Hometown View

Confidence and momentum rolls through the first few weekends of the season but dreams begin to die in October for some while others have visions of championships.

The annual Greek Festival sponsored by the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church of Toms River, the 2nd annual Causeway Superfamily Golden 5K and the Chef’s Tasting on the Bay are all coming up.

An impeachment of President Trump will be a major issue in the presidential election and an already divided country will likely become even more divided.

After some 40 years of covering sports I remain somewhat amazed at the number of parents who expect their child to land a college scholarship.

The Golden Eagles and Lions first met on the football field in 1984 and were for many years Thanksgiving Day rivals, last playing on Turkey Day in 2009.

Frankly if I could wear shorts 350 days a year I would be happy and the same for bright colors, topsiders without socks and sandals on the weekend.

The benching of Eli Manning is somewhat surprising after just two games but is really just the Giants way of saying this season is now all about building for the future because the present is not very good.

After over 5,000 segments I finally have a case of "morning writer's block."

It appears Giants fans are in for a long season as for the sixth time in the last 7 years they are off to an 0-2 start.

It will be a first for Lacey' Lou Vircillo on Friday night when he coaches his first home night game.

What happened to "donuts" at Dunkin? The Mets improbable scoring on 9/11 and a rethinking of pictures of grandchildren are just a few of my thoughts.

The tolerance and patience we had for one another in the days after 9/11/01 have long faded.