Following the successful launch of its marine flare disposal program last May, Ocean County will again help residents properly dispose of old or used boat flares, such as red handheld, red meteor, parachute, orange smoke signal and floating orange smoke flares. A collection will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Ocean County Training Center in Waretown.

“While all boaters are required to carry flares on their boats for safety reasons, there are very few if any avenues to…