HISTORIC CITY NEWS June 2019

League of Women Voters scrambles to register felons to vote before July 1

The controversial left-driven League of Women Voters is disappointing conservative Florida residents, once again, as they rush to register ex-felons to vote before a July 1st deadline that requires criminals to have fulfilled all financial obligations associated with their sentence including court fees, fines and restitution to their victims.

Government

Bartram Trail Branch Library closed for renovation

The Bartram Trail Branch Library notified local Historic City News reporters that they will be closed through September due to a replacement of the fire suppression system throughout the building.

Community

HARB grants opinion of appropriateness for bike hub signage

St. Augustine’s first bike share program got a little closer to becoming a reality when the Historic Architectural Review Board issued “an opinion” of appropriateness to the city last week for the design of signage and locations for the first phase of docking stations for the bikes.

Government

Commission confirms Breidenstein will become new Assistant City Manager

Historic City News readers have been cheering since learning the news that Assistant City Manager Tim Burchfield will retire in October. Word that Meredith Breidenstein would replace him was confirmed by the St Augustine City Commission during its regular meeting on Monday, June 10th.

Government

Guest Column: Sea turtle nesting season

Paul M. Waldron, Chairman St Johns County District 3Board of County Commissioners Special to Historic City News The beaches of St. Johns County are home to several species of endangered or threatened sea turtles. Residents and visitors have a special opportunity and responsibility to protect these magnificent creatures and their vulnerable nesting sites as they…

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Editorials

Crash on Anastasia Boulevard leaves residents wondering when help will come

Captured this grisly familiar scene for Historic City News after yet another crash on SR-A1A. This one occurred around 8:15 p.m. this evening, just north of R. B. Hunt Elementary School.

Public Safety

Florida Youth Challenge Academy graduates 144 at-risk teens tomorrow

Florida National Guard Director of Public Affairs, Major Caitlin Brown, reported to Historic City News that 144 teens from its 36th class of at-risk youth will graduate tomorrow through the Florida Youth Challenge Academy during a military ceremony.

Community

Reception to honor 16 Rabbis arrested in St. Augustine in 1964

The St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society invites Historic City News readers to participate in a reception to honor the 16 Rabbis arrested in St. Augustine on June 18, 1964 according to an announcement from Rabbi Merrill Shapiro, the organization’s leader.

Community