Honoring Richard Somers on the 220th anniversary of his heroic death
By William Kelly Every year Somers Point holds its annual Richard Somers Day around his birthday, Sept. 15 (1778). This year they chose the 220th anniversary of the day he was immortalized as a war hero. Somers will be honored 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, the date he...Everybody Still Loves Ernie
By Carmen Marotta In 2022 and 2023, The Somers Point Beach Concert Series featured a show called “Everybody Loves Ernie,” a tribute to guitarist Ernie Trionfo. With the passage of time, Tony Mart Presents has changed the name of this show to “The Tony Mart Tribute to...Too much of a good thing again
Labor Day weekend, Friday on the Beach in Somers Point By Carmen Marotta The last two weeks of the season will continue the overall theme of “Abbondanza,” or abundance in English. At 7 p.m., Fat Mezz will perform high-energy rock ‘n’ roll and dance music in a special...‘From Ragtime to Swingtime’ with the Vintage Jazz Band
The Vintage Jazz Band performs a “From Ragtime to Swingtime” concert at the Somers Point Senior Center, 22-98 North Ambler Road in Somers Point, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8th. Admission is free; seating is limited and available on a first-come...The story of the Somers-Washington ring shared
By William Kelly While Richard Somers’ historic exploits in Tripoli have been well documented and retold in books, murals and plays, the story of the Somers-Washington ring is not as well known. Richard Somers was born in 1778 at his father’s tavern at Shore and...
