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.

‘Freedom is never free’

Some 60 American flags displayed in front of the Delran municipal building were flying wildly and proudly in a gusty, cold wind on Veterans...

‘I feel the same’

It was a beautiful, Indian summer Saturday when family, friends, American Legion members and his late grandson's string band wished World War II...

‘It’s our birthday’

Albert J. Countryman Jr./The Sun The USS Cooperstown proudly sails up the Delaware River underneath a huge United States flag by the Walt Whitman Bridge...

Halloween parade ‘a cherished tradition’

Halloween has become one of the most popular holidays all year – started by Druid priests in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago. The annual...

Unofficial: Gubernatorial election results

Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the Nov. 4 election and will be the next governor of New Jersey, according to unofficial...

‘What a gorgeous day’

The evening of Oct. 21, 1777 did not start well for blacksmith apprentice Jonas Cattell, as the Hessian mercenaries in control of Haddonfield arrested...