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.

‘Jersey boys’

Nearly 1,000 strong, healthy young men from New Jersey lay dead or dying, with sweaty, bloodstained and shredded uniforms sticking to their skin in...

The arrival of a new year and its ways to celebrate

The South Jersey community celebrated the arrival of 2025 in various ways on New Year's Eve and the next day, from story times at...

Shane Chapman Drive collects 3,337 pairs of socks

On a cold December 7 afternoon, Gloucester City residents braved the wind and donated socks for the homeless and veterans in memory of Shane...

‘The partnership has been phenomenal’

As so eloquently stated by Charles Dickens in "A Christmas Carol," two men said, "It is more than usually desirable that we should make...

River Line changes have ‘positive impact’ on its communities

Palmyra's big news in 1834 was the Camden and Amboy Railroad's construction of a train station at Broad Street and Cinnaminson Avenue that brought...