Columbus News

The 2009 Times Holiday Appeal fund drive for Project Freedom began on Nov. 22 and has already raised $5,715 in contributions.

Kathleen and Dennis DiLeonardo of Kingwood Township, announce the engagement of their daughter Christine to Steven Wemple II, both of Hamilton.

Members of the Blessed John Paul II Chapter Knights of Columbus and other friends of the National Life Center recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Knights' ultrasound project in Woodbury.

The Knights of Columbus Sancta Familia Council 11498 in Sewell has donated $1,500 to the Abilities Center of Southern NJ, Inc.

The last two boxing tournaments at the South River Knights of Columbus have lost money.

Since it's close to Halloween, it's only normal to try to get some more spooky material for the season.

Attendants at two Burlington County gasoline stations were attacked separately by a robber who used an irritating spray before making his getaway, police say.

Zoretta Lindenlaub, 92, of Vineland passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Zoretta was a caring and loving person who shared her talents and laughter with her family and many friends.

Danny DiMaio's parents knew something was wrong from the very beginning. Salvatore DiMaio, Danny's father, said the 2 1/2-year-old had trouble breathing just after his birth.

Ginny Major spent most of her life in South Jersey, building strong bonds with family and friends, helping children as a school administrator and sharing in the area's farming heritage as a horse-breeder. But when retirement beckoned, Major and her late husband, Jim, found a new home far from those roots -- some 200 miles away in southern ...

No one wants to be sick, Jamie Hakim of New Brunswick said. Hakim and her parents, Shelley and Michael Morrell of Sayreville, are hoping to avoid getting the flu this year.

Human remains discovered off Jacksonville Road in Mansfield Township have been identified as the body of a middle-aged Columbus man who has been missing for 18 months.

A man found sleeping in his car in a travel lane here has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

Just moments into the dedication proclamation for the borough's new firehouse, the call went out.

A program on the "Great American Songbook" will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.

Hundreds of people are flocking to a Bordentown City parking lot every Wednesday night.

New donations from Times readers, including a gift of $300 from Jon and Jenny Crumiller of Princeton, have helped bring the total raised for this year's Times- Kiwanis Camp Fund to $12,035 to date.

Albert Joseph Mercoli, 85, of Vineland passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Manor Care in Voorhees.

The luncheon buffet at Mysore Woodlands, above, is a good way to sample southern India cuisine.

New Jersey is making strides in its effort to ensure federal stimulus aid doesn't get abused in a state well known for corruption, a new report released by the federal Government Accountability Office says.