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NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick. Danny Veltri is shown on two large screens outside Flip Flops as hundreds cheer inside and outside the beachside restaurant for the winner of FOX reality TV's "Hell's Kitchen.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Danny Veltri proved tonight before a nationwide telvision audience he could stand the heat in the ultimate kitchen -- FOX reality TV's "Hell's Kitchen -- winning the national recognition as top chef and $250,000 richer.

Marian Smith, 98, of Edgewater, a food demonstrator, died Monday, May 11, 2009.

William P. Everson, 71, of Edgewater, a former offset press operator in the printing industry, died Friday, May 8, 2009.

Barry "Tig" Denk, 37, of Edgewater, the owner of an underground utilities company, died on or about Thursday, May 7, 2009.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Council on Aging is offering the chance for someone to win a five-day cruise for two to the Bahamas and Key West.

Raffle donations are $5 each for the Feb. 1, 2010, cruise. A drawing will be held Nov. 7, at the Brannon Center, 105 S. Riverside Drive.

Please see Lorraine at the Brannon Center for tickets or call her at (386) 424-2280.

Courtesy photo/Lt. Jill Danigel of Edgewater Fire-Rescue. Four people were slightly injured when a car rear-ended a Votran bus picking up a passenger early Monday on U.S. 1 in Edgewater.

EDGEWATER -- Four people received minor injuries when a car rear-ended a stopped bus picking up a passenger in the northbound lane of the 100 block of North Ridgewood Avenue just after 7:30 a.m. Monday, Edgewater Fire-Rescue officials said.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayor Sally Mackay congratulated Mullinax Ford Mercury during Tuesday night's City Commission meeting for its "2008 President's Award" as among the top Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships in the country.

"This is great for New Smyrna Beach," the mayor said, "We really appreciate our businesses."

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Carol Kelley, principal of New Smyrna Beach High School, was welcomed back to school this week after being out since March after a car accident for which she suffered a broken pelvis and hip.

Though still confined to a wheelchair, Kelley returned to school, an occasion recognized on the high school's Web site with: "Welcome back, Dr. Kelley!"

COUNTY ANNOUNCES SITES FOR SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Volusia County’s Human Services Office will sponsor a Summer Food Service Program for children at 75 sites throughout Volusia County from June 15 through Aug. 14.

The program provides nutritionally balanced meals regardless of race, color, sex, disability or national origin, said Pat Kuehn, county spokeswoman. The programs are approved for areas in which 50 percent or more of the children qualify for free and reduced price meals during the school year.

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Meet the Mayor: Sally Mackay is our newest video feature, with twice monthly interviews with the top elected leader of New Smyrna Beach. The first interview includes Mackay's stance on the upcoming municipal budget and spending, the search for a new city manager and her plans for re-election.

NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. People flock to the South Causeway Bridge in New Smyrna Beach to catch a glimpse of the shuttle take-off from Cape Canaveral. Others gather at the North Causeway Bridge as well as the beach for the 2 p.m. Monday liftoff.