Wealthy GOP Megadonor Scores $20.5M Land Deal in Manchester, Raising Ethical Questions
Manchester, NJ – In a deal sparking ethical scrutiny, Republican megadonor and Lakewood attorney Larry Bathgate sold 89.57 acres of Pinelands property on Ridgeway Road to the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust for a staggering $20.5 million—roughly $220,000 per acre.…