In 2009, Historic City News reported that St Augustine was one-of-five sites in Florida accepted into a pilot program granting temporary authority to regulate mooring in their jurisdictional waters through local ordinances.
County workers in Gainesville have gone without a pay increase for six-consecutive years, but, at the final budget hearing last night, a new plan for raises was approved that piqued the interest of Historic City News editor, Michael Gold.
On October 1, no matter how Congress tries to delay or fumble, the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed “ObamaCare”, will go into effect. Rabbi Merrill Shapiro of Palm Coast reported to Historic City News that the Flagler County Democratic Club will gather in celebration of the first day in front of the Flagler County Health Department.
As editor, I would like to mention a word of thanks to Tour Saint Augustine for continuing to help Historic City News bring free, local news to St Augustine and St Johns County — without creating mountains of paper waste or destroying the environment with ink contaminants.
Public Affairs Director Klare Ly, informed Historic City News today that a St Johns County man, convicted of forcing himself on an eleven-year-old girl between September 2011 and February 2012, and then threatening to kill her and her mother if the girl ever told anyone, will die in prison for his crimes.
Karen Schoen, a former teacher who now is a political activist speaking out on United Nations Agenda 21 and other topics, will be addressing the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday, September 24th, during their regular meeting at the Village Inn.
