A man from Pleasantville has been arrested and charged after authorities say he made threats against a high school in southern Ocean County late last month.
Crews battling 900-acre wildfire in Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ WPVI
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Dozens of firefighters from across South Jersey are working to contain a massive wildfire at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township.
Fire crews have settled controlled burns to help contain the blaze and save at least 100 homes that are at risk along Stage Road and Route 9.
It was first spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday.
Rob Gill, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, told Action News the fire has consumed roughly 900 acres of land that splits between Ocean and Burlington counties.
The fire is zero percent contained, said Gill.
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“It varies depending on the piece of ground where a fire can happen,” he said. “It’ll vary from a quarter acre to a larger fire like this one. It all depends on the ground, fuel type, terrain. There are several factors that go into what determines the size of a fire.”
Firefighters have begun conducting what they call “burnout operations,” where they set smaller, controlled fires in hopes of protecting homes along Stage Road and the Offshore Manor Development along Route 9 in Little Egg Harbor.
WILDFIRE: About 900 acres are burning near Ballinger Creek. At 8pm, officials reported fire was zero percent contained. No injuries reported. Structure protection is in place to protect any threatened homes. Cause still under investigation @6abchttps://t.co/AHJ0xro1H8pic.twitter.com/7KLgzCPG5S
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Patrolman Sage Sysol gets his patrol officer s badge pinned by his father as Police Chief Lisa Parker looks on. (Manchester Township Police)
MANCHESTER, NJ The Manchester Township Police Department has a new patrol officer, after a Special Law Enforcement Officer II was promoted Tuesday.
Patrolman Sage Sysol, who joined the Manchester police department in January, was sworn in Tuesday as a patrolman by Mayor Kenneth T. Palmer in front of family and a limited number of police, Lt. Vincent Manco said.
He graduated from Pinelands Regional High School in 2015 and earned his associate s degree from Ocean County College. He is working toward his bachelor s degree through Kean University. Sysol worked as a Special Law Enforcement Officer I in Seaside Heights and SLEO II in Little Egg Harbor Township before he was hired in Manchester.