Category: Community

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And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

Frederick P Hobin, MD ME was born in Passaic, New Jersey on Flag Day in 1935.  The occasion was blessed at the Penguin Club, which was owned by Fred’s father.  Performing “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes” to celebrate Fred’s birth, was a skinny, nineteen-year-old singer named Frank Sinatra.

Florida Department of Transportation Community Outreach Specialist Allen Nelson has updated Historic City News with the weekly lane closure report containing information regarding ongoing construction projects and traffic impacts for the coming week.  Our readers and subscribers will be updated every Friday by 5:00 p.m., with some unavoidable exceptions and state holidays.

On Saturday, December 19th, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Auto Select in St Augustine, the local non-profit organization Angels of St Augustine will hold its inaugural “Santa Drop” to hand out gifts to children of some special families in need this extremally difficult year.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution reported to Historic City News that they honored the officers of the Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association with the “NSDAR Historic Preservation Recognition Award” for their exceptional leadership of the cemetery association since its inception 10 years ago. The awards were presented to Elizabeth Gessner, president; Nick McAuliffe,…

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Florida Department of Transportation Community Outreach Specialist Allen Nelson has updated Historic City News with the weekly lane closure report containing information regarding ongoing construction projects and traffic impacts for the coming week.  Our readers and subscribers will be updated every Friday by 5:00 p.m., with some unavoidable exceptions and state holidays.

One of St Augustine’s largest local Minorcan families, with relations to several others, will gather Monday afternoon with extended family and friends for a celebration of the life of 28-year-old Dustin James Acosta; who died tragically on November 18, 2020, when he was shot and killed by two law enforcement officers.