September 4: The day to remember Richard Somers of Somers Point
On Sept. 4, 1804, Richard Somers died in Tripoli, North Africa. He was 5,000 miles away from his home in Somers Point, N.J. He is still remembered here. There is a park named for him on Shore Road next to the library. It contains a statue of him and a monument with...
Pleasantville native’s back-to-school giveaway hands out thousands of shoes and backpacks
Family Tides It was a drive down the Garden State Parkway that became a pivotal moment for Darryl Glover, setting him on a course toward giving back to his community and changing lives in the process. A sneaker historian, expert and longtime collector, Glover...
The second act for your summer barbecue
Life is What Happens So here I am, writing Coast-Host-Post … after Labor Day. Why didn’t I get to it sooner? Try 24 overnight guests since Memorial Day — plus two weeks of VRBO visitors — with me, low-key on-site, running to Walmart for the occasional room air...
Eagles looking to repeat
The Eagles’ quest to repeat begins Thursday night. Only nine teams — the Green Bay Packers (Super Bowl 1 and 2), Miami Dolphins (6, 7)), Pittsburgh Steelers (9, 10 and 12, 13), San Francisco 49ers (23, 24), Dallas Cowboys 27, 28), Denver Broncos (32, 33), New England...
