As heard on the Don Williams radio show (1400am WOND) and reported in the Press of Atlantic City, SUN BANK in Brigantine will be closing soon. In studio guest; Doug Keefe (Brigantine Economic Development Committee and Brigantine Chamber of Commerce) confirmed that SUN BANK was closing and that he was […]
A $5 million dollar expenditure, with minimal detail was quickly approved by Brigantine City Council on Wednesday night, May 20. This debt will be used for Brigantine School District infrastructure improvements that have yet to be clearly identified or prioritized, as pointed out by Councilman Rick DeLucry. Mayor Guenther admitted he
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Brigantine has hired Vineland’s chief financial officer to be its CFO. That’s according to Shore News Today City Manager Ed Stinson sent a department memo to city employees this week advising that the city had hired Roxanne Tosto and that she started this week. Tosto was introduced to City Council
Shark Park is likely to be closed longer than anticipated reports The Press of Atlantic City. Construction was unable to be completed due to a smaller volunteer turnout than what had been anticipated, Paul Amalfitano with the Shark Park committee said Monday. The park was expected to be reopened by the
PRESS OF AC > Brigantine’s former manager did have the authority to remove Ray Cox as acting police chief back in 2013, but not at the time she did so, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Monday. The court partially sided with the city of Brigantine on Monday, saying that
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Brigantine City Council, how much longer must taxpayers wait? Expired government union contracts. By Anne Phillips, Brigantine Taxpayers Association. In the pamphlet on the 2015 municipal budget, the newly-appointed municipal auditor lists under “Items for Consideration – Contracts: Police expired 12/31/2012 and fire expired 12/31/13. These two represent $8,470,000 in
Brigantine Taxpayers Association Asks Council: How Much Longer for New Union Contracts? Read More »
See 2014/15 Brigantine School District SALARY data here. Brigantine Taxpayers Association (BTA) received this information on Nov 12, 2014, in cooperation with Brigantine City Hall, Superintendent Brian Pruitt and Mayor Guenther. This public service helps local taxpayers evaluate our public school system. The Brigantine Taxpayers Association continues to advocate for
Teacher salaries in the Brigantine were among the highest in NJ for 2013-14 school year. (NJ Department of Education). Brigantine ranked 13th overall with a median salary of $83,687. This compares to the median teacher salary of $64,000 across the state. On average Ocean City teachers made $86,772, Hamilton Township
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Back in 2010, a group of local businesses not happy with the local chamber of commerce, got together to do an Easter Egg Hunt on the beach. It was an immediate success. But today, after 5 awesome years…. this family friendly event… is no more. Why did City Council and
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The City of Brigantine must have called out sick when simple accounting principles were being taught. At the recent council meeting, Mayor Guenther & Councilman Simpson were questioned on some very basic, financial best practices. Post by Brigantine Now. GAAP, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, seem to be difficult for Brigantine
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Did Brigantine Mayor Phil Guenther hold back the FOOD & BEVERAGE operation from the Brigantine Golf Links deal? Maybe that’s why Jaworski offered a very limited proposal to manage the Links? The REAL money maker is the FOOD & BEV, catering, weddings, etc. Mayor may want MAD DOG MORGAN to control
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Will Brigantine make a deal with golf course expert Ron Jaworski? Or will Mayor Guenther say ‘no thanks’ to JAWS and take the ‘Links at Brigantine’ non-profit? Find out on Wed night at 6p, at the Brigantine City Council Meeting. ‘Food & Beverage’ could be the deal breaker in this
The Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending provides Brigantine Taxpayers with the opportunity to view and compare dollars spent on students enrolled in the Brigantine public school system. For the first time in FY 2011, the Department began publishing a more inclusive measure of total costs for students from preschool through
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Items of note from the Brigantine City Council meeting of FEB 4, 2015. Brigantine not paying bills on time. Mayor says better accounting is needed. Recent late pay of City Hall electric bill….forced the utility to threaten a power shut down. This was acknowledged by City Manager Stinson. The current
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Over the years, Brigantine Hockey League president Paul Kabala & partner/coach Chris Howe have seen donations to this popular sports league steadily decline. No matter how many out-of-town Beef-n-Beers, phone calls, last minute cash-collecting in front of Ocean Beverage or t-shirt sales they could muster, charitable giving for Brigantine’s Hockey
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