Brigantine, for far too long, has suffered from a serious lack of proper marketing, promotion and awareness. Ask the average person in Philly or Jersey what they know about Brigantine, and they’ll either have NO idea…or they’ll mention the long departed Brigantine Castle or the overblown issue of green heads. […]
Brigantine Identity Crisis. Better Awareness & Branding Needed. Read More »
Can Brigantine really afford these rich, public employee contracts? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as the Police Chief revolving door cranked out another big pay day. After less than 2 years in that position, Tim Reed has announced he will retire. Ask and you shall receive. We appreciate the
Brigantine Police Chief Retirement Payout, Thanks to OPRA Request Read More »
Tugboat towing a dredging barge lost power on Saturday, Feb 20 in heavy seas off Atlantic City & Brigantine. Swells and 25mph winds beached the drifting tug and barge on the Brigantine side of Absecon Inlet. The 77-foot tug, Miss Katie was towing the 135-foot barge, heading to the Great Egg
How much should we pay for a Brigantine Fire Department that rarely fights a fire? Why send a firetruck to a medical emergency? Click to listen to excerpts from past NPR story. A big but little understood fire department expense is not salaries, it’s retirements and those healthcare and pension
Less Fires, More Pension Costs for Brigantine Fire Department Read More »
Most of Brigantine City Council had egg on their face once again. This time, it was with the non-compliant Mad Dog Morgan deal for food and beverage service at Brigantine Golf Links. As BrigantineNOW reported on Feb. 4, 2016, the city failed to properly advertise the RFP (request for proposal).
City Kills Mad Dog Morgan Golf Award. RFP Will Be Re-Posted. Read More »
Miss America already did a new deal with the ABC TV network. Miss A was in a good position with the Television network. They had one million additional viewers for their last, pageant broadcast emanating from Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Sen. Jim Whelan is against the idea of investing $4
Is Miss America Worth $4 million to stay in Atlantic City? Read More »
Letter to the Editor. Where’s the accountability in Brigantine? When there is a lucrative opportunity for the city to make some money on the golf course restaurant service bid they publish the RFP on FB and on web sites that very few or no restaurant owner would be visiting. Especially during
Letter to Editor. No Links Golf Accountability in Brigantine? Read More »
The average residential property owner in Brigantine paid 3.95 percent more in property taxes for the year of 2015. That’s a year over year increase that helped pay for 2 new public safety contracts and over $4.5 million in unfunded pension liability. Brigantine taxpayers have been clobbered over the past
Brigantine Paid 4% More in Taxes in 2015. Up 40% Since 2000. Read More »
To the editor: Thirty-five concerned Brigantine teachers, parents and taxpayers attended the recent standing-room-only Brigantine school board meeting. Most expressed frustration and dismay at the board’s repeated 24-monthfailure to perform its duty to address new teacher contracts. New contracts for dedicated teachers are long overdue. Many Brigantine teachers continue to
Brigantine Mayor & School Board Ignore Cost-Cutting Suggestions Read More »
Lori Herndon of Brigantine will become the new CEO and president of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. Herndon will replace David Tilton, who is retiring June 30. Ms. Herndon is married to Dr. Dorie Herndon, who runs a successful chiropractic practice in Brigantine. AtlantiCare started in 1993 and has six major campuses and
Brigantine’s Lori Herndon New CEO and President of AtlantiCare Read More »
Watch Video > Minor changes to indexing and fixing some typos. That’s what Brigantine City Manager Ed Stinson claims is the glitch keeping the latest Police Union agreement from being signed. On Wed JAN 3, the Brigantine City Council meeting publicly revealed that the so-called Brigantine Police contract announced on
Brigantine City Manager: Police Contract Off Radar, Minor Typos. Read More »
On Wed. night Feb. 3, 2016, one of Brigantine’s most valuable assets was once again mis-handled and frittered away. The food & beverage contract with unknown and un-signed terms, for the Links at Brigantine Golf Course was awarded to Mike Morgan, owner of Mad Dog Morgan’s and a former public
Brigantine Awards Mad Dog Morgan Golf Contract. RFP Bid Corrupted Read More »
