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Merritt Island, Florida is located in Brevard County. Zip codes in Merritt Island, FL include 32953, 32954, and 32952. More Merritt Island information.

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18 hrs ago | Florida Today

Cocoa Beach seeks ways to boost golf course revenues

Rounds of golf played at Brevard County's three county-owned courses have dropped 20 percent - and golfer-generated revenues have fallen 15 percent - during the past five years, records show.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Florida Today

Part 4: Glenn confirms he's in capsule, with a wave

Glenn's 50th: Propulsion engineer Lee Solid: Lee Solid, 75, was a propulsion engineer for the Friendship 7/John Glenn launch on Feb.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

American Reporter

Reporting: Cape CanaveralGOO0BYE to Endeavour

Even from miles away on the Banana River, here on Merritt Island, Fla., the shuttle takeoff spectacle impresses first-timers and old hands both, and if it hadn't been for a little help from one of those launch veterans, I still could have lost the final liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in the clouds this morning.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Florida Today

Merritt Island fugitive pleads guilty in deal

One of three fugitive siblings who were the focus of a nationwide search last summer will have to serve at least nine years in prison after pleading guilty to reduced charges.

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The Jewish News Weekly

Charitable groups grant seniors long-held wishes

Margarette Kirsch always wondered what it would be like to roll across America in an 18-wheeler. With the help of the Twilight Wish Foundation, the 82-year-old found out.

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Florida Today

Fans of Rockledge Drive seeking a truce

Members of bicycle and running clubs vowed Wednesday to try to work with residents of Rockledge Drive to resolve their differences over use of the scenic, two-lane road.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Florida Today

Surgeon joins Brevard Vascular Associates group

Vascular surgeon Nowokere Esemuede has joined Brevard Vascular Associates, one of Wuesthoff Health System's physician clinics.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Reuters

Florida prison privatization stalls in Legislature

A proposal to privatize at least 26 prisons in south Florida is facing stiff opposition in the Florida Senate and may not have the votes to pass, the chamber's president and chief backer acknowledged on Tuesday.

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American Reporter

Reporting: Cape CanaveralGOO0BYE to Endeavour

Even from miles away on the Banana River, here on Merritt Island, Fla., the shuttle takeoff spectacle impresses first-timers and old hands both, and if it hadn't been for a little help from one of those launch veterans, I still could have lost the final liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in the clouds this morning.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

ConsumerAffairs.Com

What's On Your Mind? Target, Sweepstakes, Starbucks

Relationships can be complicated, and sometimes they complicate consumer transactions.

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

Florida Today

SUV hits vehicle, Cocoa Beach house

A silver sport utility vehicle collided with a Jeep, careened out of control and crashed into the living room of a concrete-block house Sunday afternoon in Cocoa Beach.

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Times Herald-Record

Wayne's World: Bird-lovers flocking to Florida

It's, like, bird crazy at Florida's Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is why two retired Highland Falls teachers, Dave and Sharon Baker, landed there on a dirt trail with cameras, binoculars and a telescope.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

Florida Today

Practical problem leads to experiments

Erin McCaskey got to know well the long drive from her Merritt Island home to the county's hazardous waste disposal center.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Florida Today

$1 million schools donation deadline passes

The donor who pledged more than $3 million to the Brevard Schools Foundation last year missed a deadline this week for delivering part of the largest gift ever promised to Space Coast schools.

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American Reporter

Reporting: Cape CanaveralGOO0BYE to Endeavour

Even from miles away on the Banana River, here on Merritt Island, Fla., the shuttle takeoff spectacle impresses first-timers and old hands both, and if it hadn't been for a little help from one of those launch veterans, I still could have lost the final liftoff of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in the clouds this morning.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Florida Today

Fundraiser an evening of elegance, fun

What: Symphony for the Palate, a fundraiser for the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, included an elaborate dinner with wine pairings chosen by Jay Pettigrew of Petty's Meat Market.

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WFTV Orlando

NASA workers sent home because of smoke from controlled burn

All the gates to the Kennedy Space Center have been reopened, but hundreds of workers are still being allowed to go home after smoke from a nearby controlled burn reduced visibility in the area around the space center this morning.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

Florida Today

Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs up: To West Melbourne Elementary School for Science for being ranked the No.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012

Florida Today

Brevard breathes cleaner, healthier air

Total onsite toxic releases in Brevard County : 2010: 96,309 2009: 105,190 2008: 232,411 2007: 493,021 2006: 568,402 2005: 810,632 Source: U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency See Brevard's toxic pollution here: http://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_chem?p_view=COCH & trilib=TRIQ1&sort=_VIEW_& ... (more)

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Sat Jan 28, 2012

Florida Today

Hometown Hero: Merritt Island grad cooks up Navy avionics career

Rank: Airman Unit: VP45 Squadron Pelican Branch: U.S. Navy Home Base: NAS Jacksonville Experience: Dominczak has been in the Navy for about two years.

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