N.J. gas tax to rise by 2.6 cents on Jan. 1
By Nikita Biryukov New Jersey’s gas tax will rise by 2.6 cents on Jan. 1 because of a new law that raised revenue targets to pay for the state’s transportation infrastructure, Treasury officials announced Monday. This year’s annual increase will bring New Jersey’s...Trump presidency may stop windmill projects
By Nikita Biryukov, NJ Monitor President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could derail New Jersey’s ambitious clean energy goals. Trump on the campaign trail pledged to claw back unspent funds from the federal Inflation Reduction Act, whose clean energy...City leaders, public meet to discuss future of Wonderland site
By Steffen Klenk There has been much interest surrounding the now shuttered Wonderland Pier in Ocean City. The site, owned by ICONA, is slated to be transformed into a seven and a half story, 252-room hotel. Aptly named ‘Icona in Wonderland’, the property would pay...Atlantic City casino workers urge Gov. Phil Murphy to move on smoking bill ban
By Stephanie Loder Casino Workers Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) won’t stop rallying until New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy bans smoking inside Atlantic City casinos. CEASE again took to the streets with protest signs on Nov. 21 on the final day of the 2024 League of...Civil Rights Advocate Bettie Mae Fikes, Through Words and Song, Encourages Atlantic Cape Students to Keeping Fighting for Equality
Generational civil rights advocate Bettie Mae Fikes began her crusade and march for freedom in 1962 at only 16 years of age when she became a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The SNCC was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina by veteran...
