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A large wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, pressured evacuations and shut down roads, officers stated. Hearth officers first alerted residents by social media in regards to the hearth in Barnegat Township at 12:22 p.m. on Tuesday. — New Jersey Forest Hearth Service (@njdepforestfire) April 22, 2025 As of 5 p.m., the “Jones Wildfire” burned 1200 acres, threatened 16 constructions alongside Bryant Highway and Wells Mills Highway (Rt. 532), pressured necessary evacuations on Wells Mills Highway from Bryant Highway to the Backyard State Parkway in Ocean Township and shut down the next roads: Backyard State Parkway within the space of…
Mayor Eric Adams coming into federal courtroom for a listening to on the Justice Division’s movement to dismiss his federal corruption case. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell The three prosecutors — Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom — mentioned they’re leaving the US Lawyer’s workplace within the Southern District of New York somewhat than comply with Deputy Lawyer Common Todd Blanche’s “precondition” for holding their posts. They mentioned Blanche had demanded that they “admit wrongdoing” in refusing a February order from one other prime DOJ official — Emil Bove — to drop Adams’ fees with a…