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Saturday's candidate debates moved to Hidden Lakes Golf Club

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Saturday's planned debates for the mayor and two city commission seats have been moved to the Hidden Lakes Golf Club to address parking, seating and traffic limitations.

The program gets under way at 9 a.m. in the Hidden Lakes' Greenview Room, which seats up to 200 people. Hidden Lakes is located at 35 Fairgreen Ave.

Demonstration Friday night in South Daytona on how high tech cameras help spot stolen vehicles

SOUTH DAYTONA — As part of its Friday evening DUI/Safety Checkpoint, the South Daytona Police Department will also utilize Daytona Beach Police Department’s Automatic License Plate Recognition system to spot stolen vehicles.

The ALPR camera system, which is mounted on a police car, captures license plate information and alerts the officer if the vehicle has been reported stolen. The high tech system is capable of scanning thousands of tags per hour, greatly extending the capability and efficiency of the department, officials said.

Blogger Joe Glasse: Wishing 'we could just trust the drug and insurance companies to do the right thing'

Create: Fri, 08/28/2009 - 00:20
Author: Joe Glasse
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I do not think that any health care insurance including Medicare should be a money-making product. I cannot accept the large profits that are made on the backs of the Government and Medicare recipients by private insurance companies.

An example is Humana’s second quarter profits of $281.8 million. How much do they pay their management? How much money are they paying for advertising including useless notices and brochures?

NSB police motors officer Chris Salomone king of the road

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Courtesy photos/New Smyrna Beach Police Department. New Smyrna Beach Police motors officer Chris Salomone finished second overall among 83 police motorcycle officers from the U.S. and Canada at the Great Lakes Training Seminar at Ontario College in Ontario, Canada. He finished first overall in the windshield division.  These photos were taken locally prior to the training competition.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Few doubt that Harley-Davidson is the king of the road when it comes to motorcycles. The same can be said for New Smyrna Beach police motors officer Chris Salomone, who competed last weekend in the Great Lakes Training Seminar at Ontario College in Ontario, Canada.

NSB police motors officer Chris Salomone king of the road

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NSB police motors officer Chris Salomone king of the road

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Few doubt that Harley-Davidson is the king of the road when it comes to motorcycles. The same can be said for New Smyrna Beach police motors officer Chris Salomone, who competed last weekend in the Great Lakes Training Seminar at Ontario College in Ontario, Canada.

Call for volunteers: Countywide census committee meets Sept. 10

DAYTONA BEACH -- Volusia County’s Complete Count Committee hit the ground running this month, launching a public-awareness campaign designed to make the 2010 Census the county’s most successful census ever, county spokeswoman Pat Kuehn said.

The committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Volusia County Sheriff’s Training Center, 3901 Tiger Bay Road, Daytona Beach. Chairmen of the eight subcommittees will present progress reports.

'Cudas wallop Wellington, 36-7 at home

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NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. 'Cudas quarterback A.J. Granger was thrilled with his team's performance with a convincing win at home against the Wellington Wolverines, 36-7.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The New Smyrna Beach High 'Cudas started the preseason strong with a blistering 36-7 win over the Wellington Wolverines.

The outcome might have been even greater had a long touchdown run by Freddie Horn not been called back late in the fourth quarter on a penalty.

All nine candidates to appear in this morning's public debates

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- All nine candidates for elective office in New Smyrna Beach will participate in this morning's public debates at the Hidden Lakes Golf Club, 35 Fairgreen Ave. There is ample parking and plenty of seating available.

The format is as follows:

9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Zone 2 city commissioner: Palmer Wilson, Stephen Sather and incumbent Jack Grasty.

10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Zone 1 city commissioner: Frank Dalton Jr., Judy Reiker and incumbent Randy Richenberg.

11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mayor: Marilee Walters, Adam Barringer and incumbent Sally Mackay.