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US Representative District 24 DEM

Suzanne Kosmas 7828 76.87 Paul P. Partyka 2356 23.13

State Representative District 28 REP

Dorothy L. Hukill 8500 68.79% Teresa A. Valdes 3856 31.21%

County Court Judge Group 9

Mary Jane Henderson 31450 49.72% Robert A. Sanders, J 31802 50.28%

Circuit Court Judge Group 5

Dennis Craig 14985 25.53 Marc Dwyer 9796 16.69% Sid Nowell 4543 7.74
Ed Haenftling Jr. 3113 5.3 Joe Horrox 17294 30.51 John M. Selden 8956 15.26

County Council 3

 Joie Alexander 3696 25.33 Bill Benedict 2092 14.34 Ellen Darden 2360 16.17
Deborah A. Denys 2504 17.16 John J. D'Hondt 344 2.36 Roger L. Gray 1025 7.02 George Trovato 2572 17.62

County Council At Large

Eddie Colosimo 8289 12.66% Joyce Cusack 26818 40.75
Mary Martin 12029 18.28 Margie M. Patchett 18674 28.38

School Board Member Dist.3

Maredy Hanford  3309 24.97% Sharon Luebbers  4435 33.46% Stan Schmidt  5509 41.57%

 

Circuit Court Judge Group 10

Scott DuPont 18411 32.76 Don Holmes 22162 39.43 Eric K. Neitzke 15631 27.81

Circuit Court Judge Group 5

Dennis Craig 10900 25.31 Marc Dwyer 7050 16.37 Ed Haenftling Jr. 2225 5.17
Joe Horrox 13290 30.86 Sid Nowell 3277 7.61 John M. Selden 6327 14.69

Circuit Court Judge Group 3

Matt Foxman 25806 56.1 George S. Pappas 20192 43.9

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 24

Sandra “Sandy” Adams  646  21.34%  Karen Diebel  877  28.97% Tom Garcia  506  16.72%
Deon Long  95  3.14% Craig S. Miller  903  29.83%   -   -   -

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REPORTED FIRST by NSBNEWS.net
Tornado strike damages home on NSB's Sandpiper Avenue

NSBNEWS.net photos by Jeanette DiCara.

Pete Johnson of New Smyrna Beach looks at blown  insulation covering the outside of his home like snow, with pieces of the roofing twisted on his side balcony, following a small tornado that touched down on the beachside just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday  A tarp was placed on Johnson's Sandpiper Avenue home a short time later. Below, roofers begin repairs about two hours after the tornado touched down.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A small tornado touched down on the beachside just after 1:30 p.m., damaging the roof of a couple of homes on Sandpiper Avenue and Laurel Bay Drive, but no injuries were reported, New Smyrna Beach officials said.

"The roof of a home at 707 Sandpiper was damaged," City Commissioner Jack Grasty told NSBNEWS.net. "A garbage dumpster was moved about 75 feet into a car, but there wasn't much other destruction."

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REPORTED FIRST by NSBNEWS.net
EDGEWATER COPS: Port Orange man charged witrh sexual battery on girl, 14, after drugging her

EDGEWATER -- A 27-year-old Port Orange man was arrested Tuesday on charges he committed sexual battery on a 14-year-old girl after drugging her to the point where she was incapacitated, Edgewater police said.

The alleged incident occurred in Edgewater the night before, Edgewater police Detective Chris DeRosa said, adding that the accused confessed to the crime in a telephone call from police, leading to his 12:10 p.m. Tuesday arrest.

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PUBLIC SAFETY
NSB COPS: Man, 23, arrested on child-porn charges; including sexually explicit pictures of a toddler

Courtesy photo / NSBPD

Kenneth W. Crist, 23, of 605 Goodwin Ave., New Smyrna Beach, was arrested Friday on charges of possessing photos of child pornography.  According to New Smyrna Beach police, the sexually explicit photos possessed by Crist included that of a child no older than 3.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Police uncovered a dirty little secret behind the doors of 605 Goodwin Ave. when they arrived with a search warrant Friday morning. The occupant of the residence, 23-year-old Kenneth W. Crist soon found himself behind bars, charged with possessing pornographic photos of children, New Smyrna Beach police said.

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NSB's PLANNING DEBACLE/NSBNEWS.net exclusive
City asks the state to fast track dozens of building projects its own planning dept. sat on for 5 years, including a hotel on Flagler Avenue and a Walmart Supercenter

NSBNEWS.net Investigative Reporting

Previous coverage click below:

NSB's Planning Debacle

NSBNEWS.net videos by Sera Frederick

New Smyrna Beach officials drove to the state's capital  to make their pitch for expedited approvals on an array of massive community-project applications, including a Walmart Super center near Interstate 95 and a hotel on Flagler Avenue, some dating back five years that sat in the city's planning department unfinished. NSBNEWS.net broke the original news and was the only media outlet to go to Tallahassee to cover the Wednesday morning meeting between NSB officials and those with the Florida Department of Community Affairs.NSB News' exclusive coverage of the meeting is presented gavel to gavel without cuts in the eight video segments above.

TALLAHASSEE -- Like the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western, there's the good, the
bad and the ugly of New Smyrna Beach's planning debacle in the wake of the municipal
delegation's meeting Wednesday with the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

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Elections 2010

NSB ELECTIONS
Board of Realtors 'recommends' Adam Barringer for mayor, Jack Grasty for a second term as Zone 2 commissioner and Judy Reiker for Zone 1 commissioner

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. The New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors has recommended the election of Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer, Zone 2 incumbent City Commissioner Jack Grasty and Zone 1 City Commissioner candidate Judy Reiker.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayoral candidate Adam Barringer, incumbent Zone 2 City Commissioner Jack Grasty and Zone 1 City Commissioner candidate Judy Reiker all received "recommendation" for support from the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors for the Sept. 22 primary and in the general election.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Zone 2 commission candidate Steve Sather on his no contest plea in cocaine arrest: 'I made a mistake 17 years ago'

Courtesy photo. Steve Sather, candidate for Zone 2 city commissioner of New Smyrna Beach, pleaded no contest 17 years ago to sale and delivery of cocaine, for which adjudication of guilt was withheld. Sather said he believes his past was brought to light to weaken his campaign.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Zone 2 City Commissioner candidate Steve Sather said he regrets to this day that he bought an ounce of cocaine for $2,000 from a man who turned out to be an undercover cop, for which he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to community control and then probation.

Because it was his first offense, adjudication of guilt was withheld for the then-41-year-old New Smyrna Beach resident. Fast forward to 17 years later and Sather, now 58, is having to come to grips with his past all over again.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Mayor Sally Mackay upset with wording in opponent Adam Barringer's political ads: 'He's not the mayor -- he's running for mayor'

Mayor Sally Mackay is upset that challenger Adam Barringer does not have the word 'for' on his political campaign ads since he is not an incumbent as required by Florida statutes. He said it was an oversight and fellow challenger Marilee Walters said there are bigger issues in the campaign to focus on than semantics.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayor Sally Mackay is upset with challenger Adam Barringer's campaign signs.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Mayor Sally Mackay and challengers Marilee Walters and Adam Barringer duel in debate attended by 200-plus (see our exclusive video)

NSBNEWS.net videos by Sera Frederick. Mayor Sally Mackay and challengers Marilee Walters and Adam Barringer debated the issues Saturday in front of 200-plus citizens during Saturday's debate at the Hidden Lakes Golf Club.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Zone 2 City Commissioner Randy Richenberg and challengers Frank Dalton Jr. and Judy Reiker debate the issues (see our exclusive videos)

NSBNEWS.net videos by Sera Frederick. Zone 2 City Commissioner Randy Richenberg and challengers Frank Dalton Jr. and Judy Reiker went head to head on the issues in Saturday's debate, which was sponsored by the Public Watch Committee and NSBNEWS.net.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Zone 2 City Commissioner Jack Grasty and challengers Stephen Sather and Palmer Wilson square off in debate (see our exclusive video)

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Zone 2 City Commissioner Jack Grasty and challengers Stephen Sather and Palmer Wilson squared off in Saturday's debate at the Hidden Lakes Golf Course. This was the first of three debates that morning and early afternoon sponsored by the Public Watch Committee and NSBNEWS.net.

 

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NSB ELECTIONS
Today is the final day to register to vote in the Sept. 22 primary

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Today is the final day to register to vote in the Sept. 22 primary races for mayor and two city commission seats, according to the Volusia County Board of Elections.

City residents who are not registered may do so by going to the Department of Motor Vehicles (in the K-mart plaza on State Road 44), the New Smyrna Beach Public Library (1001 S. Dixie Freeway) or at the Volusia County Board of Elections Office in DeLand (125 W. New York Ave., DeLand). For more information on registering for the primary, please call the Supervisor of Elections at (386) 736-5930.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Mayor Sally Mackay sets up re-election campaign headquarters at former Daytona Beach News-Journal/Pennysaver building on Canal Street

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. Mayor Sally Mackay has set up shop on Canal Street for her re-election bid for a second term as mayor of New Smyrna Beach. Ironically, campaign headquarters are at the former newspaper mecca, the Canal Street bureau of the Daytona Beach News-Journal/Pennysaver offices.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Dozens of volunteers showed up this sunny Saturday morning and into the early afternoon to pick up their share of lawn signs, buttons and placards for the re-election campaign of first-term Mayor Sally Mackay, who opened up her headquarters on Canal Street at the former bureau offices of the Daytona Beach News-Journal/Pennysaver.

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NSB ELECTIONS
Commissioner Richenberg's 'no' vote to re-negotiate lease with Anglers not lost on campaign opponent Reiker

NSBNEWS.net photo (far left) by Henry Frederick. Courtesy photo (at left). Mayoral candidate Marilee Walters (far left) and City Commissioner candidate Judy Reiker take notes during Wednesday night's City Commission meeting regarding the Angler's Yacht Club lease.

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Just in
Palmer Wilson challenges incumbent Jack Grasty for Seat 2 on the NSB City Commission

NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick and Henry Frederick. Palmer Wilson (far right) is challenging incumbent Jack Grasty (inset) for the Zone 2 seat on the New Smyrna Beach City Commission.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Saying his top priority is to "reinvent our local government," Palmer Wilson announced today that he is running to unseat Jack Grasty as Zone 2 Commissioner in the City of New Smyrna Beach.

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