A 46-year-old Perth Amboy man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting a house fire.

A fire department spokesperson said the man is believed to be responsible for at least 35 cases of arson over the past two ...

Charles Maulbeck, 51, of Toms River, pled guilty on June 9 to arson in connection with a fire that occurred in Brick Township ...

A Toms River man has pleaded guilty to arson and criminal mischief in connection with two incidents that occurred in Ocean ...

A 51-year-old New Jersey man faces three years in state prison after admitting to setting a home in Brick on fire and smashing a car window with a rock in Lacey the next day. Charles Maulbeck, of Toms ...

A Toms River man has pleaded guilty to setting a fire last year, as well as an unrelated act of criminal mischief in Lacey ...

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A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that ...

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Ocean County, N.J. on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via AP) 31,039 people played the daily Crossword recently.

Second Person Charged With Arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens Fire A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second ...