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COVID infections, hospitalizations fall

After a one-week spike, the number of new local COVID-19 infections are back down to pre-spring break levels, ...

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New County Administrator eager to ‘prove my mettle’

New County Administrator John Titkanich, who agreed to a three-year contract that will pay him an annual salary ...

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Longtime county official, passed over for top administrator post, will retire

County Community Development Director Phil Matson said he would have served for at least another five years if ...

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Coming Up! Scramble will be on at Vero Beach Easter Egg Hunt

Easter is around the corner, and that means family activities galore. They begin on Saturday with the 63rd ...

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Riverside’s Oleanna – A brilliant take on provocative Mamet play

Normally, a play opens with the rise of a curtain or lights coming up on a darkened stage. ...

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Agricultural land prices soar as hedge funds compete with farmers and island buyers

During the pandemic real estate boom, big sales on the beachside got most of the limelight, but the ...

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Young musicians’ confidence inspires at GYO’s 20th gala

It was a moment of elegance as members of the Gifford Youth Orchestra’s Youth String Ensemble skillfully played ...

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Lovely garden ‘cottage’ in Indian Trails ‘redone from top to bottom’

Victor and Barbara Aprea had no intention of moving to Vero Beach. They came at the behest of ...

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Weak legislation dashes hopes for utility customers

News Analysis A piece of legislation intended to curb the financial excesses of municipal electric, water and sewer ...

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Something important was afoot at ‘Sock Drive Sock Hop’

Bobby socks and poodle skirts were back in fashion at an inaugural Vero Beach Sock Drive Sock Hop ...

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Improved technologies help with common prostate problem

Most men over 50 will begin having signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), more commonly referred to as ...

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Jim Welles, founder of dog park, was pooches’ best friend

I received spe-shull permission to write this because it’s about a local human who’s been buh-loved by hundreds ...