DEP

Five brush fires that broke out along the Garden State Parkway just north of the shore points are quelled, but the warning continues for extreme caution through our extensive rainless streak aggravated by gusty winds. New Jersey State Police say that the blazes erupted in spots near Woodbridge, Clark, Cranford and Union within a 20-minute span just after 9 AM...

Once it seemed absurd to dunk outdated subway cars in the ocean to provide fish habitats. Now there are dozens strewn from Sandy Hook to Jones Beach. Similarly, Ocean County officials hope to convince state environmental regulators that man-made islands in several of their parks can do the same for Barnegat Bay.