Smoke from wildfire near a N.J. Superfund site and 2 schools prompts air monitoring

Federal and county officials continue to monitor air quality near a wildfire burning close to an EPA Superfund site and two New Jersey schools, police said Wednesday. A road closure is now in affect as New Jersey Forest Fire Service firefighters continue to extinguish the small wildfire, Franklin Township police said in a statement on Wednesday. The fire started on Aug. 30 off of Coles Mill and Williamstown roads in Franklin Township in Gloucester County. Local officials met with the state Environment Protection Agency on Wednesday and the agency concluded...