Articles by Wayne Parry

After Losing in Court, Atlantic City Casino Workers Plan Ad Blitz for Smoking Ban

A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children in response to a judge’s rejection of a lawsuit that would have ended smoking in the nine …

Judge Allows Smoking in Atlantic City Casinos, Dealing Blow to Workers

A judge on Friday allowed smoking to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos, giving some measure of relief to the city’s struggling casino industry while rebuffing workers who have long sought to be able to breathe clean air on the casino …

New Jersey Debates: Protect Against Floods or Retreat From Shore?

New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage from future storms and steadily rising seas in coastal areas, countering criticism that the state aims to force people away from the Jersey Shore by making it harder …

Coastal Communities Get $575M to Guard Against Floods, Other Disasters

The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventative measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday announced it is allocating $575 …

New Jersey Group Eyes Insurance Surcharges, Oil Fees to Fund Resiliency Projects

A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New …

Jersey Shore Police, Pols Weigh Holding Parents Responsible for Kids’ Rowdy Behavior

Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday during a forum held after a …

Judge Hears Atlantic City Casino Workers’ Anti-Smoking Lawsuit

A group of Atlantic City casino workers asked a judge Monday to ban smoking in the gambling halls, citing the toxic effects of working in a “poisonous” atmosphere, while the state said ending smoking could jeopardize a half-billion-dollar pot of …

State AG, Atlantic City Casino Union Ask Judge to Dismiss Anti-Smoking Lawsuit

Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and the New Jersey attorney general this week asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine casinos. Local 54 of the …

Jersey Shore Town and State Agree on Plan to Replenish Eroded Beaches

A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state’s most badly eroded beaches. North Wildwood and the state have been …

Workers Sue to End Atlantic City Casinos’ Exemption From Smoking Ban

Frustrated at having unsuccessfully agitated for over three years to get lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers on Friday tried a new tactic. They filed a lawsuit to try to overturn a law that leaves casino workers …