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Albert J. Countryman Jr.
Articles by Albert J. Countryman Jr.
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- December 3, 2024
‘Keeping history alive’
Traveling by night and following the North Star to freedom, groups of African Americans took a zigzag route to avoid slave catchers and would “wade through the water” to throw…
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- November 21, 2024
Recognition ‘affirms work we do’
Rowan College of South Jersey was named this month as one of 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1-million 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature…
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- September 30, 2024
‘We are here’
The CDC estimates that someone in the U.S. commits suicide every 11 minutes. The boroughs of Palmyra and Riverton – along with their police departments – decided to shed light…
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- September 26, 2024
‘It’s nice to be part of the bigger picture’
The Friday Night lights were bright and there was excitement from fans – especially the young players in the Delran Athletic Association Youth Football program – as Delran High School…
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- September 26, 2024
‘He was a gentle giant’
Williamstown officials, residents and family members gathered outside the main entrance of the Monroe library on the morning of Sept. 21 to honor the late Mayor Michael F. Gabbianelli. “We…
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- September 21, 2024
‘It was a home away from home’
As a young man, Guy Gaudreau was an ice hockey and soccer star at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt. and was one of the state’s most prolific forwards in both…
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- September 20, 2024
‘One hundred years is a long time’
The Boy Scouts of America was formed in 1910 to prepare young men to make ethical and moral choices by teaching them the values of the Scout Oath and Law,…
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- September 19, 2024
At home with porch tunes
In the 1980s, Bob Cappetta would walk into the NEWSWeekly office every week with his column about music. Founder of the Guitar Guild in his historic Fourth Street and Cinnaminson…
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- September 19, 2024
‘It’s bigger this year’
For the second year in a row, the Palmyra Police Officers Association hosted and sponsored its Back-to-School Bash on Sept. 3, as hundreds of people came out to enjoy live…
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- September 9, 2024
Hearts break in more than one family
Youngsters Johnny and Matty Gaudreau liked nothing more than loading up the family car with their skates and hockey sticks for a trip to the Hollydell Ice Arena in Washington…
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