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School Department to closely screen curriculum for inappropriate lessons

The Florida Board of Education’s last-minute approval of Amplify Education’s K-5 English Language Arts curriculum spared Indian River ...

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At the Island Club, newspaper home delivery not what it used to be

For the past couple of months, home delivery of the Press Journal hasn’t been what it used to ...

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Artistic animals help make H.A.L.O.’s mission paw-sible

Several burgeoning four-legged artists recently displayed their abstract works of art at the Steve Diossy Marine Art Gallery ...

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Obesity epidemic helps drive increase in kidney disease

“We simply can’t live without at least one of our kidneys functioning properly,” said Dr. Saatiah Jaffry, a ...

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Drowning death of St. Ed’s senior in April ruled ‘accident’

An autopsy performed on Bidensky “BT” Termidor revealed the St. Edward’s School senior had a blood-alcohol level above ...

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Vero seeks to expand STEP system in Shores, South Beach

Now that half the 900 island homes with septic tanks in the Vero city limits are equipped with ...

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Grall details state’s renewed early education emphasis

Early learning advocates, community leaders, childcare providers and educators, and funders were recently invited by Childcare Resources of ...

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Demand for building lots mirrors the frenzy of the island housing market

A historically low number of homes for sale in Vero is driving a demand for building lots and ...

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‘Wonderful’ support boosts Arc’s Fragile Group Home

Supporters of the Arc of Indian River County gathered on its West Campus recently for an Old-Fashioned Hoedown ...

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Shores scolds county for offer to Vero in utility dispute

Vero Beach and Indian River County top staffers were meeting this week to settle a dispute regarding Vero’s ...

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Over the ‘moon’ with Little Free Library in Zayna’s honor

A new Little Free Library sponsored by the Rotary Club of Vero Beach Oceanside will carry on the ...

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COVID-19 cases soar, quadrupling in just three weeks

Indian River County has not escaped the nationwide surge of cases being attributed to the Delta variant of ...