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A fire that destroyed an Emily Drive home is believed to have started in the kitchen, where a child who was home alone apparently had been cooking.

New Jersey is known in this region for cheap gasoline, but that's not true in some spots today, where the price at the pump has shot up.

Janet James' 22-year-old son Trevor James was killed in a motorcycle accident two years ago, but she recently turned the tragedy into a positive message for motorcycle awareness.

In Indian cuisine, Vipul Bhasin says the rules are very simple. 'There are no rules,' says the chef-owner of Coriander, an Indian bistro in Voorhees, N.J. 'Everything goes with everything.' And on an Indian ...

Jeffrey Evan Gold received the New Jersey State Bar Association's Amicus Curiae Award at the Association's Board of Trustees Meeting and Holiday Luncheon on Dec.

In Indian cuisine, says Vipul Bhasin, the rules are very simple. "There are no rules," says the chef-owner of Coriander, an Indian bistro in Voorhees, N.J. "Everything goes with everything." And on an Indian ...

\WASHINGTON TWP. - Nearly six months after being left out on the street in Voorhees, the fat cat who gained national attention for being grossly obese is adjusting well to life outside the spotlight, according to his new family. Prince Chunk, who endured weeks of intense media scrutiny when he was abandoned by his owner in July, has been living with Donna Damiani and her family in Turnersville since early August. "He's doing great," Damiani, 41, said of the family pet, who actually weighs about half his initially reported weight of 44 pounds. And he's lost about a pound since the family took him in this summer, said Vince Damiani, the family's 18-year-old son. "He hasn't lost a lot . . . but it's got to be a slow process," Donna Damiani added, noting that he remains on a strict diet. "It can't be very quick, or that could put his health at risk." Though he's far from svelte, Chunk is active, playing with the family and their four other pets all day long, Damiani said. He likes to cuddle and often sleeps with the family's dogs. He's even settled into a daily routine. "Every morning, my husband has his coffee, and . . . Chunk comes over and sits on his lap and has his little rubdown," she said. The chunky kitty's grown especially close with the Damianis' other cat, 8-month-old Tito, whom the family adopted from the Camden County shelter in November. The two share a litter box, which sits inside a wooden castle built by Damiani's husband. Chunk's story isn't over yet. His adoption is not final. The shelter expected to complete Chunk's adoption shortly after the Damianis took him in in early August. But the family took issue with the proposed terms of the adoption contract, drafted by the shelter's attorney specifically to address Chunk's "celebrity" status. The proposed pact required the family to send Chunk to up to 12 public appearances in 2009, and required the family to give the shelter 10 percent of any profit made from the cat. Vince Damiani said the family felt the appearances would exploit the cat and cause stress that could put him at risk. He added that any profits would be put toward a nonprofit organization he hopes to launch in the coming months to help animals in need. Catherine Harr, president of the shelter's board of directors, said the contract has since gone back and forth between attorneys for both sides, and that the shelter hasn't spoken directly with the Damianis in months. She added that the contract had been amended, but a copy of the changes was not available on Monday afternoon. She offered no additional comment. Applications to adopt Chunk poured in in the days after he was found, but hundreds of less fortunate animals currently call local animal shelters home. In Camden County, about 100 dogs and more than 200 cats await adoption, while Burlington County's shelter is home to about 80 dogs and 100 cats. Niki Dawson, the Camden County shelter's executive director, said those numbers will likely increase in the spring, as families go on vacation, breeding season begins, and the economy continues to falter. Lisa Cliver, manager of the Burlington County Animal Shelter in Westampton, said the facility used to see a flood of animals returned after Christmas, gifts that seemed like a good idea but were too much for their owners. That facility -- and most other shelters -- no longer approve "gift" adoptions, and encourage people instead to give gift certificates that would cover an adoption fee. That way, people can select the pets they want and are less likely to turn them over to the shelter in the future, Dawson said. Cliver said she saw about 20 adoptions, a significant number, on Christmas Eve. "A lot of people figure that they have extra time off from work, so they'll have time for housetraining, that kind of thing," she said.

From infamous animals to outstanding personalities, 2008 was a year for the weird.

Voorhees, N.J. - December 26, 2008 -- David William Hoegel was scheduled to arrive by C-section on December 26th, but it seems he couldn't wait.

Owners of the shuttered Primavera Diner in Voorhees have received approval from the township to convert the diner to a restaurant and build a hotel/banquet facility on adjacent land they own.

Some members of the local Muslim community said Tuesday they believe the five men convicted of plotting an attack on Fort Dix got a fair trial and should face the full jail term they're given this spring.

Suzanne Delehanty has been named director of the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers.

Brandi Hand carries a pair of pups as the Asheville Humane Society shelter prepares 22 puppies to travel over 600 miles to Voorhees, NJ, where the Animal Welfare Association will welcome them and find homes for ...

Claudia and David Tung are an interfaith couple who are raising their two children in the Jewish faith.

MOUNT HOLLY - A Medford man who strangled an Evesham businesswoman to death during a burglary in her home was sentenced today to 40 years in state prison for murder.

The Voorhees, N.J. company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder.

Of all the possible ways to end her cross country season, the last place Laura Vigilante thought it would take place would be in San Diego.

In addition to the usual cavalcade of spam, newspaper reporters are fortunate enough to receive a nonstop string of e-mails from kind individuals who are anxious to suggest story ideas.

It wasn't a perfect ending to a near-perfect season, but Voorhees High School senior Lanie Thompson held her own Saturday at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals.

N.J. Department of Transportation reports delays along Route 73 in the following areas: -- N.J. 73 northbound between CR 671/Kresson Road and N.J. 38 -- N.J. 73 southbound between N.J. 70 and CR 671/Kresson ...