternity services. The move...
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Rite of passage
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Noel Jad'on, 17, of Jensen Beach, a member of the school's weightlifting team and her escort, Mathew Quesad, 19, of Palm City, at Jensen Beach High School's homecoming parade on Thursday Oct. 18....
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Man killed in hunting accident
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HOBE SOUND - A Loxahatchee man is dead following a hunting accident in an undeveloped portion of the Bridgewater development, just north of Jupiter. Clinton Robert Haas, 34, died at the scene from a gunshot wound, in what investigators described as a "terrible hunting accident." He was hog hunting with a friend at ...
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Department completes health assessment
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MARTIN COUNTY - The Martin County Health Collaborative has completed a four-year project to gage the needs of Martin County residents. The group consists of more than 25 partners, including United Way, the county's health department, the Children's Services Council, Martin Health System, the Council on Aging and ...
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Park renamed in honor of former legislator
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HOBE SOUND - A former state legislator's love of a local landmark has led to its renaming in his honor. William G. "Doc" Myers, a longtime Hobe Sound resident, was a frequent visitor to the South County Ball Park. And this month, following a vote last July, county commissioners officially renamed the recreational s...
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Voters' guide to 12 proposed state amendments
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TREASURE COAST - Twelve proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. They cover a broad range of issues, including allowing religious organizations to receive public funds, increasing homestead exemptions for new homebuyers, providing a tax break for disabled ve...
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Kittens and fall fest
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Lily Bloomster, 3, of Stuart, admires a group of kittens at the Hobe Sound Animal Protection League's booth at the Palm City fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 20....
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Up & coming
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Health fair on Oct. 31 An Indian River State College nursing student health fair will take place from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. presented by IRSC nursing students in the Koblegard Student Union on main campus. For more information, call (772) 462-7571 or email mjohnson@irsc.edu. Painting up for auction An original Highwaymen painting is up for aucti...
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