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Doctor’s slander lawsuit dismissed after confidential settlement pact

A slander suit brought by Vero Beach osteopath Christopher Olenek against local pharmacist Gregory DeCrescenzo has been dismissed ...

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Stage now set for $8 million Riverside Theatre expansion

The Vero Beach City Council members approved plans last week for a 5,803-square-foot expansion of Riverside Theatre. Plans ...

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2 retirements leave leadership void at Chamber of Commerce

Two high-level retirements have left the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce without a chief executive or an ...

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Round Island park vandalism puts security in spotlight

Sometime after dark one night in March, vandals drove vehicles into the center grass field at Round Island ...

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Previous owners of Rock City Gardens sue new owners for $1.35M breach of contract

Thomas and Rhonda Lowe, longtime owners of Rock City Gardens, are suing Stanoy Tassev, who purchased the garden ...

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County selects first batch of environmentally sensitive properties to purchase and preserve

The County Commission last week identified 560 acres of environmentally sensitive land that it hopes to buy for ...

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Appeals court backs Cleveland Clinic’s motion to dismiss wrongful death suit

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has prevailed in appealing a lower court ruling, effectively ending a negligence lawsuit ...

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Oil, tar soil island beaches for first time in years

Oil and tar have been washing ashore, mucking up the sand on barrier island beaches for the first ...

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Auto repairman, collector’s kin in classic-car dispute

A Vero Beach auto repairman is refusing to hand over a classic car that a deceased collector bequeathed ...

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Family sues Indian River Estates claiming failure of alert system led to father’s death

The family of a former resident of Indian River Estates is suing the retirement community for wrongful death, ...

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‘Whistleblower’ claims ex-management of two assisted living communities padded numbers

A former accountant for the company which managed the Regency Park and Harbor Chase communities until last May ...

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Island dune restoration project more than half completed

A $6.7 million project to restore almost 3 miles of island sand dunes destroyed by hurricanes Ian and ...