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.

‘A lot of transition’ at borough library

The first known library in recorded history was in Sumer, a city-state close to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,400 years ago. The most...

Students receive Head to Cleats’ awards

On a sunny and windy Sunday, April 27, hundreds of people attended the fourth annual Heads to Cleats Festival in Gloucester City originally scheduled...

Youngsters ‘celebrate Earth’ at the library

The cast of the musical "Hair" performed songs like "I Don't Know How To Love Him" and Redbone cranked out the tunes as 30,000...

‘I was so amazed’

For young artists the first opportunity to exhibit their creations, and even offer them for sale, is exhilarating. "I was so amazed by the turnout...

Threading through the ages

Human beings started making quilts some 5,400 years ago for warmth, and even five millennia ago, used decorative elements in their creations. Quilt making...

‘Guests are happy’ as county driving range re-opens

Playing golf is a stress relief for thousands of Camden County duffers – a chance to get away from fast-paced lives by getting outside...