Associate Regional Editor, South Jersey Patch
Also this week in South Jersey, a boy's valiant fight against a rare disease inspires, a local priest who knows the new Pope Francis shares his thoughts and two ex-teachers are sentenced for relationships with students.
Pies were flying—directly at teachers' faces—for a messy Pi Day celebration at West Deptford Middle School.
![Sixth-Graders Cream Teachers on Pi Day [Video]](https://test.patch.com/img/cdn/users/419897/2013/03/raw/2b7c56f08be70b1f6645294243c730fe.jpg)
Cherry Hill resident Nicholas Martinelli immediately resigned his teaching position at Triton after the guilty plea.
Nicholas Martinelli immediately resigned his teaching position at Triton after the guilty plea.
Also this week in South Jersey, horses go for a ride on the Atlantic City Expressway, a front-end loader plows through a diner wall, a suitor gets creative with his prom invitation and more.
The township may lease four electric-powered cars, and for a good price, the township administrator says.
The school district plans a $70 million budget well within the 2-percent increase allowed by the state. Improvements to the high schools, security and more teachers drove the budget plan.
Gloucester Township Police and the U.S. Secret Service jointly investigated a counterfeit money scheme allegedly perpetrated by Erik Ellison of Blackwood and Robert A. Smith Jr. of Willingboro.
The Gloucester Township location is part of a huge wave of Blockbuster closings nationwide this year.
Film crews are capturing the remodeling of DiBartolo Bakery, attracting curious onlookers. Owner Mike DiBartolo says the change will help him update his business.
![Reality TV Comes to Collingswood [UPDATE]](https://test.patch.com/img/cdn/users/419897/2013/03/raw/8b675d96bbd7a0fc18127d0d37b537e3.jpg)
Joyce Putmon died after being struck by a truck on the Black Horse Pike in Haddon Township Sunday evening.
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Joyce Putmon died after being struck by a truck on the Black Horse Pike. Police are searching for the driver who killed her.
Joanna Mills writes there is 'no reason why Collingswood can’t be better academically than what it currently is.' Superintendent Scott Oswald offers his response as well.
Also this week around South Jersey, a house explosion rocks Haddon Heights, Red Robin plans another location and the teens in the Triton teacher-student sex scandal may sue.
New Jersey state education aid increased to its highest levels ever, and Collingswood will see more money in its coffers as a result. But not as much as it seems on paper.
Two men brandish a gun while robbing the Sovereign Bank in Woodlynne. The FBI is searching for them.
Two men brandish a gun while robbing the Sovereign Bank in Woodlynne. The FBI is searching for them.
Supporters have three ways and counting to help the people harmed by the White Horse Pike apartment explosion.
Collingswood school taxes could remain even, or even go down slightly, and the district will still have enough money for two more teachers.
Also this week, Duke basketball standout Brian Zoubek leaves the cream puff game, police hunt for a knife-brandishing carjacker and we introduce you to the green bean casserole's inventor.
