A wildfire that burned through 191 acres in Gloucester County has been fully contained, officials said Thursday morning. The Scotland Run Wildfire began in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Coles Mill Road in Franklin Township and was first spotted around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Sixty structures were initially threatened by the flames. However, no buildings were evacuated, and the estimate on endangered structures was reduced to 20 by Wednesday night as firefighters achieved 50% containment, officials said. The fire had spread to...

A wildfire that broke out Wednesday evening in Gloucester County and spread to 150 acres is now 80% contained, local officials reported Thursday morning. The Scotland Run Wildfire began in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Coles Mill Road in Franklin Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. A Wednesday night update indicated the fire was 50% contained. Initial reports said 60 structures were threatened by the flames, but that estimate was lowered to 20 by Wednesday evening. The forest fire service made steady progress overnight, according to Franklin...

A wildfire is currently raging in Franklin Township threatening over two dozen homes and businesses.

The blaze has already burned approximately 150 acres of land, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reporting that it broke out near Pennsylvania Avenue and Proposed Avenue around 6:30 p.m. last night.

Crews have made progress in containing the fire, which is currently 50% contained.

The cause of the wildfire remains unclear.

Heavy rain and a threat of severe thunderstorms on Sunday is likely to end a long stretch of dry weather in New Jersey, forecasters say Windy conditions with showers are expected on the second half of the weekend and strong thunderstorms are possible late in the day, according to the National Weather Service. While significant flooding is unlikely due to the continued dry conditions, street flooding from heavy rain is possible, the weather service said in its morning forecast discussion on Thursday. Up to 1.5 inches of rain could fall...

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A 75-acre wildfire in Gloucester County threatened 60 structures Wednesday evening as crews worked to contain the blaze. The Scotland Run Wildfire started in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Coles Mill Road in Franklin Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The intersection is near Janvier Elementary School. Crews were working in the area of Proposed and Pennsylvania avenues, a residential neighborhood near the elementary school on Wednesday evening, officials said. The state Forest Fire Service listed the blaze as 0% contained as of 7 p.m., though no...

The West Caldwell Public Library is hosting author, sportswriter and pop-culture historian Martin Gitlin on March 24 at 6 p.m. for a presentation titled “A Funny Program About Funny Programs.” Adapted from his book “The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time,” Gitlin will share his methodology and rankings of the top 70 sitcoms in television history. During the event, held in the Reiher Family Meeting Room at 30 Clinton Road in West Caldwell, Gitlin will discuss classic shows like “I Love Lucy” and “The Andy Griffith Show,” as well as more...

has filed a $100 million lawsuit against his former business partner Armen Boladian and his Bridgeport Music company. The Parliament-Funkadelic creator from Plainfield announced the lawsuit in a press conference at the Apollo Theater on Tuesday alongside his attorney Ben Crump. Clinton, 83, claims Boladian fraudulently acquired copyrights, obtaining 90% of the artist’s catalog. He is suing his former business partner for $100 million. “These songs we’re talking about is my history,” said Clinton. “I have to fight for them. I have to make sure that I did not do...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who was going through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration. The turtle was detected Friday after a body scanner alarm went off at Newark Liberty International Airport. A TSA officer then conducted a pat-down on the East Stroudsburg man and determined there was something concealed in the groin area of his pants. When questioned further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who was going through security at a New Jersey airport was found to have a live turtle concealed in his pants, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration. The turtle was detected Friday after a body scanner alarm went off at Newark Liberty International Airport. A TSA officer then conducted a pat-down on the East Stroudsburg man and determined there was something concealed in the groin area of his pants. When questioned further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the...