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New mayor's priorities include train stop, neighborhood revitalization
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STUART -- In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Florida East Coast Railway helped spur economic development and drive the establishment of the city of Stuart. Now, about 100 years later, as the city gets ready for its centennial celebrations in 2014, its new mayor wants to see a return of passenger trains to the a...
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'Christmas by the Sea'
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The Barn Theatre's float at Stuart's 52nd annual 'Christmas by the Sea' parade, hosted by Stuart Main Street on Friday, Dec. 7....
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Blind students, police buy Christmas presents for area children
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MARTIN COUNTY -- As she waited outside the Treasure Coast Mall for other members of her group, 16-year-old Winona Brackett was excited about her shopping trip to Claire's. But the South Fork High School student was not shopping for herself at the accessories store popular with teens and tweens. She was among a group of ...
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National publication lauds nonprofit
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STUART -- The local United Way agency is making the most of recent praise from "Forbes" magazine, a national business and finance publication. "Forbes" listed United Way Worldwide -- the umbrella body made up of 1,400 autonomous organizations -- as the nation's largest charity. It also named the organization to its...
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Mayor asks for help to find driver who struck pedestrian
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STUART -- The 23-year-old Palm City woman who was injured in a hit-and-run accident on Dec. 9 is an assistant in the private law offices of Stuart Mayor Eula Clarke. And as police continued last week to seek the driver who struck Chariti Thomas, Mayor Clarke joined in the call for information. "We're just hurting r...
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Engineers invite public feedback on Everglades project
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MARTIN COUNTY -- Planners looking to protect the ecosystem of the Central Everglades are inviting feedback from Martin County residents. Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were in Stuart Dec. 13 as part of a five-city tour that included Coconut Creek, Estero, Homestead and Clewiston. "This is the b...
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Santa's here
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Children cheer the arrival of Santa Claus at the annual Christmas party hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin counties and sponsored by Treasure Coast Estate buyers and Publix Super Markets, at Grace Place in Stuart on Saturday, Dec. 15. A golf tournament at the Hobe Sound Golf Club, where...
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Up & coming
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Luncheon to benefit nonprofit The Founding Friends of Treasure Coast Hospice will hold a butterfly luncheon on Jan. 28 at Harbour Ridge Yacht and Country Club. This year's luncheon will include a fashion show and silent auction. Tickets are $100 and all proceeds will benefit Treasure Coast Hospice. For more information, call (772) 403-4594. Spo...
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