Sunday, May 19, 2013
Surprise your newly minted graduate with a balloon, or balloon bouquet, for Triton's graduation.
Parents and loved ones of Triton Regional High School's Class of 2013 can celebrate the graduate's success with a balloon-a-gram. The school is collecting orders now for the balloons, which will be delivered to the graduate as graduation practice concludes on June 21. The balloons are $3 each and there is a limit of 10 per graduate. Click on the PDF, to the side, to download the form, or print it out here.
Help Mainstage Center for the Performing Arts raise money for its summer filmmaking program.
Other top stories include a Newark High School student shot and killed on his way home from school and a man busted on pot-growing charges after he called police to report his wife's death.
A homeless hitchhiker who gained internet fame earlier this year was arrested at a Philadelphia bus station and charged with the murder of a Clark lawyer last Sunday. Englewood police are stepping up their presence at a public senior housing complex after complaints led authorities to arrest two residents on drug and prostitution charges, authorities said. An 18-year-old Newark High School student was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon minutes after leaving school grounds, officials said. A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said A Delaware man has been arrested and charged in connection with a…
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Also in the news, Michelle Winters appointment to council upheld in court and navigating traffic detours in Gloucester Township.
Emery Galiazzi was charged for an accident last month on Coles Road that sent two people to the hospital. A judge agrees the 4th District state assemblyman was stopped unconstitutionally by a police officer who is now charged with official misconduct. Township Republicans sued in an attempt to nullify the Democrats' choice to fill an unexpired council seat, saying the process took too long. The Our Lady of Hope-St. Agnes Parish Festival runs through Saturday near Little Gloucester and Coles roads. The South Jersey based rock band will open the MMRBQ at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden on Saturday. A two-year battle for Blackwood's Patty DiRenzo ends in victory: 'Lives are going to be saved' from New Jersey's 911 Good Samaritan drug …
The Class of 2013 graduated under a giant tent Saturday at the Blackwood campus.
Camden County College held its 45th annual commencement ceremony Saturday under an 18,000-square-foot, event tent on its Blackwood, Gloucester Township campus. The event featured more than 1,500 students and over 5,000 family members and friends. The keynote speaker was Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Wendell E. Pritchett. Maegan Kyser, 24, a 2008 West Deptford High School graduate, was the student speaker. She is a Phi Theta Kappa and President’s List student who currently works for University of Pennsylvania Health System as a unit ambassador and aspires to be a nurse practitioner with her own television show. The Outstanding Alumnus Award was presented to F. Mitchell Newcomer, Class of 1974, whose work as lead systems designer …
Marco is the Patch/NJ Aid for Animals pet of the week.
New Jersey Aid for Animals (NJAFA) board member Kelly Matthews, a Gloucester Township resident, submitted the following to Patch regarding a dog in need of a home: This 2-year-old, darling little boy was surrendered from Camden. He loves all dogs from a 200-pound Bernese mountain dog to a tiny teacup poodle. He shows not one ounce of aggression and is house broken. Marco's owner was heartbroken to give him up, but NJAFA can tell he was sure loved. He's neutered and up to date on all of his shots while currently living with his foster mom. We would love nothing more than to see one of the Patch readers give him a family to call his own. To fill out an application (fenced yard only please) to bring Marco home, please go here http://www.njafa…
Get your first look at the trail network 6 p.m. on May 29 at the Camden County Boathouse.
The following was submitted by the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Freeholder Board invites residents to review the final draft of the Camden County Bicycle and Multi-Use Trail Master Plan. The latest plans for the multi-phase project will be presented to the public on May 29 at the Camden County Boathouse at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken at 6:00 p.m. “The trail network will provide County residents with new recreational opportunities, while creating an alternative means of transportation between destinations such as schools, shopping centers, parks and recreation facilities, and historic sites, both within each municipality and throughout the county,” said Freeholder Jeffrey L. Nash, liaison to the Department of Parks. …
Rowan University held its 88th undergraduate ceremony Friday in Glassboro.
Members of Rowan University's 88th undergraduate class received their diplomas during the school's commencement ceremony Friday in Glassboro. State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, a West Deptford resident, delivered the commencement address. Among the graduates were 406 Camden County residents. They are: (Information provided by Rowan University.) Did you attend Rowan's commencement ceremony? Add your photos and videos by clicking on the "Upload Photos and Videos" button below.
Also this week, the mother from 'How I Met Your Mother' is a South Jersey native, Cinnaminson High School suffered through multiple bomb threats and a small-town band gets a big-time opportunity.
These stories topped the news this week on our South Jersey Patch sites—Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Collingswood, Gloucester Township, Haddonfield-Haddon Township, Moorestown and West Deptford. Lori Stilley admitted she faked terminal cancer for months, accepting thousands of dollars in cash, free meals and even a free wedding. Police arrested Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, 24, better known as Internet sensation “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” on YouTube and Facebook, for allegedly killing a 73-year-old. The capture came with an assist from Haddonfield police. Students and staff at Baker Elementary School held Sean Fischel Day Friday, to honor the memory of the 7-year-old who died of an autoimmune disorder in January. A two-year battle for…
Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi started The Hamels Foundation to support area schools and help build a future for children in Malawi, Africa.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. After winning the World Series in 2008, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi founded The Hamels Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting education in the United States and establishing a school in Malawi, Africa. Patch caught up with the foundation to find out what inspired its start and how its been able to help those in need. Patch: What’s the biggest challenge you’ve taken on? The Hamels Foundation: The Hamels Foundation has a dual purpose to provide support for quality …
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