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Lisa Zahner

Melbourne Beachsider

Arrested teacher’s status a mystery as school starts

Charges have been dropped against Surfside Elementary School speech and language pathologist Kimberly Loomis, who had been out ...

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Principal disciplined over handling of bullying problem

Ocean Breeze Elementary School Principal Laurie Hering was formally reprimanded on June 15 for improper handling of a ...

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Town manager resigns only 18 months into job

Town Manager Tim Day gave the Melbourne Beach Town Council his two weeks’ notice last Thursday morning, resigning ...

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Shores residents to get $2 million in tax rebates

The Indian River Shores Town Council last week took first steps to return $2 million of the $4.4 ...

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Being late to party slowing construction of Shores cell tower

Speculation spread like wildfire through Indian River Shores last week that the much-anticipated cell tower project behind the ...

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Man died from heart attack, not lightning

INDIAN RIVER SHORES — Contrary to initial reports, the man who died while on the roof of his home in ...

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If it ain’t broke … Vero wastes time on City Council terms

For the past 98 years, Vero Beach City Council members have been elected to two-year terms, giving voters ...

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Vero attorney arrested for battery domestic violence

Local criminal defense attorney Adam Chrzan was arrested on July 19, and was charged with misdemeanor battery domestic ...

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Purchase of defunct INEOS plant in home stretch

Alliance BioEnergy's offer to buy the shuttered INEOS ethanol plant has been approved by the U.S. Department of ...

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Rising property values make it easier for governments to set budget priorities

The City of Vero Beach has shelved road projects for the past few years as other funding priorities ...

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Sale of Shores oceanside property closes; beach path next

While the town’s cell tower plans seem stalled, and the twists and turns of the Vero electric negotiations ...

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Shores residents still waiting for start on cell tower

Eight months after Indian River Shores ended years of controversy and approved construction of a cell tower on ...