ALBERT J. COUNTRYMAN Jr.

‘No longer a whisper in history’

New Year’s Eve on Dec. 31, 1862 was unlike any other for free and enslaved African Americans. Known as Freedom’s Eve, the event saw residents...

Ciattarelli will face Sherrill in governor’s race

Gubernatorial hopefuls Mikie Sherill, a Democrat, and Jack Ciatterelli, a Republican, will face each other in the Nov. 4 general election. Sherill defeated Sean Spiller,...

‘We take folks that others won’t’

“When you're down and out, When you're on the street, When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you.”  "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Simon & Garfunkel Rough living on...

‘The stars were in alignment’

After performing "Almost There" and "Back in the Old Routine" during the small barbershop chorus competition between 10 a cappella groups from four states,...

Wide-open field in the gubernatorial primary

For two months, South Jersey residents have been overwhelmed by television and social media advertisements - as well as flyers - from the 11...

‘Right a wrong’

Written out of the history books and unmentioned on monuments in the early 1900s, the contributions of African Americans and Native Americans who fought...