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Albert J. Countryman Jr.

Articles by Albert J. Countryman Jr.

Field of dreams

Area youth soccer clubs were just getting started in the ‘70s when at the end of the decade, teenagers Billy Carr and Tim Beck spent a spring evening at South…

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YMCA event ‘critical to the community’

There was a palpable energy in the air on a warm, sunny Aug. 26, as a Woodbury police officer directed vehicles into the parking lot across the street from the…

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Library loot

Tales of pirates and buried treasure have fascinated youngsters for centuries. In honor of the American Library Association’s library card sign-up month, the county library system has created a treasure map…

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Moorestown’s Main Street dining scene livens restaurant week

There was a bustle of activity along Main Street in Moorestown on a Sunday morning, as residents enjoyed breakfast al fresco under a warm sun that found its way through…

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Stepping into history at the Olde Stone House Village

Truck festival is opportunity for people to learn site’s background A visit to the Olde Stone House Village is a walk through the history of Washington Township and Gloucester and…

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A summer distraction at the library

Riverton facility hosts Anime Club’s Super Mario Bros. event While parents often hear the lament from kids during summer that there’s nothing to do, that wasn’t the case earlier this…

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Just peachy

The fruit’s New Jersey bounty draws thousands to farmer’s market The vehicles pulled in and out of the two 500 Centerton Road parking lots in Moorestown on Aug. 5, as…

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‘Sunday, Sunday, be there, be there’ – at Atco Dragway

Long before social media, a television and radio ad fairly screamed at South Jersey residents to get to Atco Dragway each week. “The commercial was great,” said Dori Wasko of…

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Young equestrians compete at annual 4-H Fair

Get to display their skills and poise on the Gloucester County Fairgrounds The parking lot filled quickly with hundreds of vehicles for the final day of the annual Gloucester County…

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The state vs. human traffickers

The New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) is in the fight against human trafficking depicted in a new film. The issue of trafficking has drawn attention via a film…

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