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Wildfire Burns 2,100 Acres Of NJ's Wharton State Forest Wildfire Burns 2,100 Acres Of NJ's Wharton State Forest
Wildfire Burns 2,100 Acres Of NJ's Wharton State Forest A wildfire consumed more than 2,100 acres of Wharton State Forest in South Jersey from Sunday, June 19 into Monday. Fueled by dry and breezy conditions, approximately 20 percent of the blaze had been contained as of midnight. The fire consumed parts of the park spanning Washington, Shamong, Hammonton and Mullica Townships. Road closures: ⚠️ Route 206 – from Chew Road to Stokes Road (beginning 12 a.m.) ⚠️ Route 542 – from Green Bank Road to Columbia Road Park closures: Batsto Village and all associated hiking and mountain bike trails were closed to visitors.  The Mullica Rive…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI PA Man Found With Hollow-Point Bullets At Route 206 Gas Station: Police DWI PA Man Found With Hollow-Point Bullets At Route 206 Gas Station: Police
DWI PA Man Found With Hollow-Point Bullets At Route 206 Gas Station: Police A PA man was intoxicated when he was found with a box of hollow-point bullets at a gas station on Route 206, police said. Police responding to a report of an erratic driver on Route 206 found Ronald E. Whitaker slumped over the steering wheel at the Shell gas station in Stanhope on Oct. 30, Byram Township police said in a Wednesday release. Whitaker, of New Milford, PA, was awoken by officers who felt that he was intoxicated. Whitaker subsequently failed a series of field sobriety tests, authorities said. Officers arrested Whitaker and conducted a search of his vehicle, which turned up a…

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by Valerie Musson