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Couple arrested after failing to return found property
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PORT ST. LUCIE - When someone loses a wallet, with any luck, a good Samaritan will find it and return it or turn it into someone. In the case of a Port St. Lucie woman, that proved not to be the case, and the finders were arrested on theft charges. Loretta Litvak Savka, 54, and Joseph R. Savka, 62, both of ...
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Start-up team gains impressive record
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FORT PIERCE - When Fort Pierce resident Cecil Smith found out about the Panther Hoops as a possible basketball team for his son, he didn't know much about it. Mr. Smith, whose son U-one is a member of the team now, said he talked with Anthony Joseph, the coach and founder of the program. "When he told me ho...
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Church fulfills long-term vision of reaching out to community
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By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com FORT PIERCE - About 30 years ago, First Presbyterian Church of Fort Pierce bought property on Hartman Road. The intention was to use the land to provide outreach programs to the community. But those plans were put on hold when the church relocated to the property from downtown Fort Pierce. In 2006 facing de...
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Benefit for a Family
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Scott Van Duzer and Lucy Brown, 15, of Fort Pierce, take a moment for a slide during a benefit for her family through the Van Duzer Foundation at Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce Wednesday, June 23. The Brown family lost their home to a lightning strike during a storm last month. Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer...
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Candidate weighs in on job creation
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PORT ST. LUCIE - For years, Port St. Lucie resident John Haugh said he felt the city needed to deal with a scarcity of jobs in the area. In deciding to run for City Council, Mr. Haugh said: "I finally decided they had enough opportunity and they failed." As a city council member, Mr. Haugh said he believe...
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Project to convert garbage to electricity moves forward
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By Jay Meisel meisel@hometownnewsol.com ST. LUCIE COUNTY - By 2014, St. Lucie County could have the first landfill in the United States with a plant that converts garbage to electricity and steam. Geoplasma LLC, based in Atlanta, received environmental permits from the state last month to build the plant. Hilburn O. Hillestead, president of Geopl...
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Woman with planning experience seeks seat on commission
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - With her experience in government and involvement in the community, Patricia A. Tobin feels she has something to offer the community, she said last week. Ms. Tobin said she decided to run as a Democrat for the District 2 seat on the St. Lucie County Commission. "Now more than ever we need...
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Organization receives gift toward center
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TREASURE COAST - Children's Home Society of Florida Treasure Coast Division recently received a gift from Virginia Marion of Bristol, R.I, for the Youth Transition Center capital campaign. Mrs. Marion and her late husband built a home in Vero Beach a few years ago, and when she decided to sell the home, her daughter, Meredith Hu...
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