(New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via AP) A fire burns on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, near Waretown, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Waretown Volunteer Fire Company firefighters ...

TOMS RIVER -- Following a brief court appearance on May 19, the Waretown man accused of sparking the massive Jones Road wildfire with an improperly extinguished bonfire told reporters there were ...

The wildfire that blazed across Waretown and Lacey Township is now confirmed as the second largest wildfire in the last 20 years, according to authorities. The Jones Road Wildfire reached 100 ...

JoAnn Zavodnick, of Somerset, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 71. Born in Newark, NJ ...

Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, was charged with aggravated arson, arson, and hindering apprehension in connection with the Jones Road wildfire on April 23, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor ...

Two people have been charged with starting the fire in the Greenwood Wildlife Management Area of Barnegat Township in Waretown around 10 p.m. on April 21, authorities said. Joseph Kling ...

The fire started on April 22 at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area. Two people — 19-year-old Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey, and a 17-year-old who has not been identified ...

After nearly three weeks, one of the largest wildfires in New Jersey’s history is now completely contained. On Monday, May 12, 2025, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service confirmed the Jones Road ...

The acreage of the blaze continues to be held to 15,300 burned. Two people have been charged in connection with the wildfire. Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, was taken into custody April 23. He was ...

Two days after the wildfire began, 19-year-old Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with arson in connection to the fire. Investigators said Kling set wooden pallets on ...