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Albert J. Countryman Jr.

Articles by Albert J. Countryman Jr.

Medford Renegades undefeated for second consecutive year

Palmyra High standout teaches softball skills to next generation The sound of a softball popping into a glove pierced the silence on a warm summer night along the Delaware River…

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Pride and dignity

St. John of God helps clients build self-esteem through work A sense of hard work and dedication permeated the St. John of God Community Services fulfillment center on a recent…

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Sound of Freedom film exposes scale of child sex slavery

An unseen, brutal world where child sex slaves are sold, raped and abused by human traffickers and pedophiles is the focus of the summer hit movie Sound of Freedom. The…

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Into the light

County galleries exhibit the work of photographers As a young professional photographer specializing in live music assignments at the end of the 20th century, life was exciting for Sandra C.…

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Moving and learning

Library offers monthly Special Olympics athletic program There was a flurry of activity in Mullica Hill Library meeting rooms A and B on Saturday morning, July 8. More than a…

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Commissioners seek preservation of three farms

Process begins with Russo, Durr and Roohr properties  Back in 1940 – before World War II food rationing – Anthony Russo Jr. purchased 86 acres of prime farmland in Tabernacle…

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Canadian wildfire smoke results in Code Red for area

Nationwide health threat is expected to continue all summer An unhealthy, grayish haze darkened the sky in Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties last week as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues…

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From archaeology to butterflies

Kids can pass summer with July programs in the county Gloucester County residents whose kids have time on their hands this summer can take advantage of several educational programs for…

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Letting teens known they’re not ‘a burden’

Suicide victim’s relatives share a film about prevention and hope Volunteers had tissues on hand for people entering the Burlington County Library auditorium in Westampton on June 21 for a…

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Turtles to frogs: taking the spring paddles kayak tour

Ninety-minute sessions explores flora, fauna on Wilson Lake Gloucester County kayak enthusiasts recently gathered at Wilson Lake in Scotland Run Park on a beautiful Thursday morning for a 90-minute spring…

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