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Bass River State Forest fire fully contained at 617 acres. 2nd fire in Brendan T. Byrne forest now at 407 acres. Updated May 18, 2021; Posted May 18, 2021 Frirefighters battled a 617 acre wildfire in Ocean and Burlington counties before brining it under control on Tuesday, May 18, 2021New Jersey Forest Fire Service Facebook Share A forest fire that ignited Sunday near the border of Ocean and Burlington counties, scorching 617 acres Bass River State Forest, has been fully contained, while a se...

UpdatedWed, May 19, 2021 at 9:02 am ET Replies(37) Fires burning in the Bass River and Brendan T. Byrne state forests and dry, warm weather in the forecast for the coming days have prompted a ban on open burning by New Jersey officials. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) NEW JERSEY — If you were planning to sit around your fire pit this weekend to relax, you may have to do it without flames. New Jersey officials plan to ban open burning in 10 counties until further notice. Th...

As part of recent Earth Day celebrations, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), the Delaware Tourism Office, Delaware Greenways and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated the Delaware Bayshore Byway as a National Scenic Byway. Gov. John Carney, DelDOT Secretary Nicole Majeski, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, Director of the Delaware Tourism Office Liz Keller and represent...

Bigotry but for clear religious purposes. it would be a clear violation of the first amendment, pat, would it not? >> here is the thing. i think youre probably right, joe. i havent thought about the constitutional challenge. i think they had to vote for this, i think, in the city council and the mayor had to get into it. i think youre right. if you took it to the supreme court but thats not the question. to me, the question is if you want a reconciliation here of some kind, it is clear this is t...