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Courtesy photos / Angela Carter Several hundred people march from the predomintly black Westside Community to downtown New Smyrna Beach, along the way crossing the Dr. Msarin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in honor of MLK Day with a formal remembrance program at Old Fort Park on Sams Avenue.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Larry Chisolm was among the first generation of African Americans to attend the newly integrated Faulkner Street Elementary School in the early 1970s. Today while thousands of New Smyrna Beach residents enjoyed the extended holiday weekend, he and several hundred others marched in celebration of Martin Luther King Day.

A quick review of the City Commission’s recent agendas and subsequent results leads one to conclude that they are more interested in spending our tax dollars as opposed to curbing spending and thus reducing taxes. A glaring example is the city's lax attention to its leases.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce will be very involved in the fundraising efforts at Mother Music Fest on May 8.

Editor's Note: The following is the message newly installed Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce President Sue Williams wrote in the 1st quarterly newsletter to the membership:

Dear Members, I would like to thank my fellow Chamber members for presenting me with this opportunity to serve as Chamber President for 2010. I feel humbled, honored, grateful, and extremely excited to serve on your behalf in 2010. It is my purpose to serve the greater good by bringing people and resources together to create value that no single person can build alone.

We have called ourselves the Chamber of Commerce for over a three quarters of a century, but in 2010, it is my recommendation that we consider this moniker as we continue to face an uncertain economy………………… THE CHAMBER OF COURAGE!

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. A 60-year-old bicyclist died aboard the Sheriff's One helicopter en route to Halifax Medical Center after he was struck by a motorist on Peninsula Avenue after 2 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 60-year-old bicyclist lost his life after pedaling into the path of an oncoming car on Peninsula Drive, just south of the intersection with Flagler Avenue just after 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, New Smyrna Beach police said.

DELAND -- A woman who showed up at the DeLand Police Department headquarters Tuesday night wanting to know why a video was broadcast on the local evening news featuring her as a
suspect in a robbery was arrested on scene by Sheriff's deputies, an agency spokesman said.

Courtesy photo. Daniel N. Raimondo, 60, of New Smyrna Beach, was killed Tuesday on Peninsula Avenue near Flagler Avenue when he was struck by a car while on his bicycle.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A Celebration of Life and visitation for 60-year-old Daniel N. Raimondo, who died tragically Tuesday when he was hit by a motorist on his bicycle, will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Baldwin Brothers Heritage Chapel, 1 North Causeway.