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Aloha Bagel is located at 432 S. Eighth St. in Fernandina Beach. DILLON BASSE/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Aloha Bagel is located at 432 S. Eighth St. in Fernandina Beach. DILLON BASSE/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Spread the word about Aloha Bagel and Deli

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
Dillon Basse / Special to the News-Leader Camille Purpura grew up in the restaurant business. Around three years ago, Purpura and her husband both retired from their jobs and decided to move from their home in northern Virginia to here in Fernandina Beach.
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Marina RFP committee recommends Oasis

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
After conducting research and interviews as they considered four proposals, an evaluation committee has elected to recommend to the Marina Advisory Board and the Fernandina Beach City Commission that Oasis Marinas LLC take over management of the Fernandina Harbor Marina.
Jeffrey Brewer, STEM coordinator at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., unloads some of the thousands of dollars worth of equipment donated recently by the Navy to the Nassau County School District. SUBMITTED

Jeffrey Brewer, STEM coordinator at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., unloads some of the thousands of dollars worth of equipment donated recently by the Navy to the Nassau County School District. SUBMITTED

Schools scheduled to open on Monday

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
As principals held their own meeting Tuesday and the community headed to the polls to vote for the next schools superintendent, Nassau County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathy Burns remained confident that brick-and-mortar schools will reopen for in-person learning as planned on Monday, Aug. 24.
SUBMITTED photos Flora Parke resident Alan “Hupp” Huppmann points to a stop work order issued by the county after a crew began clearing land near his home. Huppmann was just one of the neighbors alarmed by the activity. SUBMITTED

SUBMITTED photos Flora Parke resident Alan “Hupp” Huppmann points to a stop work order issued by the county after a crew began clearing land near his home. Huppmann was just one of the neighbors alarmed by the activity. SUBMITTED

Neighbors alarmed by destruction of treed area

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
The residents of Fern Parke Way in the Flora Parke community just off Amelia Island were disturbed on the morning of Aug. 12 by the sound of construction equipment. An area of the quiet cul-de-sac marked on official documents as open space, including wetlands and wetland buffers, was being cleared.
SUBMITTED photos Flora Parke resident Alan “Hupp” Huppmann points to a stop work order issued by the county after a crew began clearing land near his home. Huppmann was just one of the neighbors alarmed by the activity. SUBMITTED

SUBMITTED photos Flora Parke resident Alan “Hupp” Huppmann points to a stop work order issued by the county after a crew began clearing land near his home. Huppmann was just one of the neighbors alarmed by the activity. SUBMITTED

Neighbors alarmed by destruction of treed area

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
The residents of Fern Parke Way in the Flora Parke community just off Amelia Island were disturbed on the morning of Aug. 12 by the sound of construction equipment. An area of the quiet cul-de-sac marked on official documents as open space, including wetlands and wetland buffers, was being cleared.
Anderson’s Lodge in Welaka on the St. Johns River retains its Old Florida style. PAT FOSTER-TURLEY/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Anderson’s Lodge in Welaka on the St. Johns River retains its Old Florida style. PAT FOSTER-TURLEY/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Exploring Old Florida: Weekend in Welaka

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
Now, in COVID-19 times, it’s difficult to travel anywhere, if “anywhere” even accepts a Florida resident as a visitor. My international work and travels have dried up, and our usual, almost yearly, month-long vacation based in Bangkok for fun travels in the region has evaporated. Even a number of U.
A Nassau County worker wearing a mask over his mouth, but not over his nose, helps citizens unload their vehicles at a recent recycling event. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

A Nassau County worker wearing a mask over his mouth, but not over his nose, helps citizens unload their vehicles at a recent recycling event. PEG DAVIS/NEWS-LEADER

Coronavirus Task Force report shows Nassau County is in the ‘yellow zone’

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
According to a White House Coronavirus Task Force summary report to state governors dated July 14, Nassau County is a “yellow zone” for coronavirus infections and cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In the same report, Duval County is classified as a “red zone.
Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor Len Kreger. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Fernandina Beach Vice Mayor Len Kreger. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

Kreger questions purchasing failures

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
The city of Fernandina Beach has a 26-page Purchasing Policies Manual that sets forth specific procedures for creating and issuing Invitations To Bid, Requests For Proposals, and Requests For Qualifications. But does it always follow them?
The Ybor Alvarez Sports Complex has been closed to youth sports since March. Various leagues want the city to reopen the fields, but the decision to do so has not yet been made. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

The Ybor Alvarez Sports Complex has been closed to youth sports since March. Various leagues want the city to reopen the fields, but the decision to do so has not yet been made. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER

When will teams get to use city’s sports fields?

News Staff
Friday, August 21, 2020
Fernandina Beach City Attorney Tammi Bach said Tuesday the city’s Parks & Recreation Department is receiving requests daily to use the city-owned fields and asked the City Commission for some direction in the matter.