Iconic Jersey Shore Hot Dog And Burger Chain Gets New Owner After Nearly Half A Century
An iconic restaurant chain has officially been sold after more than four delicious decades of dishing up burgers and dogs along the Jersey Shore.
WindMill Hot Dogs made the announcement on their Facebook page on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
“Though bittersweet, as a family, we have made the difficult decision to sell The WindMill restaurants,” reads the post.
With locations in West Long Branch, North Long Branch, Red Bank, Belmar, and Asbury Park, WindMill’s menu is chock full of specialty burgers, dogs, fries, wings, fish fries, chicken fingers, and more.
But after 46 years — or exactly 16,790 days…
'Clerks' Director Buys Jersey Shore Movie Theater: Report
"Clerks" director Kevin Smith grew up cutting class to watch movies at a local cinema, NJ Advance Media reports.
Now, the Red Bank native plans to buy The Atlantic Moviehouse In Atlantic Highlands, the outlet said.
He said the moviehouse, to be renamed SModcastle Cinemas, inspired his love of the big screen.
“This is about owning a little piece of my personal movie history, a building that helped forge the filmmaker that I would become," Smith told NJ Advance Media.
Smith, 52, even plans to stay in an upstairs apartment, calling it a childhood dream.
He reportedly expects to close on the…
'Wheel Of Fortune' Live Shows Coming To PA, NJ
Are you a game show fanatic? If so, you could be a contestant or part of the live audience for "Wheel of Fortune" when it comes to Pennsylvania and New Jersey, among other states, this fall.
The non-televised theatrical experience will make stops at the following sites:
Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, PA on Sunday, Oct. 2
Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ on Wednesday, Oct. 5
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday, Oct. 6
Warner Theater in Erie, PA Wednesday, Oct. 19
Guests can audition to go on stage, where they'll have a chance to spin a replica of the whee…
Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says
A police sergeant was justified in fatally shooting a New York man who jumped him and tried taking his gun during a furious struggle on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, a grand jury has found.
New Jersey State Police Staff Sgt. Randall Wetzel ended what had been a series of interactions between Dutchess County resident Maurice Gordon, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, and law enforcers in Brick Township, Waretown, Stafford, and, ultimately, Bass River in New Jersey, in an encounter two years ago that was captured on video.
New Jersey law required a grand jury review of the incident des…
