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Month: April 2018
Editorial: Commissions need to tend to their knitting
Editorial: Commissions need to tend to their knitting
Michael Gold, Editor in Chief
HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Editorially, Historic City News has taken the position, and, as a consultant to candidates and elected public officials, I have personally advised my clients to “mind their own business” when it comes to issues that do not fall under their jurisdictional authority.
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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Monica R. Reifeiss, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors will be working on the roadways and need your full attention.
Keith Johansen charged with murder of his wife
Historic City News was informed Friday that a man who had a domestic violence protection order against him from a previous relationship, has been arrested today; charged with murder in the death of his wife, 25-year-old Brandi Celenza.
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Demonstrators will attempt three-day march to St Augustine
Independent broadcast television station WJXT in Jacksonville reported yesterday on an upcoming 40-mile march beginning in Jacksonville on May 15 and concluding in Constitution Plaza in St Augustine on May 17, 2018. According to the story, the purpose of the “March for Change” is to show solidarity between a few Jacksonville protest groups calling for the removal of Confederate monuments.
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Roland says Beach event interfering with handicap parking
Asian reporter Merrill Paul Roland informed the local Historic City News Bureau that he has observed yet another violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. chapter 126 § 12101 et seq, and Section §316.1955 F.S., §316.1955(2) F.S., and §316.1959 F.S. this time involving illegal blocking and use of designated handicapped parking spaces.
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City Planning Board vice-chair indicted on federal charges
St Augustine Planning and Zoning Board vice chairman Deltra Lynette Long, who resides at 65 Osceola Street in St Augustine, was placed under federal indictment Friday; charged with one-count of theft of government funds and one-count of false claims against the government.
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Local teen arrested in parking lot brawl
Two teens have been identified, the oldest of the two arrested, in connection with a fight that erupted last week between a group of several teens and a store employee at a KFC located on US-1 South.