By Tracey Tully, includes “Motorists in New Jersey began reaching deeper into their wallets on Thursday to fill their gas tanks as the state’s fuel tax rose by more than 9 cents a gallon to the nation’s fourth-highest rate — a spike linked to a steep decline in traffic during the pandemic. … ‘I don’t like it,’ said Hany Hannu, who works in a parking garage and was filling up at a BP in Jersey City. ‘I have rent, three children and first the tolls go up, now this.’ …”