by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, News, South Jersey
With operating costs for the Central Municipal Court of Atlantic County expected to be 45% less in 2025, County Executive Dennis Levinson believes non-member towns may have a difficult time arguing against joining the court. “I tell taxpayers, if your town isn’t in...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | News, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
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...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | News, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
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...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 27, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, News, Ocean City, South Jersey
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...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, News, South Jersey
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...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Mays Landing, News
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...
