Coach is honored

Cherry Hill looked much different when John Valore joined the ranks of the coaching staff at Cherry Hill East. That's because it was 1968 and Springdale and Evesham Roads were still covered in dirt.

Valore grew up playing basketball, continuing through high school and also as a student at West Chester University. He knew that he wanted to stay with the game after college, and said he saw coaching as a way to keep his own dreams alive.

He lived in the area at the time and knew a job at Cherry Hill East would be a perfect fit. So he applied.

And in 1968, fresh out of college, Valore took on the role of assistant coach.

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BOE considers moving election date

The Cherry Hill Board of Education continues to mull over whether it will move the school election to November this year.

At the Jan. 24 meeting, James Devereaux, assistant superintendent, business and board secretary, provided the board with highlights on the new legislation Gov. Christie signed, that would allow school board elections to be moved to November.

The board took no formal vote as to whether it would move the election this year, in part because the board is hoping to garner more public input on the matter, said Susan Bastnagel, the district's public information officer.

To move the school district election to November, either the board of education or town council would need to adopt a resolution - or voters would have to approve a ballot question in the next November election.

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