ALBERT J. COUNTRYMAN Jr.

Dear 2026

On New Year's Day 1776, the Revolutionary War was not going well for Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army. The day before Gen. Richard...

Holiday gifts from the heart at the library

Over the millennia, people have given holiday gifts to their loved ones and friends, originating with December celebrations like the Roman Saturnalia, pagan gatherings...

Historic Benjamin Cooper Tavern gets new look

After a nearly 300-year history as a bar, hotel, shipbuilding company headquarters and boarding house, the Benjamin Cooper Tavern has been repurposed after a...

‘There are still red ribbons’

Legion Field was buzzing on a Saturday night. Some of the best women soccer players in Palmyra High School history finished their annual alumni game...

A legacy to leave behind

As a young PSE&G laborer breaking mud with an air gun in 104-degree summer heat, Frederick Keating had enough. "What’s wrong? This is your...

Minutemen win that comes ‘once in a lifetime’

With a full moon lighting the way on a cold and brisk Dec. 4, more than 1,000 people cheered on the Washington Township High...