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Hit with higher bills, businesses latest to raise stink over garbage-contractor switch
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Hit with higher bills, businesses latest to raise stink over garbage-contractor switch
by October 17 2025
The growing storm of discontent and protests over the mandatory switch of garbage contractors in Indian River County ...
What the haul? Irate Shores mulls lawsuit over trash-collection mess
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What the haul? Irate Shores mulls lawsuit over trash-collection mess
by October 15 2025
The messy switch from one trash hauler to another that was supposed to have been effective Oct. 1 ...
‘First Pres’ looking ahead to sparkling, new $16M sanctuary
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‘First Pres’ looking ahead to sparkling, new $16M sanctuary
by October 13 2025
When the big backhoe comes crashing down on the roof of the First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach ...
Island trash-bin switch has residents seeing red
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Island trash-bin switch has residents seeing red
by October 03 2025
In a “going green” move, many island homeowners will get to keep one blue recycling bin, but have ...
New HOA worry: Unpaid condo maintenance fees and assessments
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New HOA worry: Unpaid condo maintenance fees and assessments
by September 28 2025
Already battered by the twin financial crises of sky-high insurance costs and state-mandated requirements to fully fund reserves, ...
Plane crash survivor’s life takes a ‘fulfilling’ new direction
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Plane crash survivor’s life takes a ‘fulfilling’ new direction
by September 24 2025
As Lynn Jackson sees it, everything that has happened so far in her roller coaster life, from plane ...
17th Street Bridge to close next week
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17th Street Bridge to close next week
by September 11 2025
Island residents returning from a late dinner or other activities on the mainland next week should be aware ...
Flight-ing words: Breeze boss dismisses JetBlue as competitor
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Flight-ing words: Breeze boss dismisses JetBlue as competitor
by September 08 2025
Far from running scared, serial aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman says he doesn’t think the airline he founded a ...
Rabid fans set to take over Vero bars for NFL watch parties
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Rabid fans set to take over Vero bars for NFL watch parties
by August 12 2025
Since local residents, many of them retirees, have come to Vero from different parts of the country, just ...
Good deal: Vero Bridge Club ranked No. 5 nationally
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Good deal: Vero Bridge Club ranked No. 5 nationally
by July 31 2025
The Vero Beach Bridge Club has once again placed among the top five brick-and-mortar bridge clubs in North ...
Endless 17th Street bridge project may end a year early
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Endless 17th Street bridge project may end a year early
by July 17 2025
South Beach residents who use the 17th Street bridge to get to the mainland got some good news ...
Shores mandates second inspections for condo complexes that failed first
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Shores mandates second inspections for condo complexes that failed first
by July 15 2025
The Town of Indian River Shores wasted no time in passing an ordinance mandating second inspections for any ...