Hello and welcome to Cherry Hill Patch, your gateway to news and community information! I'm Bryan Littel, your local editor, and it's my job to bring you everything that's going on in the township.

Want to know what happened at the school board meeting? Interested in what the planning board is considering for development? Looking for photos of your nephew's band concert? Need an update on how East's and West's sports teams are doing? We have it all, and then some.

Beyond just bringing you the news, Cherry Hill Patch is a conversation with the community—we want you to interact with us: Leave comments on stories, add events to our calendar, upload photos and post announcements. We're on Facebook and Twitter, too, bringing you breaking news as it happens.

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I'm no stranger to South Jersey, either—I ran West Deptford Patch from its start two years ago, and before that, I spent a decade covering Cumberland, Salem and Gloucester counties as a reporter and photographer, winning awards at the state, regional and national level for my work.

Take some time and look around the site: Check out our directory for information on schools, government and local businesses, or browse through our event listings to find something to do in the coming weeks.

If you see me out at a meeting or a sporting event, grabbing a coffee at Wawa or Starbucks or grabbing a loaf of bread at Wegmans, don't hesitate to come up and offer your thoughts on what we can do to make Cherry Hill Patch more interesting and relevant to you. If you have tips, suggestions or anything else, you can reach me directly via email at bryan.littel@patch.com or by phone at 609-433-9911.