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Albert J. Countryman Jr.

Articles by Albert J. Countryman Jr.

‘Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?’

Alice Paul first went on hunger strike in 1909 at the Halloway jail in England while serving a seven-month sentence for advocating a woman’s right to vote during the Lord…

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‘I want to help children’

There was a whirlwind of activity at the township’s Millbridge Elementary School courtyard on a sunny May 1, beginning in the morning, when students in the 10 second grade classes…

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‘An amazing turnout’

It was a special day for readers at the Monroe library in Williamstown on April 27. Cars came in and out all day long, filling two available parking lots, and…

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Millbridge youngsters plant an Earth Day oak

When the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, stripers never made it from the Atlantic Ocean past the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge for freshwater spawning in March, because the Delaware was…

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‘I think I found a bone’

On the morning of October 22, 1777, some 2,000 Hessian troops marched 10 miles from Haddonfield to Fort Mercer, along the Delaware River in current day National Park. The German…

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A conflict that ‘defined an era’

People are already thinking of taking pleasant and relaxing vacations to the Jersey Shore this summer. But it was not peaceful along the beaches in 1942, when German U-boats lurking…

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From pediatrics to fresh produce: Virtua Health is on the move

On a windy, chilly April 13, the Virtua Health Pediatric Mobile Unit was parked in the Gloucester City High School lot, where more than 300 people were signing up for…

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Setting the ‘tables’ for vets

There was a flurry of activity in the Math and Engineering Center at Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) in Deptford on the morning of Saturday, April 6, at the…

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‘A taste of home’

Stokes Road in Medford was busy on the morning of Sunday, April 7, as hundreds of volunteers gathered in the Rose In December floral shop’s parking lot and filled buses…

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On the hunt: Eggstravaganza is all about inclusion

On a breezy, crisp March 30, some 50 children and their parents gathered to find hidden Easter eggs during the first Inclusive Eggstravaganza for Children with Disabilities. Sponsored by the…

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