May 13. It’s on this date when Brigantine residents with voter rights will decide the fate of Dan Howard, the acting Public Safety Director. What’s best choice for the city and taxpayers? The BTA offers up their position on this divisive and often misunderstood issue: When vacancies occurred in the […]
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From the ARCHIVES: January 31, 2008 Press of Atlantic City Brigantine cuts funding to tourism/business panel. City officials have voted to stop diverting part of the proceeds from local mercantile-license fees and rental-inspection fees to the town’s Tourism and Business Development Commission. The city has passed $10 from every $50 mercantile
JAN 29, 2012. PRESS of ATLANTIC CITY > Colleen Felix, alleged victim of sexual harassment by former Brigantine Police Chief Jim Frugoli, claims the former city manager violated a confidentiality clause by speaking to media – and now she’s suing the city for damages relating to the harassment. SEE COMPLAINT
Requests for info swamp Brigantine Sandy, labor disputes, budget issues blamed for volume By WALLACE McKELVEY, Staff Writer | Posted 7 months ago Brigantine employees are inundated with Open Public Records Act requests as tensions mount over a contentious budget process, labor contract negotiations and from residents making Sandy repairs. As of Friday,
Potential salary disparity behind Brigantine raises By STEVEN LEMONGELLO Staff Writer | Posted Aug 12, 2011 Raises awarded to nonunion employees in Brigantine were spurred by the possibility of captains making more than the chiefs in both the police and fire departments, according to executive session minutes. City Council voted 5-2 following an
Brigantine seeks to slow annual raises for police, firefighters By WALLACE McKELVEY, Staff Writer | Posted 10 months ago Brigantine’s fire and police forces are coming off years of 20 percent annual raises as the resort town faces a serious budget crisis. Salaries for the two unions have far outpaced inflation in a
Brigantine Council tackles issues of abandoned properties, bulkheads WRITTEN BY MICHAEL FEELY, October 08, 2013 A committee of council members Rick DeLucry, Andy Simpson and Frank Kern, along with the City Manager and City Engineer will study the issue. The major flooding caused by Sandy was a result of bay
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Cox sues Brigantine over violation of due process. WRITTEN BY MICHAEL FEELY. Wednesday, July 03, 2013. Police Capt. Ray Cox has filed a lawsuit against the city in New Jersey Superior Court alleging that City Manager Jennifer Blumenthal removed Cox as acting chief in violation of local and state law and
Posted on July 15, 2013. Press of Atlantic City. Brigantine seeks to slow annual raises for police, firefighters BRIGANTINE, NJ – Brigantine’s fire and police forces are coming off years of 20 percent annual raises as the resort town faces a serious budget crisis. Salaries for the two unions have far
Press of Atlantic City July 12, 2013 | Mckelvey, Wallace Brigantine‘s fire and police forces are coming off years of 20 percent annual raises as the resort town faces a serious budget crisis. Salaries for the two unions have far outpaced inflation in a city where labor costs account for 63
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May 9, 2013 Press of AC A Brigantine developer has purchased the liquor license formerly held by the Rod and Reel Tavern, which closed after being damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Michael Snyder and his partner, Jack Scheurich, purchased the license for $145,000 last week when it was auctioned by the state Division
JAN 29 2012 Press of AC Colleen Felix, alleged victim of sexual harassment by former Brigantine Police Chief Jim Frugoli, claims the former city manager violated a confidentiality clause by speaking to media – and now she’s suing the city for damages relating to the harassment. Felix, the police records clerk, Frugoli
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Brigantine City Manager Jim Barber will retire this weekend with severance pay and a promise not to sue By STEVEN LEMONGELLO Staff Writer | Updated Jul 28, 2011 Brigantine City Manager Jim Barber will officially retire this weekend after more than seven years on the job — but five months before his contract
Half the cost of sending New Jersey children to school misses the classroom By DIANE D’AMICO Education Writer for Press of AC| Updated May 21, 2011 As much as half of the cost of education has nothing to do with what goes on in a classroom, the new Taxpayers’ Guide to Education
