Big Bob McDevit told the Press of AC that Local 54 feels vindicated in its fight with Carl Icahn now that Hard Rock has opened. McDevit said union members, “know in their heart that their fight brought this new beginning for Atlantic City,” David Danzis reports.
The Founding Fathers definitely thought you should be able to make your own handgun out of the Internet and some melted plastic.
There’s a hundred-year-old pet cemetery off Shore Road in Linwood, but you have to read Big Joe Kelly’s story to found out where.
For more feats of journalism from across the region, see below:
Ventnor to increase membership in Citizens Advisory Committee–Pleased with the interest in serving on the newly formed ad hoc Citizens Advisory Committee, the Board of Commissioners agreed to increase the number of members who can serve. www.downbeach.com
CIVIL RIGHTS COALITION CALLS FOR END TO CORE ELEMENT OF NJ BAIL REFORM–A coalition of civil rights groups is calling for an end to the use of computer risk-assessment tools such as the one New Jersey uses in pretrial release decisions, saying these can worsen racial disparities in the criminal justice system and lead to greater incarceration. www.njspotlight.com
Popular Gloucester Co. 4-H Fair wraps up another successful year (PHOTOS)–The much-anticipated annual event was held Thursday through Sunday at the Gloucester County Fairgrounds in Harrison Township. www.nj.com
TRUMP & CO. HOPE TO MAKE SALT CAP PERMANENT–New Jersey residents who’ve kept a spark of hope alive that the SALT (state and local tax) cap rolled out with Trump’s $1.5 billion tax package might be rolled back someday may just have had that spark snuffed out. www.njspotlight.com