Month: October 2012

St Augustine Police need your help

St Augustine Police Sergeant Patrick McCaulley needs Historic City News readers to help identify a man captured on surveillance video at a local Kangaroo Station as he left the convenience store without paying for a 24-can pack of beer Saturday, October 27.

Public Safety

Bar metes out discipline to Florida attorneys

A Jacksonville attorney who was arrested February 3, 2011, and whose criminal case is still pending in Duval County Circuit Court, has been suspended by The Florida Bar for two years, according to records received by Historic City News in St Augustine today.

Business

Campaigns targeting independent voters

Both the Democratic Party and the GOP have gained new Florida voters since the 2010 elections; however, Historic City News has learned that the number of “no party affiliation” voters has outstripped both parties in new registrations.

Government

Experience the outdoors during November

The Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve has invited local Historic City News readers to participate in planned activities for November; focused on the conservation and habitat restoration of the local watersheds.

Community

Letter: Community Development Districts

Letter: Community Development Districts Jeff Neadle St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the many different taxing authorities, unsure of the value some taxing authorities provide?

Editorials

Beach police cannot manage evidence room

Historic City News reporters learned that St Johns County Undersheriff Joel Bolante has concluded that St Augustine Beach police department personnel are not properly trained to manage an evidence room, based on the outcome of independent FDLE and SJSO investigations.

Public Safety

US Attorney appoints District Election Officer

Historic City News received word this morning that Assistant United States Attorney Robert Mosakowski has been appointed to serve as the “District Election Officer” for the November General Election in the Middle District of Florida — which includes St Augustine and St Johns County.

Public Safety