Brigantine City Council had another emergency meeting about short-term rentals on April 9. See video above. During this time of COVID-19, how do we effectively slow the influx of visitors and short term renters into Brigantine? On April 1, Council only took aim at online rental marketing like AirBnB. Local […]
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NJ Governor Murphy recently gave towns like Brigantine the power to prohibit all short-term and seasonal rentals for the duration of this COVID-19 emergency. Presumably, this would help Brigantine slow the influx of coronavirus refugees. Holding back those escaping hot-spots like New York City. Most Jersey shore communities quickly took
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While other shore towns are banning ALL short-term rentals for the time being, Brigantine still allows local realtors to conduct business as usual. To be clear, the only action Brigantine City Council took on April 1, 2020….. was to force AirBnB type sites to REMOVE all Brigantine rental listings. FACT:
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Was WPG radio man, Harry Hurley just practicing watchdog journalism during this time of crisis? Or was this just another Hurley political smear? Most believe this was just another despicable, political, Hurley hit piece during this difficult time of COVID-19. According to Harry Hurley: Well placed sources within the Atlantic
Watch Brigantine Council Pick Winners & Losers via AirBnB Rental Ban While most of us were hunkering down to avoid COVID-19, Brigantine City Council was busy banning all short-term rentals using websites like AirBnB. Many Jersey shore towns like Ocean City and Ventnor are temporarily banning ALL short-term vacation rentals.
Great job and a big thank you to our Brigantine firefighters. A wind-blown blaze broke out in the early morning hours of Thursday, Feb 27. Fires started at approx 4am along Bayshore Ave at 12th Street South. The Yacht Harbor complex. 4 townhouses were completely destroyed. These photos taken by
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There will be new striped bass fishing regulations in 2020. New rules take effect on April 1, 2020. Until then, the 2019 striped bass regulations remain in place. Regulation updates are posted on NJ Fish & Wildlife website and sent to Marine Fisheries email list subscribers. https://www.nifishandwildlife.com/lstsub.htm 2020 NJ striped
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Brigantine and Ventnor are the biggest local losers of school funding under NJ Gov Murphy’s new budget plan. That’s according to PATCH.com. 193 school districts will get less funding under Murphy’s new school plan. Some towns may need to raise taxes in order to make up for the loss. School
Brigantine Beach 4X4 permits are now on sale at the CER building located at 265 42nd Street The COST of a 4 Wheel drive permit is now $300. Thats a price hike of $100, compared to last year. It’s only $200 if purchased before March 1st. Very few 2nd homeowners
Brigantine police officers keeping our shore town safe. BrigPD stopped a vehicle around midnight on Friday, Feb 21, along the 3200 block of Brigantine Blvd. An Atlantic City teen in the car was arrested for possessing a handgun. He and two other teens tried to flee that motor vehicle stop.
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Brigantine residents recently learned that another Police Chief will soon retire from that position, after barely 2 years on the job. Why does Brigantine have a revolving door of Chiefs? This has been going on for quite some time. Could it be way to pump up Brigantine pension payouts? We
The Brigantine Taxpayers Association recently shared the latest salary charts for city employees. Some highlights: Even though Brigantine City Council voted to end longevity pay a few years ago, long-term employees are still receiving longevity bonus cash. After all these years, Brigantine is still handing out longevity pay. Longevity pay
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Numbers below do not include Overtime or Platinum Healthcare provided to most Brigantine public employees. Total includes stipends, clothing allowance and other payments. Even though Brigantine City Council voted to end longevity pay, homeowners are still paying longevity bonus cash to long term employees. 2019 Brigantine Employee Salary and Compensation
Amy Kennedy, a former Brigantine school teacher, will run as a Democrat against party-switching Republican U.S. Congressman Jeff Van Drew. Amy Kennedy is married to former Democratic U.S. Congressman, Patrick Kennedy. Van Drew won election in 2018 as a Democrat. Last month he became a Republican. He opposed impeaching Republican
Brigantine Police Department News. Criminal Charges for Pirate’s Den Burglar In the early morning hours of October 22, 2019, a subject unlawfully entered the Pirate’s Den Restaurant and committed a theft while the establishment was closed. Members of the Patrol Division were later notified by the Pirate’s Den staff once
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