ALBERT J. COUNTRYMAN Jr.

Albert Countryman Jr. joined the Donnelly.Media team in 2019 after owning the Gloucester City News for 17 years. Albert's history and connection to the places he covers allow him to connect with people and groups worth celebrating in our communities. His favorite pieces to share involve people who have overcome great odds to achieve success, high school teams winning state championships, and volunteers working at food pantries or other charitable organizations. Albert can be reached at acountryman@donnelly.media for stories pertaining to Cinnaminson, Delran, Gloucester City and Palmyra.

Gloucester City welcomes four new police officers

Despite freezing temperatures outside, there was a festive and warm atmosphere in City Council chambers on Thursday, Jan. 29, as family and friends filled...

‘Plowing, scraping and salting

As residents scrambled to get food and supplies for the much-anticipated storm dubbed Fern, the hardest thing to find was rock salt. Area stores sold...

‘It feels like coming home’

After serving on the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners for 13 years and in the state Senate for 20 – both New Jersey records...

‘Mission work comes first’

The oldest house in Palmyra faces the Delaware River at the foot of Cinnaminson Avenue, a few hundred yards from Berkley’s Pier, where supply...

‘Me, governor?’

An accomplished politician who served in public office for more than 50 years and was an advocate for mental-health awareness, former acting Gov. Richard...

Dead fin whale found on ship’s bow at Gloucester Terminal

Fin whales are the second largest animal on planet Earth and they are very fast swimmers – reaching speeds of up to 29 mph....