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Melbourne Beachsider

Smithson retiring, but he’ll always be worked up over water issues
by January 17 2019
Soon-to-be-retired Marty Smithson is planning to hit the road with his wife in a brand-new RV, but not ...
Melbourne Beachsider

Community support boosts family’s spirits
by January 17 2019
Life has been a blur for a close-knit Indian Harbour Beach family since 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. ...
Melbourne Beachsider

Gym equipment for active adults planned for Desoto Park
by January 10 2019
Melbourne Beachsider

Water main break ‘mystery’ keeps Melbourne (briefly) in suspense
by January 10 2019
It’s rare to have a “mystery” break of a main Melbourne Utilities water line because the thousands of ...
Melbourne Beachsider

SatBeach may be smart-grid technologies ‘TEST CITY’
by January 10 2019
One of the initial discussions in the planning of Brevard County’s first solar city hall in Satellite Beach ...
Melbourne Beachsider

Controversy over beach-access law largely moot here
by January 10 2019
Lawmakers in other coastal counties in Florida are continuing to debate a controversial public/private beach access law that ...
Melbourne Beachsider

Officials study, learn from tsunami half a world away
by January 03 2019
Indian Harbour Beach so far stands alone on the East Coast as the first community certified in 2005 ...
Melbourne Beachsider

City stabilizes shoreline as crowds of manatee-watchers grow
by December 20 2018
Manatees have escaped the cold in Satellite Beach canals since the city’s canals were dug, and they’ve always ...
Melbourne Beachsider

A call to install streetlight in wake of tragic death
by December 20 2018
A Nov. 2 crash that killed an elderly pedestrian trying to cross Highway A1A – devastating a Satellite ...
Melbourne Beachsider

Police pooch ‘Xena’ has nose for job
by December 20 2018
The Indian Harbour Beach Police Department now has Xena the Warrior Princess on staff. The drug-sniffing Golden Retriever, ...
Melbourne Beachsider

SatBeach cops revved up over new ATV … and price: $0
by December 13 2018
A vast improvement over Satellite Beach Police scanning the beach with binoculars, powerful and versatile ATVs for years ...
Champion for environmental health now fights his own medical battle
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Champion for environmental health now fights his own medical battle
by December 05 2018
Lifelong surfer Duane E. DeFreese, 64, a PhD marine biologist and Executive Director of Indian River Lagoon Council ...