Columbia News

A 19-year-old Columbia, N.J., woman was killed this morning when her car hit an icy patch on Route 609 in Hope Township, Warren County, and crashed into a cluster of trees, police said.

HOPE a ' A 19-year-old Columbia woman died early Wednesday when her vehicle skidded on a large patch of ice and struck multiple trees on County Route 609, state police said.

Recent New Jersey college graduates amass $20,169 in debt. Monday, December 21, 2009 The Record What's new: About two-thirds of recent college graduates amassed student loan debt, and in New Jersey that burden averaged $20,169, according to a new survey.

New Jersey's laws governing charter schools received a "C" from a Washington, D.C. non-profit group that ranked the statutes governing charter schools across the nation.

Women workers who worked full-time in New Jersey in 2008 earned a median 77 cents for every $1 earned by men working full-time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Monday.

HOPATCONG -- Nicole Erin McQuade, granddaughter of Angelina Eichner of Hopatcong, married Todd Peter Spain in a ceremony at Maxim Glen in Hopatcong.

There is a very good chance that the District of Columbia , New Jersey and New York will pass marriage equality bills through their legislatures in the next few weeks .

A report from Washington ranked New Jersey among the top states in promoting energy efficiency but lowered the state from the top 10, a report in the Record said.

People in big cities walk past them every day -- street performers, or buskers. Some are talented, some are not, and most aren't performing for a cause greater than themselves.

Law enforcement officials are making it easier for fugitives in northern New Jersey to turn themselves in.

For years now, gettin'-out-of-Dodge tales have been common fodder for discussion at soccer games, backyard barbecues and water coolers throughout New Jersey.

Brannon P. Hull, 23, of Columbia, N.J.; on suspicion of drunken driving; stopped 2:25 a.m. Wednesday on Ann Street; driving wrong way on one-way street, state police at Swiftwater said; transported for blood-alcohol test to Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.

The House on Tuesday approved a bill that would extend benefits by up to 13 weeks for jobless workers living in New Jersey and 26 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

New Jersey jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House today.

Sixth- and ninth-grade students in 16 New Jersey schools will begin developing personal learning plans this year -- examining their interests, strengths and goals -- as part of a two-year statewide pilot program to get kids looking toward their futures.

State troopers and a civilian who saved lives and helped catch suspects will be honored at an awards ceremony at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville Thursday morning.

COLUMBIA, N.J., Sept. 4, 2009 a ' InterTest Inc. has introduced the WebViewer AWIS-5, an automated WebViewer inspection system with programmable four-axis motion control that provides high-resolution color video images of fluorescent penetrant inspection results from the internal surfaces of aircraft turbine motor drums or spools and shafting.

Faheem H. Talley, 32, of Newark, N.J.; 4:35 a.m. Saturday; following alleged domestic incident with woman who lives in 300 block of S. Main Street; allegedly intoxicated and combative with officers; charges to be filed by Bangor police.

With the new school year almost here, it's a good time for New Jersey residents to consider the quality and cost of the education provided by their local public school systems.

Many people around the world believe Americans are not that smart - but New Jerseyans should take exception to that assumption.