HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2018

How many years will city taxpayers suffer toxic mismanagement?

Michael Gold, EditorHISTORIC CITY NEWS For more than 18-years, Historic City News has reported on fraud, waste and abuse in local government when others were reluctant, or afraid, to do so. When we started looking deeper into the relationships between citizen board members and those officials who appointed them, we identified questionable profiteering at taxpayer’s…

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Editorials

Local Tea Party will hear from St Augustine mayor

Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend the next open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party when the special guest speaker will be newly re-elected Mayor Nancy Shaver. During the Primary Election August 28th, Shaver defeated two challengers with more than 57% of the ballots cast. She was declared the winner of…

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Community

County watching three tropical storm systems

With three tropical storm systems moving west, St Johns County Emergency Management is advising all Historic City News readers to check their disaster supply kits and be sure home and business emergency plans are in place. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for St Johns and Flagler counties for this weekend….

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Public Safety

Local 31-year-old killed in afternoon crash

The Florida Highway Patrol reported that an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding a two-car crash that occurred late this afternoon at about 4:36 p.m. on SR-A1A and left one of the drivers dead after his vehicle flipped near Ocean Gallery. St Augustine resident, 31-year-old Andrew Jason Bailey was stabilized and transported from the…

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Public Safety

Public invited to share personal 9/11 experience

On Tuesday, September 11th, Historic City News editor Michael Gold will continue the annual tradition of attending the “Ceremony of Remembrance”, a community gathering to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Each year we publish photos from the event for our readers who are not able to attend. Last…

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Community

Speed cushion and sign installed in Lighthouse Park

This week, the city’s Public Works Department informed Historic City News that a “speed cushion” has been installed on Anastasia Park Drive in response to resident concerns over speeding cars on the street. A wayfinding sign intended to deter drivers from entering the residential neighborhood at White Street was also installed. The Florida Department of…

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Community

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.

Community

City’s fire department achieves best insurance classification

At the next regular meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission, Fire Chief Carlos Aviles will announce that the St. Augustine Fire Department has achieved the designation of ISO-Class 1; a long-term goal of the department. The attainment of the Class 1 rating has been a goal of the St. Augustine Fire Department for some…

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