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Lisa Zahner

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500 island homes with septic systems face deadline

Time is running out for roughly 500 homeowners on the barrier island who still have septic systems to ...

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Why have far more students been quarantined than teachers?

As of press time, more than 300 students have been quarantined for potential COVID-19 exposure at the county’s ...

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COVID-19 cases here rise after several week lull

After an encouraging start to September that saw a decrease in the county’s COVID-19 caseload, the past week ...

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First COVID cases reported at St. Ed’s lower school, Indian River Charter High

St. Edwards School experienced its first COVID-19 case and 24 lower school students were directed to quarantine after ...

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Nemours pediatrician ‘strongly recommends’ kids get flu vaccine

So far, the health precautions designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our local classrooms seem to ...

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Natural gas won’t be coming soon to Vero’s barrier island

Residents in Indian River Shores recently found questionnaires in their mailboxes asking if they would sign up for ...

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COVID-19 cases on island drop to summer low

Vero’s barrier island communities have had the lowest number of new coronavirus cases for a three-week stretch since ...

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Vero Beach City Council decides to focus on riverfront development costs

NEWS ANALYSIS — Vero Beach officials have decided to nail down many of the costs of the city’s ...

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No election needed: Shores to usher in 3 new council members

Indian River Shores residents will not vote for new town council members this fall since only three candidates ...

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Five candidates join race for Vero Council

Five people have qualified to run for three seats on the Vero Beach City Council in November, and ...

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New COVID-19 deaths slow in past week locally

Finally this week, the number of new COVID-19 deaths locally slowed somewhat, with six additional deaths and 67 ...

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Vero Council seems likely to defer focusing on ‘economic feasibility’ of riverfront project

NEWS ANALYSIS - Despite being told by their design consultant to decide quickly on a budget for the ...