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Obituaries

Rose Marie Gallagher, 79, of Edgewater, a homemaker and member of the Dolphin Club and American Legion Post #285 Auxiliary, both in Edgewater, who enjoyed fishing, clamming and shrimping in the river, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.

Isaiah Earl Booth, 1 day, of New Smyrna Beach, son of LaSonya Booth, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.

Karen Petroni, 58, of Edgewater, a bookkeeper, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.

Sheriff's Office: Edgewater woman pistol-whipped and robbed; alleged attackers arrested

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Courtesy photos/Jail mugs. Charles Harold Oldham-King, 41, of Edgewater, and Lenore M. Davis, 29, of New Smyrna Beach, were arrested earlier today on charges of pistol-whipping and robbing a 28-year-old Edgewater woman.

Please click the attachment to read the Sheriff's Office charging affidavit report below the story.

EDGEWATER -- A 28-year-old Edgewater woman was pistol-whipped and robbed of her purse with $300 in cash and her cell phone, after accepting a ride from people she knew, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

Obituaries

John J. Foley, 79, of New Smyrna Beach, a former self-employed plumber, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.

Carolyn M. Radle, 84, of New Smyrna Beach, a former clerk for the state of Pennsylvania, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

Albert Michael Scara Jr., 57, of New Smyrna Beach, a former port captain for Seacor Corp., died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

Ronald L. Thompson, 62, of New Smyrna Beach, a former underground pipe layer for the New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

Ex-con sent back to prison, this time for life, for armed robbery of a Port Orange Subway

Courtesy photo/Jail mug. Issac Andrews was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his conviction to robbery with a firearm in the April 13 robbery of a Port Orange Subway, less than three years after being released from prison.

NSBNews.net Citizen of the Year: Former Marine Eric Ignasiak of Edgewater fights hunger

Video by Sera Frederick & photos by Henry Frederick / Eric Ignasiak, who served two tours in the Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan, didn't wait for Thanksgiving to help feed the homeless. A full week before the national holiday, the 29-year-old Edgewater man enlisted the help of his employer, Chases on the Beach and several other restaurants, as well as a cavalcade of volunteer cooks and servers, including New Smyrna Beach firefighters. Ignasiak's efforts led to the feeding of 500 people at the Brannon Center. He even got a mop and led the clean-up afterwards as shown above.

Four people robbed in Cassadaga

CASSADAGA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that targeted four people from out of town who said they were sightseeing in Cassadaga.

While taking pictures near a historic sign, a car suddenly pulled over and two men and one woman got out and
confronted the visitors. The two men pointed guns at the victims and demanded their possessions. They then got back in their car and sped away. No shot were fired and no one was injured.