Ocean Township and Lacey Township lifts all mandatory wildfire evacuations, residents allowed to return home

Power outages persist with no estimated restoration time as crews survey infrastructure damage.

Tony Caputo

Apr 23, 2025, 10:42 AM

Updated 36 min ago

All mandatory evacuations in Ocean Township in Lacey Township have been lifted effective immediately, allowing residents to return home, police said.

The order includes Brookville, Greenbriar, Laurelwyke, Birchwood, Cornerstone, Dogtown, and all residences west of the Garden State Parkway to Route 9.

Power outages persist with no estimated restoration time as crews survey infrastructure damage.

Evacuation shelters at Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin and Manchester Township High School in Manchester are closing.

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