Albert J. Countryman Jr.
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Ball for all at Miracle League fall opener
Professional baseball in America has been popular with fans for 180 years, since its inception in 1845. Yet for many years, kids with disabilities were unable to play the game.…
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‘An opportunity to engage’
Philadelphia was a hotbed of rebel activity during the autumn of 1775, as the Second Continental Congress gave birth to the Continental Navy and the Marines after heated debates by…
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‘It’s been a special season’
Just as David knocked out Goliath in dramatic fashion, the Cherry Hill Post 172 baseball team won the New Jersey American Legion Championship with a walk-off single against perennial powerhouse…
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‘This is a benchmark moment’
Winemakers William Alexander and Edward Antill won Great Britain’s Royal Society award of 200 pounds in 1758 for producing a quality wine similar to those England had been purchasing from…
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‘Reclaiming Camden’s story’ with tavern restoration
On a lonely stretch of overgrown ground just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge stands a building built in 1734 that played a major part in the Revolutionary War. Built…
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Giving the gift of time – and nutrition – to seniors
Senior citizens born between 1925 and 1960 have lived through turbulent times, seen incredible advances in technology, watched men land on the moon, and worked hard most of their lives.…






