The 19-year-old accused of causing the 15,300 acre Jones Road Wildfire denied responsibility, according to a report. Outside ...

(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 ...

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 ...

WARETOWN, NJ — The 19-year-old from Waretown accused of causing the 15,300-acre Jones Road Wildfire will be released from jail, a judge ruled Monday. Joseph Kling, 19, will remain on home ...

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