Author Bio

RYAN LAWRENCE

Ryan is a veteran journalist of 20 years. He’s worked at the Courier-Post, Philadelphia Daily News, Delaware County Daily Times, primarily as a sportswriter, and is currently a sports editor at Newspaper Media Group and an adjunct journalism instructor at Rowan University.

Articles by RYAN LAWRENCE

Scenes from Clearview Regional’s graduation ceremony

The Class of 2020 may have had a rough spring. They had special moments cancelled or postponed as the COVID-19 pandemic took over the world in the last four months.…

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Time to retire Indian team names?

Twenty-six years ago, St. John’s University, a private Catholic college in New York City, announced its athletic department’s nickname was changing from Redmen to Red Storm, following years of complaints…

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Palmyra’s trailblazing police chief hits the ground running

Last month, with a little more than a week to go in his tenure as Palmyra’s chief of police, Scott Pearlmen penned a letter to the community to thank residents…

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How to survive a heat wave during a pandemic

After a mild June, summer came in like a lion when the calendar flipped to July. Independence Day weekend brought temperatures north of 90 degrees on consecutive days for the…

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How to survive a heat wave during a pandemic

After a mild June, summer came in like a lion when the calendar flipped to July. Independence Day weekend brought temperatures north of 90 degrees on consecutive days for the…

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How to survive a heat wave during a pandemic

In case you or your overworked air conditioner haven’t noticed, summer has arrived in full force. After a somewhat mild Independence Day weekend, we had stifling first full week of…

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Running with a purpose

After spending the final three months of the school year apart with the sports season shut down, the Haddonfield Memorial High School boys cross country team got the band back…

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How to to help Burlington County gain ‘no-kill status’

According to Karen Isky, one of seven members of the board of directors at the Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter, only three counties in New Jersey have no-kill status,…

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All he sees is gold: A Q&A with South Jersey Olympian Jordan Burroughs

Jordan Burroughs, one of the most decorated athletes in South Jersey history, is celebrating his 32nd birthday this week. He was supposed to be celebrating much more this summer. Burroughs…

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Part of your world

Eight months ago, Alexis Jellison did what any Disney-obsessed person would do for a Halloween costume: She went as Anna from “Frozen.” The costume stayed inside her closet over the…

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