Columbus News

The township committee took steps to issue $5 million in bonds to pay for construction of a sewerage plant to serve the village of Columbus. via The Times

Identity theft struck a little too close to home for a Mansfield Township resident whose personal information was allegedly used by a relative to make about $15,000 in purchases, according to police. via Jersey Journal

“You put in more time than you would think”

Every community theater production needs someone like Brenda Lyon. The audience won't see her during upcoming performances of 'Don't Dress for Dinner,' but the Columbus resident has had her hand in nearly ... via CourierPostOnline

“They believed strongly in education.”

DOUGLAS M. BOVITT/Courier-Post The interior of the William K. Haines School in Vincentown. via CourierPostOnline

“The value of the contest is that we provide an avenue into the world of writing for children”

Some fiction authors plug away for decades before seeing their work published. For 12-year-old John Pascual Jr., it didn't take so long. via Stars and Stripes

Posted by South Jersey News Online January 17, 2008 8:00AM TERRIFIC AT OAK KNOLL Oak Knoll Elementary School staff is proud to announce the December nominations for "Terrific Kid". The students nominated are as ... via Bridgeton-Millville News

TRENTON -- Facing the probable loss of her own job by spring, the estranged wife of New Jersey's gay former governor wants a judge to let her to see the financial assets of her husband's partner. via Daily Record

“They have never been used successfully to treat a single patient.”

Posted by Raymond A. Schroth November 10, 2007 1:41PM There was something both ironic and fitting in the defeat of the New Jersey Democratic Party's bond proposal to borrow $450 million to invest in stem cell ... via Jersey Journal

WOMEN AND CANCER: The Lung Cancer Circle of Hope will hold a program title 'Women and Lung Cancer' from 7 p.m.-9:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt hotel, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. via Home News Tribune

Click here to receive mediabistro.com's Daily Newsfeed via email. So Many Ads, So Few Clicks The truth about online ads is that precious few people actually click on them. via Mediabistro.com

“Mort had Holliday in his sights because sales were off. If Mort doesn't like you, he zeroes in on you. He's like a dog with a bone.”

GUY "Doc" Holliday has checked out of the not-so-OK-corral at the Daily News. Holliday, who as executive vice president and associate publisher held the top ad sales job at the Mort Zuckerman -owned paper, is ... via New York Post

JAZZ FEST: The Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission will sponsor a jazz festival at 8 p.m. Oct. via Courier News Online

Middlesex County Surrogate Kevin J. Hoagland was presented the Gill C. Job Award for Outstanding Service on Sept. via Courier News Online

“The big-gest reason to have regular screenings is to catch cancer early.”

Dr. Deborah Butzbach is using her personal experiences with cancer to raise awareness about the disease. via Burlington Times News

SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Ladies Auxiliary of the Avenel VFW Post 7164 will hold a spaghetti and meatball dinner from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. via Courier News Online

The second Monday in October honors the achievement of Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator who landed on San Salvador Island 615 years ago on Oct. via Courier News

Celebrations marking Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic Ocean are scheduled for this week: St. via The Times

“They should also have a meeting area outside the home. That way they have of accounting for everyone in the family.”

The National Fire Prevention Association says that 66 percent of Americans have a plan to escape their homes in the event of a fire, but only one-third of those have practiced that plan. via Burlington Times News

Due to a technical error on the PhillyBurbs Web site, Columbus resident Patrick J. DeLorenzo joined the list of winners for Week 3 of the Beat the Experts contest. via PhillyBurbs.com

“What more sci-fi than Santo Domingo? What more fantasy than the Antilles?”

The hero of Junot Diaz's first novel is an overweight Dominican-American man named Oscar, a "ghetto nerd" from Paterson, N.J ., and a devotee of what he somewhat grandly calls "the more speculative genres." He ... via Jersey Journal