Stockton’s Hughes Center research documents pandemic’s effect on New Jerseyans’ mental health
The researchers, led by Stockton professor Justin Ostrofsky, worked over two college semesters to analyze public datasets, and published the results of an original Stockton University poll that showed the COVID-19 pandemic had wide-ranging impacts on New Jersey residents’ mental health, treatment and outcomes involving numerous mental health. Read more from ROI-NJ.
New Jersey gas tax to increase by about a penny per gallon starting Oct. 1
New Jersey will raise its gasoline tax by about a penny per gallon next month, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Friday. The roughly 2% increase comes after the gas tax fell in the previous two years. Read more from The Press of Atlantic City.
New Jersey secretary of state to become new lieutenant governor
Tahesha Way, New Jersey’s secretary of state since Gov. Phil Murphy first took office in 2018, will be sworn in as the Garden State’s new lieutenant governor. Read more from The Press of Atlantic City.
Atlantic County introduces $2.4 million bond ordinance for second aviation park building
The Atlantic County Board of Commissioners introduced a $2.38 million bond ordinance at its meeting Tuesday to fund the second building at the National Aerospace Research and Technology Park in Egg Harbor Township. Read more from The Press of Atlantic City.
Ørsted official: Ocean Wind 1 remains on schedule for 2025
Hina Kazmi, the Ocean Wind 1 program director for Ørsted, said the company has not slowed or paused any planned activity related to the project — and set a timeline for the next three years that includes it coming online in 2025. Read more from ROI-NJ.
Survey: Remote Work Isn’t Going Away — and Executives Know It
Remote work spiked during the pandemic, from about 6% of full workdays in the U.S. to more than 50% in the spring of 2020. Since then, it’s steadily decreased and since early 2023 has hovered around 28%. Read more from Harvard Business Review.
Boost Your Productivity with These Practical Habits
SUMMARY Batching tasks allows you to group similar tasks together and focus on them for a specific period of time, improving concentration and allowing you to monotask rather than multitask. “Eating the frog” is a productivity hack that prioritizes the most difficult task first, leading to feelings of accomplishment that can carry over into the […]
New Jersey governor says state can’t handle NYC migrants
Gov. Phil Murphy suggested Thursday that New Jersey does not have the resources to take an influx of migrants from New York City at the direction of the Biden administration. Read more from Politico.
Member Spotlight: DonutNV
Food trucks are a fun and casual way to enjoy different foods, but when a colorful trailer promising hot mini donuts and fresh-squeezed lemonade pulls up, it is time to make room for dessert. Chip and Ruth Berdinis of Egg Harbor Township have been taking their DonutNV trailer to events since spring and said they are enjoying smiles and […]
Biden Offers Airports in Atlantic City, on Canadian Border to House NYC Migrants
The Biden administration has some suggestions for where New York City can house some of the 60,000 asylum seekers who recently arrived: a remote facility closer to Montreal than Manhattan, a tax office on Long Island and Atlantic City International Airport. Read more from Bloomberg.