Brigantine’s Mayor Guenther achieved even greater powers this week’s Nov. 8 election, as voters gave Brigantine’s elite a 6 to 1 council seat ratio. 1st Ward (R) Karen Bew beat (D) Jack Heil and retained her 1st Ward seat. 2nd Ward, Republican challenger Michael Riordan unseated incumbent (D) Lisa McClay. […]
Brigantine Voters Give More Power to Mayor Guenther Read More »
Afraid to debate? That’s the whisper around the Island. Brigantine Republican Chairman Paul Busco says the GOP organization, lead by 26 yr Mayor Phil Guenther, doubts whether a candidates debate scheduled for OCT 29 would be conducted fairly and impartially. The event was to be run by the League of
Brigantine Mayor Keeps Republican Candidates Away From Debate. Read More »
Parents and staff are protesting Phil Guenthers plan to privatize the services of personal aides assigned to students. Brigantine’s Guenther informed 40 aides they’ll be laid off as of June 30. Surprised? Don’t be. This downsizing isn’t happening inside the bloated Brigantine School district. Rather, School Superintendent Guenther, NOT Mayor Guenther, is
Brigantine’s Phil Guenther to Lay off 40 Teachers Aides. Read More »
Brigantine Mayor, Phil Guenther, is OK with stuff like this. After 2 years (barely) of service…Brigantine Police Chief Reed & Fire Chief Weidner are reportedly retiring before mid-Summer. These reports are coming directly from trusted sources within Brigantine City Hall. Why so hush hush? Many suggest that these early exits
Brigantine Police & Fire Chiefs: In & Out Under 2 years for Cash Read More »
Shhhh. Can you hear it? That’s the sound of another FOR SALE sign being planted in the front yard of a Brigantine home. New, higher taxes could be on the way to pay for the latest and very rich ‘dispatcher’ contract pushed through by Team Guenther / Simpson on Wednesday
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Brigantine City Council and Mayor Phil Guenther voted YES on WED Oct 7, to a substantial new contract with the Fire Department. FD union leader; Tiger Platt of Absecon was quite pleased. Brigantine taxpayers not so much. Second homeowners with no representation (footing 70% of the Brig bills) were none
Raises for Brigantine Fire Dept & New Icemaker for Mad Dog Morgan Read More »
The following is a special letter to Brigantine taxpayers. At 9:12pm on Sunday September 27, it came to the attention of the village elders that the moon-god Guenther was growing upset. This became more evident as he gradually grew dark red with evil during the course of the next several hours.
Brigantine Moon God Guenther & The Lunar Eclipse Read More »
Brigantine bank accounts not reconciled, purchase orders in duplicate, asset ledger not maintained in 2014, and checks for 6 grand sent monthly to a Florida LLC that used to manage golf courses. Just another day inside Mayor Guenther’s City Hall. Make sure you thank Mike Feely; reporter for the Brigantine
Letter to the Editor from Stanley H., summer renter in Brigantine>> Been vacationing on this beautiful island for over 20 years now. My wife and I really love Brigantine, and we are thinking about taking the plunge and buying a vacation home here in Brigantine. But what we witnessed on
Reader Feedback: Guenther, Simpson & Cordasco Smear Jaworski Over Golf Links. Read More »
Letter to the Editor… from George Blood. I am a Republican. I was an active member of the Brigantine Republican Club and I am also a former member of the New Republican Party, spearheaded by Andy Simpson, prior to his election to the City Council to represent the First Ward
Brigantine is Talking. Diehard Republican Fed Up. Guenther Faces Heat. Read More »
Click thru to view Brigantine City Council Meeting video clips from (6/21) See full and part-time residents speak their mind about how local tax dollars are being spent.
Video Clips: Brigantine City Council. June 21, 2014. Phil Guenther. Read More »
Still no answer to the question of overtime pay for members of the Brigantine Fire Department. The following comments were made at the May 24 City Council meeting by Anne H. Phillips of the Brigantine Taxpayers Association… First, The Brigantine Taxpayers Association wants to thank publicly Mr. Dan Howard for
Brigantine Overtime Pay Issue Grows. Mayor Phil Guenther Yawns. Read More »
Overtime Scandal? Brigantine Republicans Say No. Overtime payouts are soaring in Brigantine. Unions claim it’s due to lack of staffing. Others think it’s due to the Mayor not knowing who OK’s the overtime. From the Press of Atlantic City, MAY 11, 2014: Manager Jennifer Blumenthal said the spike is due
On Wednesday May 13, Brigantine voters decided to oust Public Safety Director; Dan Howard. It was a short and tumultuous run for Mr. Howard that exposed many inefficiencies within City Hall. (much to the dismay of city employees) One big stink emerged as the May 13 election approached. It was
Brigantine Public Safety Director Ousted. Overtime Inquiry Begins Read More »
Vote yes or no on the Public Safety Director issue? Does city employee overtime need an overhaul? Who should manage stuff like that? Read statements from the Mayor, Councilman Pullella & the Democrats, Fire Department rep; Tiger Platt, Concerned Citizens for Brigantine, and the Taxpayers Association….and of course….our 2 cents
