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WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach (FL-24), a member of the fiscally responsible New Democrat Coalition, applauded the passage of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The measure, cosponsored by Congresswoman Kosmas, will turn PAYGO budget rules that have been in effect since 2007 into law with enforceable consequences.

Courtesy photo. Edgewater Councilwoman Debra Rogers wants her colleagues to cut spending in the new fiscal budget. Edgewater's mill rate in its current operating budget is the highest in Volusia County, followed by Daytona Beach.

EDGEWATER -- Councilwoman Debra Rogers is going against the grain with her colleagues concerning Edgewater's spending for the new fiscal year, especially since the city's current operating budget required the highest tax rate in Volusia County this year.

Shirley A. Davis, 66, Edgewater, a homemaker, died Monday, July 20, 2009.

Mary Catherine Webb, 96, of Edgewater, a former teacher and librarian involved in Democratic party politics, died Monday, July 20, 2009

Julie Dunning, 39, of New Smyrna Beach, married with two children, who battled multiple sclerosis, died Thursday, July 16, 2009.

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July 21, 2009: James W. Hill and Marcella A. Halstead, Edgewater.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Blue Heron International Pictures announced today that its latest Holocaust documentary -- Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo -- produced locally, has been accepted by the 2009 Route 66 Film Festival to be held in Springfield, Ill., on Sept. 19-20.

“After being named one of the 25 festivals worth the fee in Moviemaker Magazine, we received many more than the usual number of entries, “festival director Linda McElroy said. “Making our selections this year was extremely difficult, and we had to pass up many excellent films.”

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, a member of the House Science and Technology Committee, issued the following statement celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing:

I recently watched the documentary “Safe Haven, The Warsaw Zoo,” produced by New Smyrna Beach High School teacher Richard Lester with his son Gary (as director) and Edgewater resident Charlie Carlson. If you never heard of it or haven’t seen it, I suggest you go to www.IDBM.com and watch it. The film is not long but tells a riveting tale of the Warsaw Jews when the Germans took over Poland.

David A. Saltsman, 60, of Edgewater, a paramedic and Vietnam war veteran, died Sunday, July 19, 2009.

Courtesy photo/NSB PD. A man found shot to death early this morning in an SUV behind an Edgewater bar has been identified by New Smyrna Beach police as 25-year-old Jeremy M. Markley of Eustis. His killer remains at large.

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. In her twice monthly video interview with NSBNEWS.net, New Smyrna Beach Mayor Sally Mackay talks about the proposed municipal budget and the hiring of a new city manager in this segment on Canal Street.