Lacey Township

The fire has burned through nearly 24 sq. miles (15,250 acres) and is 60% contained as of Friday morning, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.

The Ocean County Sheriff's Office cautioned about air quality, saying “smoke will continue to permeate the area.”

Joseph Kling, 19, of the Waretown section of Ocean Township, was charged with aggravated arson and arson.

The wildfire is already the largest wildfire in New Jersey this year at 13.2 square miles (8,500 acres) burned but only 10% contained as of Wednesday morning.

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The update came just moments ago from forest fire officials in NJ.

Firefighters found the owner of a Lacey Township home outside with serious burns in Lacey when they arrived.

Dennis Township school superintendent Susan S. Speirs in a letter to parents said a search for a man who fired at the owner of a dirt bike he allegedly stole was underway as students were being dropped off at Middle Township High School.

Margaret Whalen faces numerous charges, after being found with a supply of psilocybin mushrooms in her Ocean County home.

Teams from middle and high schools all around New Jersey competed by producing a three-minute short film in just five days.