TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — A forest fire that has burned 6.3 square miles (about 16.3 square kilometers) in the New Jersey Pinelands was 75% contained as of midmorning Monday, officials said. Its ...

This year’s community party begins at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Esli Dodge conservation area in Forest with live music, children’s activities, lots of food and then fireworks to cap off the evening.

U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people to use glow sticks and cans of aerosol party string as alternatives to fireworks, but some environmentalists say the string difficult to clean up and ...

Fireworks Silly String A sign warns that fire danger is high in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains that border Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, June 30, 2023. U.S. Forest Service managers are ...