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Lacey school board adopts 7% tax increase, reconfigures schools and increases class sizes
The 7.57% tax levy increase will cost about $51 extra per month, or $616 extra per year, on a home assessed at the municipal ...
As costs soar, how Ocean and Monmouth school districts are dealing with budget shortfalls
With several school districts facing insufficient funding, local municipalities look to solve this problem by raising ...
2nd teen charged with arson for New Jersey wildfire: Prosecutor
The second suspect -- an unidentified 17-year-old boy -- was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with arson and ...
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Mayor grateful for no loss of life after wildfires smash NJ town
Mayor Peter Curatolo was grateful for the actions of emergency services after a large fire swept through Lacey Township in ...
South Jersey man accused of starting a 15,300-acre wildfire is released with an ankle monitor
Authorities say Joseph Kling, 19, deliberately started the fire by soaking wooden pallets in gasoline and setting them aflame ...
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Second teen accused of sparking NJ wildfire that has torched 15K acres in Pine Barrens
He now faces an additional charge of hindering apprehension. Heavy smoke from a wildfire billows behind a Walmart in Lacey Township, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Luiz C. Ribeiro for ...
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Scammers target residents near Ocean County wildfire, charging $30K to remove smoke odor
Officials claim they are charging $30,000 for the so-called service and are falsely telling residents that the costs will be ...
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As costs soar, how Ocean and Monmouth school districts are dealing with budget shortfalls
Related Story:Lakewood Schools request another massive state loan even as school board objects The Lacey Township Board of Education struck a compromise for the coming school year that will ...