HISTORIC CITY NEWS November 2014

Public Notice of Negotiation Meetings

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NEGOTIATION MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT to Section 286.011, Florida Statutes, representatives of the Collective Bargaining Team of St. Johns County and representatives of the International Association of Firefighters Local #3865 will meet in public session for the purpose of collective bargaining contract negotiations. The following meetings have been scheduled in…

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Community

Cost of financing a city campaign

Historic City News always checks the financial reports filed by political candidates, at least the ones who successfully make it to the General Elections. A standard metric for campaign managers is their budget for each vote. We took a look at the preliminary numbers which will adjust slightly when the campaigns file their final report.

Government

Free exhibit coming to Visitor Information Center

Historic City News readers will enjoy a free exhibit at the Visitor Information Center located at 10 West Castillo Drive in St Augustine from November 15, 2014, to January 12, 2015. The St. Augustine 450th Commemoration exhibition, which kicks off the anniversary year, focuses on comparing St. Augustine from then and now; a quest that…

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Community

Mayor-Elect Nancy Shaver scores for the “outsiders”

In a hotly contested mayoral race, the likes of which St Augustine has not seen in the past eight years, the “silent majority” went to the polls and cast their votes for mayor-elect Nancy Shaver; ordinary citizens, many of whom feel they have been treated as “outsiders”, while political cronies sipped champagne and jetted off…

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Editorials

Castillo by Candlelight

The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument has informed local Historic City News reporters that they will host special evening tours on Saturday, November 22, and readers are invited to enjoy a candlelit timeline tour exploring the many flags that have flown over its ancient coquina walls.

Community

Lincolnville resident victim of election fraud

Historic City News learned of one resident on Blanco Street in Lincolnville yesterday who was awakened to a telephone call at 3:30 a.m. notifying her that the caller had identified her as having a disability that might make it difficult to get to the polls; so, they offered the victim an option to “vote by…

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Public Safety

Thank you from Mayor-Elect Nancy Shaver

Thank you from Mayor-Elect, Nancy Shaver I am humbled by and grateful for yesterday’s election results–and want to thank everyone who helped make it happen, and to everyone who voted, no matter for whom. Democracy is a wonderful and sometimes messy process that defines who we are as a country. And now we all can…

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Community

Tab Benoit Concert

Tab BenoitWednesday, November 12, 2014 For a complete list of events go to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall website.

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