[ghfromaltonbay]

The Blue Jay was indeed sold this winter. However, only the arcade building and the mini-golf course were being dismantled and rebuilt according to the reports. The arcade was a glorified cinder block garage. Local friends have told me they spoke with the former owners and that was the new owners' plans. The building housing the post office and the vacant store with apartments upstairs is to remain. The new owner talked about opening a pizza place in the vacant store if he can get the permits. The apartments have remained vacant since the former owner's mother passed away - she was the last tenant. The septic system needs to be replaced before the apartments can be occupied and they didn't want to spend the $. The new owners also have a mini-golf down on Rt. 9 in Chichester and plan to re-do the Alton Bay course using a "garden-style" layout with fountains, lights, etc. Their other course in Chichester looks very nice, so hopefully the new course at the Bay will be an improvement. The previous owners knew they were nearing retirement and didn't do any capital improvements in recent years. Don't fear, nj2nh, your sons should be able to play a few rounds again this summer.