In 1854 – seven years before the Civil War erupted – Presbyterian minister John Miller Dickey and his wife Sarah Emlen Cresson, a Quaker, founded the Ashmun Institute outside of…
As a child Ben Sutherland, an award-winning animator, screenwriter and voice actor, faced many obstacles. “I was born with severe health issues,” the Gibbsboro resident recalled. “I had food allergies,…
When a fast-spreading fire destroyed four homes at Fifth Street and Cinnaminson Avenue in Palmyra on a Sunday morning in May 1887, people in the small villages of the borough…
The creative process of putting a book or article into words can be difficult at times. Thoughts bounce around the brain at rapid speed, but still the writer is staring…
Nearly 70 people filed into the Palmyra Community Center on the afternoon of Feb. 10, talking among themselves and anxiously waiting for the curtain to rise while children played on…
Civil rights activist Dr. Clarence B. Jones delivered his first major speech as the Palmyra High School Class of 1949 valedictorian, urging his fellow students to reach for their dreams.…
Cub Scouts from Pack 59 in Cinnaminson were excited as they made last-minute adjustments to their cars before the annual running of the Pinewood Derby race on Jan. 26. And…
World War II was raging across Europe and the Pacific islands in 1943, and copper was a limited resource needed for military equipment. To help out, the U.S. Mint decided…
Since taking over the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots of Gloucester County program in 2016, Kevin and Shanin Baisch and their dedicated group of volunteers have reached a historic…
Hundreds of concerned residents packed the Delran Township council chambers on Jan. 31 for a town hall regarding continuous flooding during high tides and rainstorms in the Riverside Park neighborhood.…
