Waterford

Two people are dead and a Toms River police officer is recovering after crashes just hours apart.

The SUV was struck around 7:50 p.m. at the Bartram Avenue crossing in the Atco section of Waterford.

Firefighters continue to monitor control lines until a significant rainfall can fully douse all the areas of fire. Smoke will continue to be visible from the fire.

The wildfire, which has burned since Sunday afternoon, continues to stay away from any structures.

Firefighters are using a backfire operation to burn brush and material ahead of the main body of the fire along Jackson Road in the Atco section of Waterford.

Peter Meyers was last seen leaving his place of employment, Resintech Inc. on Federal Street in Camden, on June 3.

A simple "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" is a sufficient summation of how the Pinelands Preservation Alliance feels about the decisions of the Pinelands Commission, a state government agency, a whole branch of government, or an individual county or town.

Not COVID-19, but a food-borne illness has upended a small district's instruction for two weeks, according to a schools superintendent in South Jersey.

The owner of Atco Dragway said that online ticket sales for a car show were under capacity but two other events with tickets sold at the gate could have contributed to a bigger crowd.

Funeral home owner LeRoy P. Wooster said he will provide a casket and procession to the state veterans cemetery on Friday.