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APRIL 2013 

TAKES ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE OF HER LIFE 

RAISING A SON WITH AUTISM 

BY DANIELLE DAVIES

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GReetInGs FRom AtLAntIc cIty 

As many of you are aware, for the last several years I have had the 

privilege of representing both Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile from Bravo 

TV’s Real Housewives of New Jersey and becoming very close with both 

women and their husbands, Joe and Rich. 

We have socialized quite a bit and spent time in one another’s homes 

and through my association with them I have appeared several times on 

television, as has The Boardwalk Journal. 

In social settings, my wife Rebecca and I have had the privilege of meeting 

the other three Housewives, their husbands, their children and many of 

the peripheral personalities associated with the show, many of whom have 

been featured in one way or another in The Boardwalk Journal. 

Everyone I have had the privilege of meeting has always been very nice 

to both myself and my wife, including Teresa, and it has always been my 

belief and understanding that characters can become heroes or villains on 

any given Sunday night based upon what takes place in the editing room 

more so than what takes place in real life. 

This is reality TV, but in all reality, it is not always an accurate depiction of 

who these men and women really are. 

One of the sweetest and most down to earth people you could ever meet 

in this often bizarre world of reality television is Jacqueline Laurita, one 

of Melissa and Kathy’s television co-star’s on The Real Housewives of New 

Jersey. 

Jacqueline was generous with her time and very open with The Boardwalk 

Journal’s Danielle Davies about her emotional and truly inspirational journey 

navigating the rough waters of dealing with the many uncertainties that 

arise when coping with autism. 

If you are looking for a Real Housewives of New Jersey tell-all of who gets 

along with who and who doesn’t, look elsewhere. 

This is her story, her reality and I assure you that it is a 100% accurate 

depiction of who she really is. 

Another amazing and very accomplished woman you will read about in 

this issue is Deana Martin, the daughter of the legendary Dean Martin. 

Deana gave our Felicia Lowenstein Niven unfettered access into her 

fascinating world as she takes a trip down memory lane, remembering 

her late father and his Rat Pack brethren, and a glimpse of what to expect 

when she comes to Caesars on May 31 st as part of an evening honoring her 

father presented by the Schultz-Hill Foundation. 

Last, but certainly not least, the very accomplished Danielle Gomes gives 

our readers an insight into the history and day-to-day operations of 

Brigantine’s Marine Mammal Stranding Center. 

Danielle has recently written a book honoring her late father, casino 

legend Dennis Gomes entitled Hit Me: Fighting the Las Vegas Mob by the 

Numbers and is the real story behind the notorious Stardust Skim, which 

served as the backdrop for Martin Scorsese’s epic film Casino. 

Her book is available for pre-order on Amazon.com, as is the 

aforementioned Real Housewives Melissa Gorga’s book, Love Italian Style: 

The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage. 

Of course, if we are plugging books, you can read all about my very 

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man Philip Leonetti in his book Mafia Prince: Inside America’s Most Violent 

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PAGe 6 

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Never one to mince words, Senate President Steve Sweeney called it straight 

several months back when he said that the long struggling Revel needed new 

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“The city needs leadership. The city needs to get things done.” While neither 

prophecy will spark a comparison between Sweeney and Nostradamus, Sweeney’s 

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usual line up of our local talking heads whose own analysis and often misguided 

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The legendary Philadelphia Magazine, which we have always respected and often sought to emulate, 

has come under fire recently following a controversial March cover story entitled “Being White 

in Philly”, which was blasted by Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and panned by critics alike. If 

this was a foul ball, Philly Mag definitely struck out in its April issue when an article about 

a marine sniper entitled “The War Within” was revealed to be a fabrication and the magazine 

took the step of “unpublishing” the story and issuing an apology, admitting that they “blew it” 

after being duped by the dubious subject of the story. For our money, they should also issue 

an apology for the thinly veiled hit piece they did on South Jersey magnate George Norcross, 

who has in the past and continues to perform wonders for the severely impoverished City of 

Camden and most recently has lent his support to its long forgotten school children. Atlantic 

City would be lucky if Mr. Norcross decided to land his helicopter in our neck of the woods… 

Atlantic City has long been a stomping ground for gangsters dating back to the historic summit 

of organized crime leaders who converged on The Boardwalk in 1929 for the now infamous Atlantic 

City Conference. At the time, it was cigar chomping mob elites like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, 

Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello who came to town to work and play. Decades later, Atlantic 

City was home to notorious mob boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo and his nephew Philip “Crazy 

Phil” Leonetti who lived on Georgia Avenue in the city’s Ducktown section. In the early 90’s, 

Salvatore “Sammy The Bull” Gravano even used Atlantic City as a hide-out while ducking the FBI 

in New York who sought to arrest him in the case that ultimately brought down mob boss John 

Gotti. But when rumors began to circulate that Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger, who was #2 on 

the FBI’s Most Wanted List behind Osama Bin Laden, may have been lamming it in our area, many 

ears perked up as a hefty $2 million reward was out there for anyone who could bring Bulger 

to the FBI. Reported local sightings of Bulger began to circulate and reports were that the 

mob legend was spending his time on the golf course. Fast forward to April 2013 and the 

infamous Whitey Bulger was now behind bars in a Massachusetts lock-up after being captured 

in Santa Monica, California which by all accounts is a far cry from Atlantic City, but the 

rumors of Bulger being in our area persisted. How could this be? Did Whitey utilize a body 

double like Saddam Hussein? The Boardwalk Journal decided to hunt for this mysterious figure 

and low and behold, we found him at of all places, the Mays Landing Golf and Country Club 

wearing a black leather jacket and a head full of white hair neatly combed back. Sure enough, 

this imposing figure bore a striking resemblance to the infamous Bulger. It was none other 

than Doug Fraser, the Vice President of The Mays Landing Golf and Country Club. Case closed. 


James “Whitey” Bulger 

Doug “Whitey” Fraser 

Speaking of cases … As the one year anniversary of April Kauffman’s mysterious (or not so 

mysterious) death approaches, well-placed sources have suggested that the investigation into her 

murder is by no means a cold case and that investigators remain diligent in their efforts to 

bring her cowardly killer / killers to justice. Stay tuned to this story, it is far from over …

Saint Judith 

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hello 

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Diane Mitchell 

Hello, my name is Diane Mitchell, 

co-host of the Mike & Diane Morning Show on 95.1 WAYV. When 

I introduce myself to people, many of them react with the same 

predictable responses. “Oh, are you the one on the back of the 

bus?”, “I listen to you every morning” or “What is Mike really like?” 

But the majority of listeners almost always ask, “What is it like to 

host your own radio show?” It’s probably not what you think… 

There’s really no such thing as a “typical” day in radio—you never 

know what the morning will bring. However, most of them start 

out the same way. I wake up to two alarms at 3:30AM (yes, I have 

a back-up, just in case.) In my younger years, that was about the 

time I was going to sleep! I splash water on my face and put on my 

“uniform”—yoga pants, a hoodie and UGGS (in the summer I wear 

flip flops, even though it’s against company policy—the “Suit and 

Tie Boss” doesn’t like the clip-clop sound.) My hair goes up—forget 

about makeup at that hour of the morning. I justify this by saying 

that going makeup free during the week helps my skin! I grab a 

granola bar….okay, that sounded good, but in reality it’s probably 

a Hershey bar to satisfy my inner chocoholic. Plus, I need the 

caffeine because I don’t drink coffee. I know, hosting a morning 

show without coffee is unheard of! 

I warm up my voice in the privacy of my own car on the way to 

the radio station. Believe me; no one wants to hear me sing. I walk 

into the Bayport One Building and the first person I run into in the 

hallway is our new 19-year-old intern, Casey—bubbly, perky and 

ready for a new day. Did she put blush and mascara on this early? 

Then I remind myself, “no, Diane, that’s just what 19 year olds look 

like, naturally.” Casey informs me of any celebrity interviews that 

are scheduled and fills me in on hot news headlines. She also tells 

me what’s happening in her life—it’s never a dull moment, which 

makes for good show material. 

The door to the studio is extremely heavy this morning—weird. 

Maybe I should work out more. Maybe it’s my perpetual sleep debt. 

Anyway, there’s Mike, well-dressed and well-caffeinated as usual. 

He’s always organized and ready to run through the day’s show 

topics. He’s talking very fast. With a head nod he invites my opinion 

on the topics. Woman tattoos her 2 year old…Kim Kardashian’s 

poor choice of maternity fashion….good apps for your smart 

phone...why do women give cheating husbands a second chance… 

Anything unusual or funny that happened the previous day has 

potential to be a show topic. This includes the details of our lives— 

whether it’s at home, the supermarket, the mall, a restaurant, etc. 

Everything in our day can be considered “show prep.” Sometimes it 

can be the littlest thing, but it always has to be something relatable 

to the listener. That’s why we take notes all day long. I even have a 

notepad in my car just in case. 

I do a “Celebrity Dirt” feature three times every morning. There 

was a lot of entertainment news overnight, so my “Celebrity Dirt” 

DIANE MITCHELL, 

co-host of the Mike & Diane 

Morning Show on 95.1 WAYV 

reports will be juicy! I’m proud to say that I know most of what 

there is to know about celebrities—yes, I’m obsessed! I can tell you 

their ages, who they’re married to and the names and ages of their 

kids. This is “research” for me, watching as many TV shows as I 

can, reading every magazine I can get my hands on and seeing the 

most popular movies—it’s hard work, but somebody has to do it! 

3…2…1…the ON AIR light is flashing and Mike opens the show 

at 5:30AM. We take listener calls and play them back on the air 

while monitoring social media. At the same time we execute prize 

giveaways and post most of what we discussed on Facebook and 

Twitter, while interspersing it all with Today’s Best Hits. After 

the show is wrapped, I hop into the production studio to voice 

commercials and conduct celebrity interviews that we’ve lined up. 

By 11am, I’m finally in the clear—or so I think. On this particular day 

I have headphones, purse and coat in hand and I try to sneak out 

the back door. But, “Suit and Tie Boss” sees me out of the corner of 

his eye and waves me over. He’s schmoozing a new client and the 

minute I hear him, I know exactly what he’s talking about—the 1997 

story of when he first hired Mike and I. His voice is getting louder 

as I walk closer. 

“I used to listen to Mike & Diane on a small station in Monmouth 

County in the mid 90s. In order to record them with my little 

cassette recorder, I’d have to pull over on the Garden State 

Parkway,” he drones on. “This was before the internet and before 

streaming so I had to do record them before I lost the small signal 

they used to broadcast from. If I kept driving, I’d lose them. I was 

riveted by their chemistry, frivolity and mischievousness; and 

intoxicated by Diane’s laugh! They were just so spontaneous and 

entertaining! I’d play these tapes over and over to our morning 

show at the time, Spider & Kelly—trying to coerce them to sound 

more like Mike & Diane—but to no avail. So, instead of trying to 

teach our students, I decided to try to hire the professors. Sixty 

days later, the rest was history.” 

I smile, truthfully that story never gets old—although hearing 

the boss retell it, does. This trip down memory lane is starting to 

seriously cut into my mani-pedi-salon time, so I must be going. 

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Rizwan Malik – City Councilman, 5th Ward, (front row from left to right) Dr. Jennifer Pullman – Master Teacher ACHS; and members of Atlantic City High School’s 

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Larry Morier, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of Cape Bank’s Commercial Lending Division, 

present a check for $1,500 from the Cape Bank Charitable Foundation to Atlantic City High School 

Master Teacher Dr. Jennifer Pullman, whose Community Arts Club created a mural entitled “Boardwalk 

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Tamara M. Lamb - ACBA Executive Director; Joseph Levin - ACBA Treasurer; and (far right) Ralph 

Paolone - ACBA President present a $2,200 donation check to Jewish Family Service Executive 

Director Andrea Steinberg to help JFS in their Sandy Recovery efforts in the local community. 

Major Battschinger of Mays Landing, NJ honors Tropicana Atlantic City for their patriotic 

support, presenting General Manager Steve Callender with a flag that was flown over 

Afghanistan during his recent deployment as Veterans Advocate Donna Clementoni and 

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Spring Break in The Bahamas 

It’s that time of the year for the Tallent family vacation to Atlantis 

in the Bahamas. With my extra winter weight still on, I ditched 

my leggings, sweaters, and Uggs and squeezed into my summer 

wardrobe. Before all the new traveling regulations, I tended to 

over-pack. But now, in keeping the weight of the suitcase under 

forty pounds, I have to downsize and pack just what I need. There 

is no reason to spend more money to bring more crap that you 

won’t need. And you don’t want to be one of those annoying 

people in the airport holding up the line trying to swap their 

belongings into another bag to keep from paying an extra fee. 

So with our mug shot photo passports and forty pound bags, we 

board the plane and head to 

paradise. 

Atlantis is the ultimate 

family vacation hot spot. 

There is so much to do for 

all ages, and the fact that 

there aren’t obese people 

wearing Pooh on their 

shirt and walking around 

eating turkey legs is an 

added bonus. The weather 

is perfect so we suit-up and 

head to the pool. Of course, 

the first thing I do is stand 

next to different women and 

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Raina Tallent graduated 

from the University of 

Miami in 2001 and returned 

to Margate where she 

currently resides with 

her husband Mike, her 

three sons and five dogs. 

Although she graduated 

with an education degree, 

she had more interest in 

fashion and decided to 

force my husband to tell me who has a better body. I do a hundred 

squats a day so I can ask my husband, “Whose butt is higher?” 

Although there are palm trees everywhere, the pool looks more 

like a baseball field. Every other woman had enormous implants 

that looked like they had baseballs popping out of their chests. It 

actually looked painful. These women were desperately trying to 

compete with their younger, better looking daughters. However, 

you can only escape aging to a point. You may have nipples that 

point to your chin, but the age spots and wrinkles give it away. 

I’m really not one to judge though. I got my belly button pierced 

as an incentive to lose weight, but in reality it just accentuates 

my stretch marks from my 100 pound weight gain from my 

pregnancies. So I basically look like I’m trying to be 16, but have 

the battle scars of child birth. 

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to see a common theme in the fashion. There was a lot of color 

and patterns in the bathing suits and cover-ups. The chevron, 

floral, stripe, and polka dot print were all very popular. Solid red 

and solid blue suits were in style as well and looked really classic. 

Fringe was everywhere and I loved it. The movement of the strings 

adds an extra bit of sexiness to the bathing suits. Also, I was very 

pleased to see that neon colors are back again. Let’s just hope the 

feathered high bangs and Z Cavariccis don’t make a comeback! 

The only difference I saw between American and European women 

was that the European women wore thong bottoms. But who am 

I kidding? If I had a butt like them, I’d be wearing a thong too. 

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was worse, women wearing 

Ray Ban sunglasses and 

Tory Burch sandals holding 

a Starbucks cup, or the 

misuse of sunscreen. Both 

were everywhere!! 

Vacation is a time where 

it’s alright for men to wear 

their Hawaiian double 

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with the collars up. A time 

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are no calories at the breakfast buffet and charging things to the 

room is like playing with Monopoly money. However, doing the 

Harlem Shake wasted by the pool is never acceptable. That would 

make you a hot mess no matter where you are!! 

I am very fortunate that I was able to spend spring break in the 

Bahamas with my family. Each one of my sons conquered a fear 

that they had last year. Although some days their fighting made 

me feel like I lost 10 years off my life, the memories we made were 

worth it! Looking forward to Atlantis 2014! Xoxo 

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20Questions: 

Chris Ferry 

1. With Spring finally arriving, albeit several 

weeks late, on which golf course are you 

most likely to be found? 

Hidden Creek 

2. Who typically rounds out your foursome? 

Jim Fraser, Pete Schneiders and Marty Maglio 

3. If you had to describe Jim Fraser what would 

you say about him? 

Local legend, big brother 

4. Last year you attended The EHT Republican 

Club’s Roast of Harry Hurley. Who in your 

opinion was the best roaster and if you were 

roasting Harry what would be one of your 

zingers? 

Jimmy Fraser was good, Jimmy Leonard was 

great. Teasing Harry? I’d probably have to say 

“He changes stations more often than I change 

putters” 

5. Excluding Angelo’s and Angeloni’s, what is 

the best Italian restaurant in Atlantic City? 

My house. I don’t attend Men’s Night Out 

Cooking. I would not want to embarrass anyone. 

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6. After Lorenzo Langford’s tenure is done, who 

would you like to see as the next Mayor of 

Atlantic City? 

Frank Formica, I call him “Il Duce”. He gets it. 

7. What do you miss about growing up in 

Ducktown? 

St Michael’s School Yard on Saturday. If you 

weren’t there by 8am, you had to sit winners. 

8. What was your grandmother’s signature 

dish? 

Everything. She could make an old shoe taste 

great. 

9. Name three restaurants or bars that no 

longer exist in Atlantic City that you miss? 

Strand, My Way Lounge and McGettigans. 

10. Godfather I, II or III and why? 

chris Ferry 

owner, chris Ferry insurance Agency 

Godfather I, it is a classic. II was probable the 

best sequel ever made. III sucked. 

11. Your best friend needs a divorce lawyer and 

your next door neighbor needs a criminal 

lawyer, who are referring them to?

I’m calling Stan “The Man” Bergman for the 

divorce case and Jimmy “The Gent” Leonard for 

the criminal case. Both are on speed dial. 

12. Do you think Chris Christie has a shot at 

being President? 

Yes. He appeals to the middle. Hard right and 

the left are too inflexible; the majority lives in the 

middle. 

13. What are you most proud of following 

Superstorm Sandy with regard to how your 

team fared? 

The Chris Ferry Agency never closed. We were 

open taking calls the day of the storm and 

confirming coverage and putting our clients at 

ease. Getting all the claims paid was and is a 

huge challenge. I would put my employees up 

against anyone. 

14. What was the last movie you saw and give us 

your review? 

Skyfall. I love all the 007 movies. I’ve seen them 

all possibly hundreds of times. Daniel Craig rivals 

Sean Connery as the best Bond ever. 

15. What is your favorite casino? 

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Linwood, NJ 08221 

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Tropicana because The Palm is there. Forget 

Pauly D.—Paul Sandler is the man at the Jersey 

Shore. 

16. Besides The Boardwalk Journal, what other 

magazines do you read every month? 

Golf Digest 

17. I need a haircut, where should I go? 

Blown Away Salon and Beauty Bar in Northfield. 

The owner is HOT! 

18. If you were taking friends to a restaurant in 

Philadelphia, where would you take them? 

The Saloon 

19. Will the Phillies win another World Series in 

your lifetime? 

I don’t know. I sold my soul like Shoeless Joe for 

the 1980 win. 2008 was a bonus. 

20. The most interesting person you ever 

met is? 

Michael Azeez. He is smart, successful and 

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Turkessa Lee 

Though Turkessa Lee has worked as a social worker 

with almost every population from foster care to 

probation and lots in between, she never expected 

that her experience would grow to include the demise of 

her own marriage. And yet, when it did, despite her years of 

experience, the divorce shook her world. “I had such a long 

life with him that I never imagined a life without him,” Lee 

said of her ex-husband. 

Though in the midst of her divorce Lee was understandably 

grief-stricken, she has come through the ending of her 

marriage with clarity and grace, and a brand new book. After 

the Gavel: The ABC’s of Happiness After Divorce is “designed 

to provide readers with practical ways of coping and healing 

from divorce,” according to the publisher website. 

“The book provides people with therapeutic things they can 

do...practical things they can do to feel better,” explained 

Lee. Stemming from her own experience, After the Gavel 

Turkessa Lee 


sums up for readers the lessons Lee learned from her 

divorce, primarily, to make yourself a priority. “I was putting 

myself at the bottom of the list...the book is about bringing 

your own self up,” Lee said. 

While After the Gavel is a small book (92 pages) it is chock 

full of information and practical advice, taking the format 

of a workbook or journal with writing and thinking prompts. 

It’s written in the most user-friendly way possible: with a 

‘lesson’ in ABC’s. A. Ask for What you Want. B. Believe You 

are Worthy of Love. C. Count Your Blessings in the Midst of 

Trouble. And the list goes on, providing readers with 26 hardwon 

principles for healing from divorce. 

Lee asks the pivotal question, “What are you willing to 

invest in yourself?” and advises that “We need to know we 

are worthy of love with or without another individual.” In 

her own efforts to come to peace with her divorce, Lee did 

whatever it took to raise herself up so she could be a better 

mother to her girls, and a better person for herself, finding 

solace in journaling, and inspiration in power words—words 

she wrote on index cards and placed all over her home and 

belongings in an effort to remind herself of her own worth 

day in and day out. Lee also strongly advocates creating and 

surrounding yourself with an “all-star team”—people who are 

doing what you want to be doing—as well as taking physical 

time for oneself, especially if you have kids. “To give them 

the best of you, you must have time away...you need time 

without your kids.” 

And though Lee is fresh off writing After the Gavel, she’s 

been busy outside the publishing world as well. From her 

job as a school social worker at Pleasantville High School 

to her work with the Rites of Passage Program, a youth 

empowerment initiative, Lee spends most of her time 

helping those around her. Lee has also just established her 

own business entity, called Permission to Have a Voice, 

LLC. Its mission? To “give life to your story”. Lee’s goal is to 

“co-write stories” with and for people “who may not have 

the words to express their points of view or struggle with 

articulating”, and co-create unique masterpieces that will 

“liberate and educate others.” 

While Lee is busily and happily collaborating on a number of 

projects right now, her biggest role is as mother to her two 

young daughters, ages 5 and 7. “I bring my kids everywhere,” 

Lee said of bringing them to community service events and 

raising them to understand ‘giving back’. “I want them to 

know, no matter what goes on in the world, we’re together.” 

After the Gavel: The ABC’s of Happiness After Divorce can 

be purchased online at Amazon.com, Xlibris.com, or BN.com. 

Lee can be followed on Twitter @TurkessaLee.

Dave Davidson Jr. 

David Davidson Jr. has dedicated the last thirty years of his 

life to the people of Atlantic City. And he’s not done yet. 

On March 13th, Dave Davidson, a thirty plus year veteran of 

the Atlantic City Police Department as well as past-president 

of the PBA, announced he would be running as a Democratic 

candidate for the Mayor of Atlantic City. Davidson will be 

running against the immensely popular incumbent Mayor, 

Lorenzo Langford, as well as former Atlantic County Freeholder, 

Charles Garrett, in the June primaries. 

Make no mistake, Dave Davidson is not a politician. He is 

direct, frank, and almost relentlessly results driven, making 

him atypical for any political race, much less one for mayor 

of a large city. His candidness and common sense make him 

a political anomaly. While friendly and personable, Davidson 

is not going to charm the socks off you with his charisma or 

affability—though he may have both in spades. Davidson is, 

however, a seasoned negotiator—in his role as PBA president, 

he reached across aisles and dealt frequently with Atlantic City 

government, not to mention the daily negotiating he needed 

with criminals just to get home in one piece—and a staunch 

supporter of the one thing he thinks is missing in Atlantic City 

right now: common sense. 

“The basic practice of understanding the principal of common 

sense seems to be void in city hall,” Davidson said, continuing, 

“There has been a failure in exercising common sense...the 

reality of things happening around us is hard to ignore...crime is 

high in Atlantic City. It’s not a perceptual problem. It’s a reality.” 

As a local resident and lifelong police officer, Davidson is 

privy to a unique perspective—he has first-hand knowledge 

of the underbelly of Atlantic City and is determined to clean 

it up. “Only 12 uniformed officers are not enough in Chelsea,” 

Davidson said, describing his goal of cleaning up crime. “You 

can’t talk about new revenue or lowering tax rates until the 

streets are cleaned. From that, everything else grows.” 

And Davidson, like other police officers, relies on the results 

of action as a necessity. “As a cop, you are results oriented, or 

you will die...the same abilities you use on the street are the 

ones that get you home,” citing negotiation, preparation, and 

common sense as the must-haves in police work as well as 

politics. 

In addition to combatting crime, Davidson is interested in the 

restoration of goodwill and respect between the community 

and the police department. “There is a gap, and it needs to be 

restored,” Davidson said, explaining that the lack of respect 

from city officials translates to a lack of fear from criminals. 

“Double homicides used to happen late at night in dark alleys, 

now they are happening in broad daylight.” 

While Davidson can clearly see things from a cop’s perspective, 

he understands that if he becomes mayor of Atlantic City, he 

will be there to represent all of the people. “I believe it can 

change...political leadership can be for the people,” Davidson 

explained. 

“For the people” firmly resonates with Davidson. Actively 

involved in his community—Davidson has worked with Venice 

Park Youth Basketball, Boys & Girls Club of Chelsea, and 

Buzby Village Dance Troop—participating in civics is part of 

his definition of “common sense”. “I learned early on that it 

wasn’t all about me,” Davidson said of his upbringing. One of 

five children abandoned by their father, Davidson and his family 

often experienced hardship. Davidson credits the experience 

with providing him his perspective...not only is he aware of the 

‘bigger picture’, but he is also able to relate to so many Atlantic 

City residents, who themselves are facing hardships. 

Dave Davidson is not a politician. But he’s willing to become one 

to clean up and restore the city he calls home. 

Dave Davidson Jr. 


Randee Rosenfeld 

These days, it almost seems like a photographer is born every minute—so 

it’s not always easy to stand out in a crowd. Unless of course, you’re 

Randee Rosenfeld. 

Upon first glance, Rosenfeld, the owner of Photography by Randee, appears 

to be a standard portrait photographer, doing weddings, beach photos, 

engagement photos and kids portraits. And while it’s true that she does do all 

of those things, her photography goes deeper than one would imagine by just 

viewing her Facebook page (Photography by Randee). 

Rosenfeld, who studied photography at Stockton, along with a major in 

communications and a minor in Jewish Studies, Holocaust and Genocide, has 

used her photography to document some of the most intimate of tragedies. 

From capturing the images of dozens of local Holocaust survivors to 

photographing infants who are stillborn or have suffered neonatal deaths for 

their families to have something to hold onto, Rosenfeld is privy to the most 

private experiences of people’s lives. 

“I’m a very emotional person,” Rosenfeld said, explaining, “I cried on Coach 

(the 90s sitcom) when the dog died...(but) how can I say ‘no’ to these families?” 

And while her work is often emotionally loaded, Rosenfeld is honored to 

Randee Rosenfeld 


be capturing the legacies of those she photographs. “I had relatives in the 

Holocaust and a family member who escaped Auschwitz,” Rosenfeld said of her 

series of survivor photographs, adding, “There won’t be survivors alive much 

longer...we will have to continue their legacy for them.” 

Though Rosenfeld is deeply invested in the survivor series of photos, and in 

fact her photos and accompanying interviews were included in both Portraits 

of Resilience: Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey as well as the updated and 

expanded follow-up edition, Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey: Portraits of 

Resilience, she didn’t intend to be a photographer. 

In fact, it was at the urging of a friend of hers that she enter photography 

at all. While on break from West Virginia University, where Rosenfeld began 

her undergraduate degree, a friend invited her to take a photography class 

with her over the summer at ACCC. Rosenfeld wasn’t interested. The friend 

persisted, even offering to share her camera. Rosenfeld acquiesced. As it turns 

out, the friend hated the class, and Rosenfeld loved it. It was the beginning of 

something big. 

In addition to pursuing photography as a course of study at Stockton, 

Rosenfeld tapped into her own unique style as well as her love of adventure, 

leading her to photograph some hugely important events. From photographing 

a space shuttle launch at NASA to capturing the trip of Holocaust survivors 

as they returned to Germany and re-live their experiences in Nazi Germany, 

from their births to their captivity and release, to being the only person 

given permission to photograph author elie Wiesel when he came to Beth el 

Synagogue in Margate in 2004, Rosenfeld has captured iconic moments. 

Though Rosenfeld has photographed some truly heart wrenching moments, 

she maintains a positive and uplifting demeanor. And it’s her personality, in 

addition to her skills and experience that make her such a hot commodity 

in the photography world. Besides having a client list that includes Shore 

Memorial Hospital, TJ Maxx/Marshalls, Jewish Family Services and New Motion 

Dance Studio, among others, Rosenfeld does portrait work on location or at 

her studio, located in Galloway. 

From weddings and engagements to bar mitzvahs and parties, Rosenfeld 

does it all. One of her specialties is photographing children. “My friends call 

me the baby whisperer,” Rosenfeld joked. But with an uncanny knack for 

gaging personalities, including the foresight to book extra-long sessions with 

newborns, Rosenfeld is definitely a favorite of parents. 

Kimberly Kaczmarksi, whose two year old twins were photographed by Randee 

when they were born, offered, “I was so grateful to have such an amazing 

picture that reflected the sweetness of two babies. We bought into a package 

from her that she would take our children’s pictures for the next year or so. 

Being a busy wife, mom of three and working full-time it was great to already 

have arranged sessions and know that we would have cherished photos. 

Randee was very easy going and very accommodating to our schedule. I now 

have an amazing collage on my wall of my favorite works of art taken by 

Randee.” 

While her website is being updated, Photography by Randee is active on 

Facebook, where Rosenfeld holds frequent specials and contests. Rosenfeld 

can also be reached at 609.226.4667.

Robert Loefflad, Esq. 

Though attorney Robert Loefflad is well experienced in a wide range 

of civil litigation matters, he chooses to focus his practice at Ford 

Flower Hasbrouck & King—where he has been since June 2012—on 

family law and bankruptcy. He is well aware that his choice doesn’t 

necessarily reflect the views of other attorneys. 

“Some attorneys don’t want to work in family law...they don’t like it...but 

I don’t see it as different than any other field of law,” Loefflad explained. 

After all, Loefflad continued, he knows of business dissolutions that have 

become as contentious as any divorce. 

In addition to his unique viewpoint, both Loefflad and his clients benefit 

from his laid-back and calm demeanor. “I like dealing with my clients...I’m 

a good personality fit for family law,” Loefflad explained. And while 

Loefflad admits that there are some cases that very heart-wrenching, 

he has learned not to get emotionally involved, with either the clients, 

or his opponents in the courtroom. “You have to get used to not holding 

grudges,” Loefflad explained of our tight knit legal community, adding, 

“You do the best you can with each case, but one case can’t affect the 

next case you may have with the same attorney. You must always act 

professionally and courteously with your legal adversaries regardless of 

past experience.” 

As for his bankruptcy expertise, Loefflad handles short sales, mortgage 

modifications, and debt relief, and prefers to help clients find solutions 

before relying on bankruptcy as an answer. Loefflad and his colleagues 

are particularly interested in helping community members who are 

suffering financial hardships as a result of Hurricane Sandy. 

While Loefflad joined his current firm last June, his experience dates 

back almost two decades. After growing up in Somers Point and 

attending St. Joe’s and then Mainland Regional High School, from which 

he graduated in 1989, Loefflad attended Villanova University, where 

he double-majored in political science as well as the Villanova Honors 

program. Upon his 1993 graduation, Loefflad attended law school at 

Villanova University School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar of the 

State of New Jersey in 1996. 

After graduating, Loefflad returned to his native South Jersey, where 

he began working with Attorney Seth Grossman, who was in general 

practice in Somers Point. The small general practice provided Loefflad 

with a lot of exposure to all types of law, and he became a partner in 

the firm after about five years. While Loefflad values the experience he 

received working with Grossman—Loefflad left the practice in 2012—he is 

very happy at Ford Flower Hasbrouk & King. 

“It’s the best of both worlds,” Loefflad explained of working at the seven 

attorney firm. “It’s still a small practice, but we have top notch legal 

software, paralegals, and office staff, and it’s great to be able to kick 

ideas around with my colleagues.” 

In addition to his practice, Loefflad is involved in the community around 

him—both the legal community as well as Atlantic County. Within the 

legal community, Loefflad serves on the executive board of the Vincent 

C. Haneman Inns of Court, where he participates in a mentorship 

program designed to encourage and advise younger attorneys. Within 

Atlantic County, Loefflad serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors 

for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Atlantic County. Loefflad got involved 

in the program in 2007, and firmly believes in it. “It does a world of good 

for the kids,” explained Loefflad, adding, “It gives them a mentor and a 

second chance...every child should have a mentor.” 

When he isn’t working for his clients or the community he calls home, 

Loefflad is involved in one of his favorite pasttimes—volleyball. Loefflad 

began playing during summers in high school and college, and never 

stopped. Now in his 23rd year with the Ventnor City Recreational 

Volleyball League, he has the perfect outlet for himself after long work 

hours and community involvement. 

Loefflad can be reached in the Linwood office of Ford Flower Hasbrouck & 

King at 609-653-1500. 

Robert Loefflad, Esq. 



Anthony’s Out to Lunch 

Joseph’s Restaurant 

Decisions, Decisions… 

Restaurant Week rolled around again and just 

like every year, I couldn’t decide where to go. 

I find myself basically scrutinizing the menus 

because some restaurants cut their portions 

and I just hate the feeling of getting ripped off. 

I would rather pay regular price for a great 

meal than half the price for a small portion 

of some average grub. I thought I had it all 

planned out and just before my reservation, I 

realized the restaurant I picked wasn’t doing 

the Restaurant Week menu on a Saturday. 

WHAT?? Now I was really mad! 

So there I was: starving, depressed, and angry. 

And you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry and 

hungry. But then I remembered about a gift 

card for the Renault Winery burning a hole in 

my dresser drawer. Wait…Restaurant Week 

menu and a gift card? Jackpot! 

I forgot all about my raging hunger pains as 

we walked into Joseph’s Restaurant at the 

Renault Winery and sat overlooking some 

rustic wine barrels. I ordered a glass of the 

Premium Chardonnay, which was dry and 

aged in oak barrels to compliment my starter 

of mussels. The wine was certainly the star 

and much more flavorful than the mussels. 

While the mussels themselves were very fresh, 

I found the lemon and butter broth to be a 

little bland. I was tempted to pour some of 

my Premium Chardonnay in the bowl, but that 

was just crazy-talk. 

I was a bit envious of my dining partner’s 

classic combination of the Renault Royal 

Rouge wine with the Burrata Mozzarella 

appetizer. The blended, soft red wine 

perfectly complimented the plate of 

mozzarella on the outside, filled with a 

creamy, buttery cheese on the inside, vine 

ripened tomatoes, and a drizzle of 12 year 

aged balsamic vinegar. It was a nice mix of 

flavors and we just couldn’t get enough of that 

excellent, aged vinegar. 

By 

Anthony Previti 

For dinner, a mellow glass of Burgundy went 

down smooth with the 8 ounce filet, expertly 

grilled medium rare, nestled atop a mushroom 

ragu, and covered with Gorgonzola butter. I 

didn’t hear a single complaint about that dish. 

All the dinners were also served with sautéed 

broccolini, some au gratin potatoes, and 

buttery spaghetti squash. Now, that’s a sweet 

portion for Restaurant Week!!! 

I paired a fruity and fresh Riesling with a huge 

double cut pork chop. I am a big fan of the 

words “double cut” anything. The beautifully 

grilled monster chop was served with the 

sweetest, caramelized cippolini onions. A sip 

of wine here, a bit of pork there, a little bit of 

onions in between. Honestly, I forgot all about 

that other restaurant we were gonna try 

before they pulled the Restaurant Week menu 

out from under us. 

I was stuffed. I couldn’t eat a single thing 

more….or so I thought. I just couldn’t say 

“No” to a round of blueberry champagne and 

that dreaded dessert tray. That thing gets me 

every time. How can anyone decline when the 

waiter brings over a dessert tray for you to 

look at? I really wanted the WHOLE tray, but 

we settled for the hot Apple Tart topped with 

vanilla ice cream and candied walnuts and the 

Tiramisu Cheesecake. Part cheesecake, part 

tiramisu, and a delicious way to end the meal. 

Okay, so Joseph’s Restaurant wasn’t my first 

choice for Restaurant Week. I admit that. 

But, Joseph’s offered great portions at a 

significant discount and some really delicious 

wines at a fair price. That is how Restaurant 

Week should be done! And while Joseph’s 

wasn’t my first choice on that particular 

evening, it certainly will be in the future. 

Especially if next time they let me order the 

whole dessert tray… 

Joseph’s 

restaurant 

Renault Winery Resort 

72 N. Breman Ave, Egg 

Harbor City 

Phone: 609-965-2111 

Hours: Open 7 Days a Week. 

Lunch starts at 11:30 am. 

Dinner: 4 pm to 8 pm and 

Sunday starting at 3 pm. 

www.renaultwinery.com 

menu: 

Restaurant Week was a 

solid deal. But their menu 

is fairly priced for both 

food and wines, especially 

for being located on a 

winery. Check it out on 

their website. 

Tony’s Tip: 

The Renault Winery 

usually offers specials on 

their website that often 

include an overnight stay, 

wine tastings, and dinner 

packages. It would really 

make for a nice getaway 

without having to travel 

too far from home or spend 

too much. Mother’s Day is 

right around the corner ya’ 

know. 

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Introducing John’s Steaks. Located in Margate at the 

corner of Adams and Ventnor Avenues—formerly the 

location of Rita’s Water Ice—John’s Steaks is a walk-up 

steak shop, reminiscent of the legendary Geno’s Steaks 

(or, if you’re so inclined, Pat’s Steaks) in Philadelphia. 

With a great location and an already loyal clientele, the 

Liccios are bound to be busy this summer. Add to that 

the fact that John’s Steaks will be open late (closing will 

be at 3am seasonally) and offer beach deliveries, and I 

can’t imagine that the Liccios will have a moment free 

this summer. 

With two walk-up counters—one for fries and soda and 

the other for steaks and sandwiches, including fish 

cakes, hot dogs and pulled pork—John’s Steaks boasts 

outdoor seating under a canopy as well as good prices— 

steaks average $7, hotdogs $2. 

If you’re a Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar fan and you’re 

worried that any of this will be affecting the Liccio’s 

other restaurant, don’t be. Not only have the Liccios 

branched out with John’s Steaks, but they’ve also 

extended Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar by 1000 square 

feet while overhauling much of their interior, including 

the floors, bar, colors and light fixtures. 

With all of this going on, it’s hard to imagine that 

the Liccios never intended to open one of the most 

successful restaurants in Margate, which they did in 

2007 with the opening of the original Johnny’s Café & 


Mangia 

The Liccios Are At It Again... 

An Expanded Johnny’s Café & Martini 

Bar and The Opening of John’s Steaks 

Martini Bar, then located in Ventnor. 

In fact, when the Liccios originally went into business 

here in South Jersey, they weren’t planning on a full 

scale dining establishment at all. John Liccio, who had 

spent years in the pastry business, from Litto’s Bakery 

and Isgro’s Bakery in the Italian Market section of 

Philadelphia, to his own bakery, Lucia’s, in Washington 

Township, planned to build upon that experience. 

Cookie’s and Cream, which opened in 2005, was the 

result. 

As an ice cream and pastry shop at 7303 Ventnor 

Avenue in Ventnor, Cookie’s and Cream was a big hit. 

Yet the seasonal ebb and flow of customers inspired 

John Liccio, in 2006, to try his hand at something new… 

breakfast. Dinner followed shortly afterwards, and by 

the end of 2006, 

the Liccios closed 

down for a month 

to renovate. 

Re-opened in 

February 2007 as 

Johnny’s Café & 

Martini Bar, the 

Liccios quickly 

built up such a 

loyal following 

that they were 

Main bar at Johnny’s cafe & Martini bar

forced to expand into their current location at 9407 Ventnor Avenue 

in Margate in December 2008. Originally boasting two dining rooms 

in the restaurant, after the most current addition of space—a wall was 

knocked down to extend the restaurant—Johnny’s Café & Martini 

Bar has plenty of space. With a relaxing ambience—colors of soothing 

chocolate brown, white and wedgewood gray grace the interior—the 

space is available, and perfect for, weddings and parties with a dance 

floor and stage area. And though the restaurant is beautiful and serves 

upscale cuisine, the vibe is decidedly low-key. “We want people to 

know they can come in on their way home from the beach,” explained 

Joanne Liccio. In fact, the Liccio’s extend their winter happy hour into 

the summer, hosting a ‘Bikini Happy Hour’ from 4 to 6 every day. 

Open seven days a week, year round, Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar 

offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus as well as a wide range of 

fun martinis (think Cherry Cheesecake and Lemon Basil martinis), 

entertainment, and a pianist every night. 

The Johnny’s Café & Martini menu is extensive. Breakfast includes 

standard fare like omelets, breakfast sandwiches, pancakes and 

waffles, but almost everything as a non-traditional alternative. From a 

lump crab, Swiss cheese and hollandaise omelet to orange marmalade 

and cream cheese French toast, Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar isn’t 

afraid to experiment. 

Lunch is no different. Full of healthy salads and sandwich options, as 

well as a few platters, Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar offers up several 

mouth-watering options. Sandwich selections include the filet mignon 

cheesesteak with gorgonzola cheese and a spicy spread as well as the 

portabella mushroom sandwich with fresh mozzarella cheese with 

pesto mayonnaise. Salad options include Classic Caesar, a wedge salad, 

and a grilled salmon salad. 

And while breakfast and lunch at Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar are 

popular, it is the dinner menu that truly shines. The menu leans heavily 

toward Italian fare but has enough variety to suit everyone’s taste. 

House specials recommended by Johnny himself are the Trip Tails… 

three lobster tails stuffed with crabmeat and served with smoked 

bacon creamed corn ($39.95), Seafood Pescatore…calamari, lobster, 

shrimp, scallops, mussels and crab served over spaghetti with a choice 

of red, white, or Diablo sauce ($34.95), Cold Lobster Platter…1/2 

lobster cooked and served chilled with jumbo shrimp and colossal 

crabmeat served with mango salsa ($33.95), Pan Seared Chilean Sea 

Bass served over sweet mashed potatoes with a balsamic reduction 

($36.95) and the 15 ounce Grilled Veal Chop topped with Chorizo sauce 

($42.95). 

From an ice cream parlor to a full service restaurant and a steak shop, 

the Liccios have made their mark on the Margate community. Whether 

you’re visiting Johnny’s Café & Martini Bar or John’s Steaks, 

you’re sure to enjoy dining with them this summer. 


BEACHCOMBING 

FOR GOLD 

OR 

“WHICH END 

OF THE 

WHALE” 

The Garden State has some of the most 

beautiful and pristine beaches in the 

world. There are few things I enjoy more 

than walking along the shore, picking up 

the occasional seashell, and listening to 

the crash of waves while admiring what 

Aeschylus poetically called “the many 

twinkling smile of ocean.” 

While sauntering along, I sometimes 

see avid treasure hunters using their 

metal detectors to unearth lost jewelry 

and other valuables. But perhaps the 

most valuable thing that can wash up on 

the beach is something no metal detector 

can find. All you need are your eyes and 

your nose. 

I’m talking about ambergris, one of the 

most costly substances on earth due to 

its - - - unique origin. To be specific, 

ambergris is an “emission” from the 

sperm whale. (More on this later.) 

The thing about ambergris is that it is 

incredibly valuable. High-end perfume 

makers, including Chanel and Lanvin, 

use it in their finest products because of 

its unique capacity to bind the perfume 

scent to human skin. The molecular 

structure of ambergris is heavy and 

lipophilic, which means it binds to fatty 

molecules. It adds its own fragrance to 

the perfume while helping the perfume’s 

scent linger longer on the skin. 

A year ago, an eight-year-old boy 

strolling on the beach found a “funny 

looking” rock which weighed a little 


Lloyd D. Levenson’s – “Life at the Shore” 

over a pound and which was actually a 

chunk of ambergris. Experts have 

valued it at $65,000. This is small 

potatoes, however, compared to the 110pound 

chunk which was found on a 

beach in North Wales and which was 

worth $790,000. 

Obviously, finding a chunk of 

ambergris could be your ticket to a cushy 

retirement. Naturally, there are some 

obstacles to instant wealth. First, it is 

very rare – it is thought that only one 

percent of the world’s 350,000 sperm 

whales can actually produce it. 

Second, it is not necessarily easy to 

identify, as it can come in a variety of 

colors and textures, from small, kidneyshaped 

lumps to large rock-like hunks. 

The distinguishing feature of ambergris 

seems to be its smell. Some people 

compare it to the smell of a “well-rotted 

manure heap,” to wet dogs, or to 

farmyard animals and their 

environment. Naturally, there can be a 

lot of things on a beach which smell like 

that which are not ambergris. 

Scientists seem to be in agreement that 

ambergris is formed in the 

gastrointestinal system of whales as a 

way of protecting the whale’s delicate 

internal organs from sharp objects which 

have been swallowed, particularly squid 

beaks. (The presence of squid beaks in a 

suspected chunk of ambergris is an 

almost sure sign that it is authentic.) 

Where there is still scientific 

controversy is on the question of 

whether (let me be blunt here) the 

whales poop out the ambergris or 

vomit it up. Some marine biologists 

say that ambergris is the whale version 

of a cat’s fur balls, but they also admit 

that no one has actually seen a sperm 

whale vomit. 

My research has found that some 

brave and foolhardy gourmets have 

made use of ambergris in food and 

drink. I will spare my readers the 

recipes I have dug up on this, on the 

theory that (1) we are not going to have 

easy access to this particular 

ingredient; and (2) the number of 

people who want to eat or drink 

something flavored with goo excreted 

from a whale is vanishingly small. 

Still, if you happen to spot a smelly 

chunk of something on the beach 

which seems to have squid beaks 

imbedded in it, you may not want to 

just kick it out into the waves. You may 

be kicking away a fortune. 

Lloyd D. Levenson is Chief Executive 

Officer of the Atlantic City-based law firm Cooper 

Levenson and Chairman of the firm’s Casino Law 

Departments in Atlantic City and 

Las Vegas. Mr. Levenson may be reached at 

(609)344-3161 or by email at 

ldlevenson@cooperlevenson.com.

www.cooperlevenson.com 

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FROM REALITY TV 

STAR TO 

SUPERSTAR MOM: 

JACQUELINE LAURITA’S JOURNEY 

TO RECOVER HER SON FROM AUTISM 

WRITTEN BY DANIELLE DAVIES 

PHOTOGRAPHS BY GIULIANNA MARIE STUDIOS / WAYNE, NJ 

Actor Minnie Driver once said, “Celebrity is a weird 

appendage, which is useless unless you do 

something with it.” 

For Jacqueline Laurita, one of the original cast 

members on the wildly popular reality show, The 

Real Housewives of New Jersey, knowing what to 

do with that celebrity wasn’t always clear. “I always 

wondered what my purpose was on our drama filled 

show,” explained Laurita, continuing “I never felt 

the urgency to push products or insert myself in the 

media celebrity...I felt like I just went through the 

motions without a purpose.” 


The diagnosis she received last summer for her son changed 

all that. Laurita, married for more than 11 years to her 

husband Chris, (who is also the brother of another original 

cast member, Caroline Manzo), has three children: 22 year 

old Ashlee, 10 year old CJ, and three year old Nicholas. Last 

summer, the Laurita’s were informed that their son Nicholas 

has autism. 

“My son’s diagnosis gave me a purpose, a mission, and 

RHONJ gave me the platform to do some good, to raise 

awareness and to make a difference. Many people have 

reached out to help my son. I am beyond grateful for that. 

My husband and I now want to help as many people as 

we can. RHONJ gave me a large social media following 

and millions of TV viewers which gave me a voice. I am 

determined to use it for some good,” Laurita explained. 

Though Laurita, a fan favorite on RHONJ, is relatively new 

to the world of autism, she has spent much of the last year 

educating herself, and those around her, about the realities 

and misconceptions about autism. After all, it wasn’t 

very long ago when she was the one clamoring for more 

information. 

“I wanted to be handed a map from A to Z of what I needed 

to do to recover my child, but there is no such 

map,” Laurita said of hearing the diagnosis. 

“The autism spectrum is so wide and each 

child needs to be treated individually.” 

Although Laurita felt she needed more 

information, she had already taken the 

formidable step of getting a diagnosis. Though 

parents are often the first to notice their 

child “showing unusual behaviors,” according 

to Autism Speaks, “doctors unfamiliar 

with diagnosing autism sometimes dismiss 

parent concerns, delaying diagnosis and the 

opportunity for early intervention therapies.” 

For Laurita, those signs began to surface 

when Nicholas was between 18.5 months to 

2 years of age. “Nick was not advancing in 

his milestones as quickly as his cousin who is 

2 weeks younger,” Laurita shared. “He also 

seemed to be regressing. It was very gradual. 

As a mother, you just know...you sense it.” 

The signs were heartbreaking. Nicholas 

wouldn’t answer to his name when called. 

He couldn’t follow Laurita’s finger as she 

pointed to an object. He seemed to tune out 

the people and the world around him. Along 

with being unable to follow simple commands, 

he was regressing. He had a loss of language, 

and stopped singing his favorite songs and 

using utensils. Beyond that, sometimes his 

eyes would go to the side and he would start 

spinning in circles. He would go upside down 

a lot. His interests were specific and limited. 

Instead of being interested in the people 

around him, Nicholas would spend a lot of time 

lining up his toys and focusing on the credits 

from his favorite TV shows. 

Though Laurita didn’t know exactly what was 


going on with Nicholas, she did have some experience with 

and knowledge of autism. When her older son, CJ, was little, 

his shyness prompted his then preschool teacher to suggest 

he may be on the spectrum. CJ was tested, and while he 

wasn’t diagnosed with autism, Laurita worked with her son 

to bring him out of his shyness, initiating daily play dates for 

him after school. Though she didn’t know it at the time, she 

was already becoming an autism advocate. 

Although armed with only scant information about autism, 

Laurita began researching the Autism Speaks website to 

get to the root of Nicholas’s issues. She began with the 

M-CHAT—Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers—a 

“scientifically validated tool for screening children between 

16 and 30 months of age to assess their risk for autism 

spectrum disorder” according to Autism Speaks. 

Laurita brought her concerns to her pediatrician, who 

referred Laurita to a developmental pediatrician for 

testing after Nicholas hardly acknowledged her presence 

when she entered the examining room. While waiting for 

that appointment, the Laurita’s visited two DAN! (Defeat 

Autism Now!) Doctors, one in Irvine, California and one in 

Middletown, NJ. (“DAN! Doctors are trained in the ‘DAN! 

Protocol’ an approach to autism treatment which starts with 

nicholas

the idea that autism is a biomedical disorder” according to About.com. 

While there have been criticisms of DAN! Doctors by the mainstream 

medical community because of their unconventional treatment 

methods, according to AustismKey.com, there are many, many instances 

of children and adults with autism improving from the use of DAN 

biomedical treatments.) 

Nicholas underwent blood tests—to confirm first that there was nothing 

genetically wrong with him, and then for food allergies and intolerances, 

and to see what supplements he was lacking in his body. He was also, 

during his diagnosis, tested through hair, stool, and urine as part of 

biomedical testing. As a result, Nicholas began the Gluten Free/Casein 

Free diet (GFCF diet), one of “several alternative treatments for children 

with autism” according to WebMD, “based on the theory that children 

with autism have an allergy or high sensitivity to foods containing 

gluten or casein.” Though considered ‘alternative,’ it’s fair to note that it 

is increasingly common and recommended by those on the frontlines of 

autism—parents—who anecdotally report behavior improvements. 

Laurita was one of those parents. Once Nicholas began the GFCF diet, 

the Lauritas did notice improvements. By the time of their appointment 

with the developmental pediatrician, Laurita admits that “a part of me 

was hoping the doctor would tell me it wasn’t autism, even though I 

knew in my heart that it was.” Unfortunately, Laurita’s instincts were 

right—Nicholas has autism. 

“I remember feeling sad, choked up, fearful of the future, lost, not 

knowing where to go, what to do or who to talk to first. I felt scared for 

my son’s future. I cried a lot,” Laurita shared. “I went home and cried 

with my husband until I couldn’t cry anymore. The next day, I started my 

yearlong obsession with researching everything I could find 

on autism and seeking out the right team of people to help 

my son. It’s become my mission.” 

And so began Laurita’s quest to help not just her own son, 

but the autism community. Besides using her large social 

media platform—Laurita is a contributing editor for Parenting 

magazine and has an online blog on their website as well as 

her own at www.jaquelinelaurita.com—to raise awareness and 

educate people with as much information as possible, Laurita 

is continuing to share her family’s journey, with the inclusion 

of autism, on the Real Housewives of New Jersey. “Being 

on RHONJ brings many viewers into my world and (offers) 

a chance for me to show people what it’s like as a parent to 

cope with a diagnosis,” Laurita said. “My family is sharing our 

journey with others. I hope I don’t disappoint. I’m only human. 

I’m learning and growing as I go. We all are.” 

That’s not all. Laurita has been busy, both connecting 

with other mothers involved in autism advocacy, including 

Areva Martin, Dawn Neufield, Holly Robinson Peete, Jenny 

McCarthy, Jody Gomes and Maura West, hoping to help raise 

awareness, as well as implementing and participating in local 

initiatives during April’s Autism Awareness Month. From the 

simple act of wearing a blue hair extension for the month 

of April (Cafface, a beauty bar in Franklin Lakes owned by 

Laurita’s niece, Lauren Manzo, is having an April promotion— 

blue hair extensions—with proceeds going to Autism Unites 

Us of Bergen County), to attending events and sitting on 

panels (the Lauritas will be part of a conference panel at the 

Generation Rescue/Autism One conference in May), Laurita is 

doing everything she can think of to help spread the word. 

It’s a family affair. Chris Laurita is the president and CEO 

of BLK Beverages, and is launching an initiative in which 

a portion of the proceeds from every bottle of BLK sold 

Autism Advocates / mother Warriors Jenny 

mccarthy and Jacqueline Laurita 

Jacqueline and husband chris on the red carpet 

credit: Mike McGregor / Getty images North America 


from April 1 until December 31, 2013, goes to 

Generation Rescue. 

The Lauritas have come a long way from where 

they were last summer. Laurita admits, “I am 

much more educated now on autism than I used 

to be. I wasn’t as emotionally attached before it 

became so close to me. It’s hard to understand it 

fully unless you are connected to it.” 

And Laurita is nothing if not connected to 

her son and autism. Nicholas is involved in an 

array of therapies, from occupational therapy, 

applied behavioral analysis, speech and 

language, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, 

and life skills during his six hours a day in a 

specialized preschool classroom with an IEP 

(individualized education plan). After school, 

depending on the day, Nicholas gets added ABA 

therapy, speech and language, music therapy, 

and gymnastics. In addition, Nicholas—at both 

home and school—uses a PECS system, a picture 

exchange communication system that helps 

him communicate his needs and encourages 

language. The Laurita’s continue to provide 

Nicholas with a GFCF diet as well as providing 

him with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and 

supplements. “All the therapies work together 

and offer him something different to help him,” 

Laurita explained. “I think my son enjoys and 

responds very well to music though.” 

If it seems that Laurita is throwing everything 

she can at autism in an effort to help her son, 

you’re right. But cure it? “I don’t say cure, I say 

recover,” Laurita explained. “I fight 

to bring him back to the progress 

he was making in his developmental 

milestones before he started 

regressing. I don’t think my child is 

sick, I think he is brilliant. I just think 

he learns differently than typical kids 

do. I don’t want to change who he is, 

I want to enhance who he is. I want 

to find his gifts and nurture them 

and help them to grow. I want to 

bring out the best child that my child 

can be and if I can give my child the 

proper tools now to help make his life 

easier for him in the future than that 

is what I am going to do.” 

Part of that comes with educating 

people. “I have a list of famous, 

very successful people that have 

autism that most people would be 

really surprised to hear,” Laurita 

said. “I want people to be more 

educated on that and have a deeper 

understanding of what autism is so 

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them and realize that they are just like everyone else. 

They just have a harder time expressing their thoughts.” 

It’s a struggle that many families hope to rectify. At the 

Autism Shines website, pictures and descriptions of 

kids with autism are posted in just such an effort. Each 

picture has a description like, “Meet Charlie...he loves 

drawing, Legos and trucks. He loves unconditionally and 

can light up a room with his smile. This is autism.” 

As Laurita says of Nicholas, “Autism is just a small piece 

of who he is...My son is a very loving, affectionate little 

boy. He loves hugs and kisses. He is very smart...my 

hopes for my son are the same as any mother would 

want for her child. I want him to be accepted for who he 

is, graduate from college, be able to live independently, 

hold a job, have a career, communicate and build 

relationships with others, fall in love, get married, have 

children.” 

And just like with her hopes, Laurita’s fears for her son 

are like those of any mother, “I worry that he won’t 

be able to do all of the above. I worry about him being 

bullied one day. I worry about what 

would happen to him if something 

happened to me and I couldn’t be 

there for him.” 

Fortunately, both Nicholas and 

Laurita are surrounded by a 

supportive network of family 

and friends. “Having everyone 

working on the same page helps 

a lot,” Laurita said. Laurita has 

educated those surrounding her 

son, explaining autism to those who 

weren’t familiar with it. In return, her 

extended family has been extremely 

supportive. “They give each of my 

kids the time and attention they 

need individually...they are respectful 

of Nick’s diet and schedule,” Laurita 

shared. 

While it’s been said that having 

an autistic child can create family 

tensions in WebMD among many 

other autism resource sites—from 

sibling resentment to strained 

marriages—Laurita has found that, 

“As far as family goes, it has brought 

us all closer together.” Adding, “My 

husband and I are completely on 

the same page. We have a common 

mission to recover Nicholas and raise 

awareness. We each established our 

individual roles in the beginning after 

his diagnosis.” 

As for Nicholas’s siblings, they “didn’t 

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know a lot about autism before Nick’s diagnosis...they 

understand it now,” shared Laurita. “My other children 

treat Nicholas like any other child. They are very 

patient, loving, understanding and kind to him.” 

While Laurita seems like a walking appendix of autism 

resources now, less than a year ago, she was in a far 

different place. She knows what it’s like to get the 

diagnosis that the parents of the newly estimated 1 in 

50 (National Center for Health Statistics) children will 

receive. She offers this advice: “Don’t waste time...early 

intervention is key to recovery. Educate yourself on all 

the information and resources that are out there. Find 

out what works best for your child and your family. Find 

a good support group. Be your child’s best advocate. 

Don’t ever give up on your child. Defy expectations!” 

As for the financial dilemmas facing many families 

with autism (many insurance companies do not cover 

treatment for autism), Laurita said, “We were turned 

down at first as well. There are many therapies that we 

pay out of pocket for. I would love to change that. In the 

meantime, there are lots of things you can do yourself 

at home for your child. Do what you can do...You can 

make your own P.E.C.S. Make some play dates. The 

Internet is full of resources. Google your way around.” 

Laurita was a parent twice before having Nicholas, 

so she is well aware that parenting him comes with 

its own unique set of joys and challenges, saying, 

“As a parent, I worry about all my children...Nicholas 

requires a lot more intense one on one time. Every 

moment is an opportunity for a learning experience. 

Parenting Nicholas is a challenge and a joy every day. 

Little accomplishments for typical kids become big 

accomplishments for my child. As a family, we celebrate 

those moments.” 

Author and columnist Lori Borgman has said of mothers 

parenting special needs children, “You’ve developed 

the strength of a draft horse while holding onto the 

delicacy of a daffodil...you are the mother, advocate, and 

protector.” Jacqueline Laurita has become one such 

mother, advocate, and protector. To these add one— 

inspiration. 

For more information on Jacqueline Laurita, 

go to www.jacquelinelaurita.com 

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It’s Autism Awareness Month: 

How Aware are You? 

If it seems like every time you turn around, you’re hearing about another child 

being diagnosed with autism, you’re right. The newest statistics are staggering: 1 in 

88 children, and 1 in 54 boys, is diagnosed with autism, commonly thought of as a 

“complex disorder of brain development” according to Autism Speaks. 

While increasingly prevalent, autism is alarmingly misunderstood. Never was that 

clearer than in the days following the tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary School, when 

media outlets nationwide falsely linked autism with planned violence. 

The thing that makes autism awareness so difficult, and therefore so necessary, 

is that it varies from person to person. While autism is, according to Wikipedia, 

“characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted 

and repetitive behavior”, there is no “one-sized-fits-all” diagnosis, or treatment. 

Sometimes, autism can be associated with an intellectual disability; other times it is 

associated with genius. Sometimes autism is associated with a lack of speech; other 

times it is associated with incessant talking. Some with autism shy away from touch; 

others hug strangers. Some on the spectrum seem removed from the world around 

them; others can explain to you in very clear terms the pattern our world makes up in 

the universe. There is confusion even among those involved in the autism community— 

some seek a cure for autism, while others dispute the idea of autism being a disorder 

at all, preferring it to be considered a difference. 

If I’m not making much sense, or if these things seem too different to be considered 

part of the same diagnosis, then you’re catching on. 

At its crux, autism is a puzzle. (Hence the puzzle piece as a symbol of autism). Of all 

that has been learned about autism—and a tremendous amount has been learned— 

perhaps the most important is that no two people with autism are the same, just like 

no two typical people are the same. 

The Boardwalk Journal tapped into some local autism advocates to ask them what 

autism means to them, and how awareness can happen effectively. 

Here’s what those on the front lines want you to know: 

“I wish for more autism acceptance, not just awareness. I want to debunk the stigma 

surrounding autism, so that the next parent of a newly diagnosed child doesn’t cry 

herself to sleep at night. Autism is not a death sentence; it is not a killer of dreams. I 

want a future in which my child is proud of who he is and comfortable in his own skin. I 

want our children included, not just in the “I-passed-the-basketball-to-an-autistic-kid” 

included, but included in a way that “you-don’t-have-to-use-his-label-before-you-talkabout-him” 

included. “My child deserves it. Not just because he’s autistic, but because 

he’s awesome.”—Shannon Costal, Blogger, HighFunctioningMomism.com 

“What autism means to me has certainly changed over the 10 years since we got 

my son’s autism diagnosis. We roll with things, and we have all learned to adapt our 

schedule to how his day is going. It certainly has been a learning experience, but my 

perspective is someone else out there always has it worse than you, so just roll with 

it. Good days far outnumber the bad. I would love for people to have tolerance and 

acceptance for anyone that has any special need. Teach this quality to your children. A 

kind word or a smile goes a long way on a tough day!”—Kim Goodman, Board Member, 

FACeS4Autism 

“We’re all one in this life together. I believe labels are to help us understand each 

other—not to define the person we are. We all are dealing with our own labels. My goal 

is to make the children I work with who have THIS label feel like they are no different 

than their peers and thrive in an inclusive school setting.”—Christine Perro, Special 

education Support, Upper Township School District 

BuBBles4AuTism 

Local autism support group, FACES 4 Autism, will sponsor its annual Blow 

Bubbles 4 Autism event this year to help raise awareness as part of Autism 

Awareness Month. The bubbles initiative, spearheaded by FACES 4 Autism 

Executive Director Isabelle Mosca, is now in its 10th year. Held on April 

22 at 1:15pm, the event aims to raise awareness for autism as well as 

spread bubbles of hope to families dealing with autism. Last year, over 

57,202 people, in over 300 venues across the globe participated. To join 

in the fun, and bring more awareness to autism, groups and schools are 

encouraged to contact FACES 4 Autism at bubbles4autism@yahoo.com, 

or visit their website at faces4autism.org. 


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DINO’S LITTLE GIRL... 

THE KING OF COOL’S DAUGHTER 

DEANA MARTIN 

By Felicia Lowenstein Niven 

Deana Martin caught the acting ‘bug’ at just six years old. That’s when Judy Garland knelt down and told Dean 

Martin’s daughter that she was the best tree she had ever seen. 

The play was performed at Judy Garland’s home on Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills, an affluent neighborhood 

in western Los Angeles. The impromptu cast assembled that day included Deana’s older sisters and Judy’s 

daughter Liza. 

“When I think back to all of the famous people who were naturally part of my life, because of my dad, it is 

pretty amazing,” said Deana. “But at the time, they were all regular folks, 

very friendly and down-to-earth.” 

The “who’s who” of Hollywood that regularly assembled around the 

Martin family kitchen table was indeed impressive. “Imagine Rosemary 

Clooney at Christmas time singing, Have Yourself A Merry Little 

Christmas,” said Deana. “Or joking around with Frank Sinatra, Andy 

Williams, Tony Bennett, Shirley MacLaine, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, 

Sammy Davis, Jr., and Lucille Ball. And Doris Day with that gorgeous 

voice! How she looked in those films was actually how she looked all 

the time; she would ride around dressed in yellow. I grew up in an 

amazing community of family friends.” 

Deana also was surrounded by a talented, and theatrical, family. “All 

of the Martin’s are a bit of a ‘ham’,” she admitted. “It was lots of fun 

when we all got together.” 

Deana had “the luxury,” as she describes it, of taking tap dancing, 

piano and acrobatic lessons as she grew up. But singing was one 

lesson that wasn’t on the list, at least at first. Her father didn’t want 

her to sound like a member of the choir. That’s when she turned to 

the ‘Chairman of the Board,’ ‘the Sultan of Swoon,’ a.k.a. Old Blue 

Eyes. 

“I had admired Uncle Frank for so long, and I remember at age 

16, asking him how he gets that great tone,” said Deana. “So he 

sat me down and explained about breathing, singing from your 

diaphragm and so forth. He told me that he knew, even before a 

note came out, if he was going to be on pitch. So I asked, ‘Does 

my dad do that?’ Frank smiled and said, ‘No. He has no idea what he’s doing. He just does it. 

’That was what was so amazing about Dean Martin,” acknowledged Deana. “My dad would just 

sing. He made it look so effortless.” 

The singing lessons must have worked because Deana had a hit single at age 16. Written by Lee 

Hazlewood of These Boots are Made for Walking fame, Deana’s Girl of the Month Club became 

a radio favorite. She headed to Nashville to do some television, including Music City USA.

About this time, Deana made her television debut on the Dean 

Martin Show. The NBC variety show brought Dean into the living 

rooms of America, and also introduced his daughter to his fans. 

But Deana was ready for more—training, that was. She enrolled in 

Dartington College of the Arts in South Devon, England, to study. 

“This was a huge learning experience for me,” she said. “We were 

studying Shakespearean plays in a castle.” It was also the era of the 

Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and Deana was there firsthand. “It 

definitely was an exciting time to be in the U.K.,” she said. 

She made her North American theatrical debut in the national 

touring company of Neil Simon’s The Star Spangled Girl with 

George Hamilton. She was introduced to motion picture audiences 

in the western, Young Billy Young, with Robert Mitchum and Angie 

Dickinson. This debut led to subsequent lead roles on the big 

screen. 

But she took a break to get married and raise a son. She channeled 

her energy into health and exercise. “It was about the time that 

Jane Fonda had her workout videos,” said Deana. “So I developed 

my own. I even had a company called Bodies By Deana.” She also 

hosted her own talk 

show, The Deana Martin 

Show, which ran for four 

seasons. 

But singing remained 

her great love. In 2003, 

Deana returned to 

television, performing a 

musical duet with Jerry 

Lewis at the Muscular 

Dystrophy Association 

telethon. It was 

especially memorable 

for Dean Martin fans. Jerry Lewis 

had been her father’s partner 

for many years, ever since their 

inaugural performance in 1946 at 

Atlantic City’s 500 Club. 

It was about this time that 

Deanna revisited the Great 

American Songbook. “Something 

just touched me, to be able to 

sing my dad’s music,” she said. “I 

feel his spirit with me. After I do 

a concert, I sign autographs and 

people have such stories about 

my dad, and what he meant to 

them. It’s quite remarkable how 

he touched their lives. People tell 

me that they see him in me. Of 

course, I have his mannerisms 

and I steal some of his jokes. But I also know that he’s with me every 

time that I sing.” 

In 2004, Deana published a memoir. Memories Are Made of This: 

Dean Martin Through His Daughter’s Eyes became a New York Times 

bestseller. There are plans to make it into a movie, directed by actor 

Joe Mantegna with the screenplay written by actor/writer Bonnie 

Hunt. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has signed on to portray Deana. 

In the meantime, Deana hasn’t sat still. Her 2006 debut CD 

release, Memories Are Made Of This, stayed in the top ten for 40 

consecutive weeks. In 2009, another hit CD, Volare, was released; 

it debuted on the Billboard charts at #7 and the Jazz chart at 

#22. White Christmas, released in 2011, was another chart buster. 

She also hosts two top nationally syndicated radio shows with her 

husband, John Griffeth. When not performing, they divide their 

time between Beverly Hills, California and Branson, Missouri. 



‘Deana Sings Dino’ 

For Schultz-Hill Foundation 

In the Atlantic City of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, the 500 Club— 

or The Five—was the place to be. Run by Skinny D’Amato, 

“the best dressed man in town,” the club attracted its share 

of VIPs from politicians to gamblers to celebrities. Dean 

Martin. Jerry Lewis. Frank Sinatra. Sammy Davis, Jr. Milton 

Berle. The list goes on and on. Its doors opened at 5 p.m. and 

closed at 10 a.m. with shows around the clock. 

Long since an Atlantic City memory, the 500 Club will live 

again, at least in the eyes of Gary Hill, co-founder of the 

Schultz-Hill Foundation. The Foundation’s annual benefit, 

scheduled for May 31, 2013, will feature 500 Club regular 

Dean Martin’s daughter Deana, singing her father’s songs in 

Atlantic City just as he had a half century ago. 

“We had to have it at Caesars,” said Gary. “It’s address is 500 

Club Lane. Then of course, here is the daughter of one of the 

legends of America. Deana is bringing back the American 

songbook, not only her dad’s music but his contemporaries. 

For many people who remember the 500 Club, this is going 

to be very exciting.” 

“When Gary reached out to us about the concert, it was a 

very quick conversation,” said Kevin Ortzman, senior vice 

president and general manager for Caesars, Bally’s and 

Showboat. “We were very excited to host it. My parents 

and grandparents were big fans of Dean Martin, and we 

anticipate many of our guests are as well. Anytime we have 

the opportunity to support the community, and the arts, we 

welcome the chance to do so. As far as we’re concerned, it’s 

a win from every angle.” 

The corporate benefactor for this event—and every Schultz-Hill 

Foundation annual fundraiser for the last 10 years—is Cooper 

Levenson Attorneys at Law. “Our entire history of this law firm has 

been dedicated not only to the quality of the legal work that we do 

but also giving back to the community,” noted Lloyd D. Levenson, 

CEO and chairman of the Casino Law Practice Group. “A community 

without a strong sense of the arts is not a real community. We hope 

our role encourages other companies to step up and support the 

arts.” 

Lloyd also has a personal connection to the concert. “My mother’s 

favorite singer of all time was Dean 

Martin,” he said. “I bought tickets 

for her to see him in the 80s, but 

he was ill and didn’t perform. She 

never got to go, but I’ll now be able 

to think of her, and how she knew 

every word to every song, as I hear 

Deana perform.” 

The benefit is the major annual 

fundraiser for the Schultz-Hill 

Foundation, http://www.schultzhill.org 

, a private nonprofit 501 

(c)(3) foundation that supports 

the arts, culture and history in 

South Jersey. Now in its eleventh 

year, the Foundation has made its mark in the community with 

scholarships and program sponsorships that make the arts 

accessible. Most recently, they partnered with CRDA to produce a 

free senior concert series at Dante Hall and with a charter school in 

Atlantic City to bring a musical environmental program to students. 

“We were looking for a way to reinvest in our community when we 

started the Foundation,” said Hill. Co-founder John Schultz is a selfacclaimed 

history ‘nut’. Hill and Schultz both enjoy the arts. So that 

became their focus. 

The major fundraiser fits perfectly into their mission. Paulajane 

D’Amato, Skinny’s daughter, is co-chair of the event with husband 

William Frankel. She remembers Dean Martin fondly. 

“He was always so kind to me,” she said. “I remember when we 

were at Lake Tahoe one summer, I saw Dean at the craps table in 

the casino. He saw me, got down on one knee, and yelled my name. 

I ran right into his arms, and he swung me around.” 

She never met Deana, however. “I played with Natalie Cole; I knew 

all of Frank’s kids,” she said. “I’m looking forward to meeting Deana 

when she comes to town.” 

Paulajane believes the show will be a great draw to anyone with a 

memory of the 500 Club. 

“Everyone likes to go back to a time like that which was wonderful,”

she said. “I can’t tell you how often people will stop me and tell stories about how 

they got engaged at the 500 Club or how they stood in the back alley just to hear 

the entertainers inside. It’s a part of their history—and ours.” 

The historical connection was one reason Hill courted Deana for over a year. “We 

met through mutual friends,” said Gary. “Michael Feinstein had performed at our 

inaugural event, and Deana was performing at Feinstein’s at the Regency in New 

York. It was a year of relationship building, looking at schedules, and seeing what we 

could work out.” 

“I loved that it was being held at Caesars,” said Deana. “At the beginning of my 

career, I played Caesars Palace in Vegas. Since then, I’ve been back to Atlantic City 

many times. But I never had a chance until now to play Caesars again.” 

Deana is excited to be singing in front of a full orchestra, which isn’t very common 

anymore. She promises a loving tribute to her dad and his contemporaries, including 

a duet that she’ll sing with a video of him. 

“We’re debuting the video, which is taken from home movies and photos,” she said. 

“My husband found the original handwritten arrangement of True Love, one of the 

finest ever written. It touches the soul in a way that I can’t describe. I hope that I 

don’t cry.” 

The benefit is scheduled for Friday, May 31, at 8:30 p.m. in The Circus Maximus 

Theater at Caesars Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City. Tickets for the show are priced 

at $45 and $60. For $200, patrons can get VIP seating and enjoy a meet-and-greet 

with Deana after the show. Tickets are available through Ticketron and the Caesars 

box office. Because the performance is a benefit, tickets are tax-deductible. 

Hill hopes the varied prices will help bring people out. He is looking forward to the 

reaction of the crowd when Deana takes the stage. 

“I’m really just going to be looking the Atlantic City shimmer in people’s eyes,” said 

Gary. “They’ll be reliving the Rat Pack days. And it’s going to be extraordinary.” 


SAVING THE SEA: 

Bob Schoelkopf and 

The Marine Mammal 

Stranding Center 

By Danielle Gomes 

Just as the famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau noted, 

the sea holds the hearts of many, particularly at the Jersey 

Shore. Many of us risk Mother Nature’s wrath just so that we 

can live close to the shores of the Atlantic and anticipate any 

free moment to dip our toes in the surf. However, for Bob 

Schoelkopf, the sea is more than just a source of wonder, the 

sea and its inhabitants have become his life’s purpose. 

In 1978, Schoelkopf founded the Marine Mammal Stranding 

Center and 35 years later he continues to run this 

organization. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is a 

privately funded, non-profit organization that rescues and 

rehabilitates stranded 


“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds 

one in its net of wonder forever.” 

—Jacques Yves Cousteau. 

sea animals. The MMSC 

is the only organization 

in New Jersey that is 

federally authorized to 

handle these animals. 

This means that this 

center is solely responsible for 1800 miles of shoreline. Since 

the MMSC’s inception, they have responded to over 4,000 

calls for stranded whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, and 

one manatee. The sheer fact that Schoelkopf has managed 

to save the lives of thousands of marine animals on funds 

he’s raised privately is amazing in itself, but that’s just part 

of his story. 

Schoelkopf’s devotion to marine life is evident in his work. 

However, his purpose in life was not always so clear. Prior to 

finding himself at the helm of the Marine Mammal Stranding 

Center, Schoelkopf was a medical corpsman in the Navy 

and worked with special operations Marines in Vietnam. 

Following an injury sustained in the war, Schoelkopf was 

taken to a Philadelphia Naval Hospital. He quickly tired of 

the recuperation process and took a nighttime job at an 

aquarium around the corner from the hospital, called The 

Aquarama Aquarium Theater of the Sea. It was a special 

place for marine life lovers as it was part aquarium and part 

circus. Aquarama’s performers included their porpoises 

and pilot whales whom were housed in the aquarium’s large 

tanks. Schoelkopf’s job was to clean the tanks at night, and 

in a short time he learned he had a true penchant for this 

line of work, playing with the animals whenever he could. 

Soon, Schoelkopf was promoted to animal trainer and in 

1969, the owner of Aquarama moved the operation to the 

boardwalk in Atlantic City. There, “Captain” Bob trained and 

performed daily shows on The Steel Pier. 

As a locally recognized marine animal trainer, Schoelkopf 

began receiving calls to rescue injured sea life. Initially, 

Schoelkopf rescued animals on the side, slipping out 

between shows; which did not please his boss. However, due 

to the local media’s positive reaction to Schoelkopf’s work, 

his boss was put in a position where he was unable to stop 

Schoelkopf from going on rescues. Then in 1978, Schoelkopf, 

together with his wife Sheila Dean, initiated the Marine 

Mammal Stranding Center—a first for New Jersey. With this, 

marine animal rescues became his full-time job. 

The MMSC’s sole purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate, and 

release stranded 

animals. Consequently, 

human contact is 

limited and the animals 

are not named. They 

are treated and as soon 

as they are healthy, 

they are returned to the wild. Schoelkopf explains, “They are 

all federally protected animals, marine mammals and sea 

turtles as well, so we respond to those animals to determine 

if they’re injured, what’s wrong with them, how we can 

recover those animals, rehabilitate them and turn them 

loose in the wild again. The dead animals, of course we have 

to find out why they’re dead. ‘Were they hit by a boat? Were 

they shot by somebody? Were they caught in fishing line or 

did they swallow hooks?’ This is all important information. It 

goes to the federal government for an overall picture of the 

Danielle Gomes and Bob Schoelkopf on Tour at MMSC.

health of marine mammals and sea turtles in the world.” 

Sadly, the greatest threat to marine life and one of the main 

reasons they end up at the MMSC is trash and pollution. 

Plastic bags, fishing-line, cigarette butts, balloons, and 

plastic beverage rings have injured or killed countless 

marine animals, an epidemic that is so easily prevented. 

Occasionally, the MMSC will receive an animal that is 

not able to be released back into the wild. Meet Ziggy, a 

little grey seal that washed up in Longport. Ziggy had an 

infection and was partially paralyzed. Unable to return to 

the wild, Ziggy remained at the MMSC for five months and 

then moved to the Albuquerque Bio-Park in New Mexico. 

There, this little seal could swim free in the 350,000-gallon 

tank, with several harbor seals and sea lions. Despite a 

few situations like Ziggy’s, after 35 years in operation, the 

Marina Mammal Stranding Center boasts a rehabilitation 

success rate of 90%. 

However, financially speaking, this has not been an easy 

road. One year in operation costs roughly $650,000. This 

budget includes: the salaries of the four full-time employees, 

$16,000 for animal food, $35,000 for medical care, 

laboratory expenses, mechanical maintenance, insurance 

for two boats and four transportation vehicles, the cost 

to perform rescues, and mechanical maintenance for the 

center. 

Furthermore, federal budget cuts and Hurricane Sandy 

have added to the center’s operational expense. Sandy’s 

strength damaged a state-of-the-art animal over-flow tent, 

two storage sheds filled with maintenance equipment, 

the tent storage unit for the zodiac rescue boat, and the 

generator that kept the center operational during the storm 

and maintained the life-support systems for the rescued 

animals. Consequently, the financial outcome of the center 

is uncertain. 

“How we keep money coming in every month is a challenge,” 

according to Schoelkopf. “We are very careful in how we 

spend the money, where we use it, where we look for grants 

and private donations and bequeathments that help us quite 

a bit. But we can never count on that because we don’t know 

what’s coming in or the number or volume of animals that 

are going to be alive versus dead.” 

When forced to consider what the impact would be if the 

MMSC were to close, Schoelkopf stated that there, “would 

be a lot of animals lying on the beach slowly dying or 

people deciding that they would take the animals home for 

treatment to have them die there and the people get bit 

in the process.” This is a dangerous prospect for both the 

sea life and the people who may come into contact with 

these injured animals. Although these animals look cute and 

cuddly, they are anything but—the seals in particular. When 

a seal is injured and stranded on the beach, it is important 

to remember that they too are very scared. As such, it is 

likely that this animal will bite and cause damage to those 

who may try to approach it. Furthermore, these animals 

may be sick and could easily spread diseases. The MMSC 

recommends that if an injured animal is spotted, one should 

keep a fifty-foot distance and then immediately call the 

MMSC. 

Despite the difficult financial situation, the Marine Mammal 

Stranding Center, including only four employees and 1800 

miles of shoreline to monitor, continues to operate and 

continues to save the lives of thousands of animals. 

“Volunteers are the center” according to Schoelkopf. “We 

need those people.” Volunteers support the Marine Mammal 

Stranding Center in a number of ways. When a stranded 

animal is called into the MMSC by either the Coast Guard or 

a Police department, the first thing the center does is pull 

up their volunteer list and call the people that live within 15 

minutes of the stranding area. The volunteer will respond, 

block off the area around the animal, take pictures, and 

report back to the MMSC. With this information, the MMSC 

is able to respond with the haste and efficiency that each 

animal deserves. 

Volunteers also support the center through donations and 

time. Volunteers like Ken Schaeffer, an account executive 

and evening host on WIBG, Wibbage FM 94.3, who also 

happens to be the newest board member to join the Marine 

Mammal Stranding Center. For Ken it was an easy decision, 

“I’ve owned property in Brigantine since 1987 and have been 

a full-time resident since 2003. I always admired and visited 

the MMSC, and I’ve owned and given many of their famous 

Seal Sweatshirts as gifts over the years as my small way of 

supporting the center! Little did I know that I would someday 

become involved as a member of their Board of Directors. 

My background is in promotions and entertainment. I am 

in the Media business as an advertising sales consultant 

and an on-air radio host and my love of animals, combined 

with my career, made this decision an easy one. When Bob 

[Schoelkopf] asked if I would consider joining the board 

of directors, I was honored. It was a natural fit for me. I’ve 

been active in dog rescue for several years, assisting Beacon 

Animal Rescue, West Jersey Volunteers for Animals and 

also participating in private rescue, finding homes for local, 

senior dogs in need and many Southern dogs in danger. 

It’s great to facilitate an adoption and see a dog ultimately 

placed in a happy, loving home when their fate was so 

uncertain. Extending my passion to helping wild animals, 

particularly the beautiful mammals that grace our area, is 

a pleasure and a labor of love. I truly enjoy helping with the 

fundraising as it helps these beautiful mammals 

(From left to right) Ken Schaffer, board member and chairman of 

the fundraising/events committee; Danielle Gomes, of Boardwalk 

Journal and volunteer on our fundraising/events committee; and 

Bob Schoelkopf, founding member and Operations director at MMSC. 


who would otherwise not have a voice or advocate without 

great organizations like the Marine Mammal Stranding 

Center. Bob, Sheila and their staff truly dedicate their lives 

to helping mammals and they are among the most dedicated 

and passionate people I know. I’m very happy and proud to 

be part of such a great organization.” 

SO, HOW CAN YOU HELP? 

That’s easy! First, keep our beaches clean. That means 

dealing with your trash even when you’re not near a beach, 

because improperly disposed garbage often finds its way 

to the ocean through run-off drains. Second, visit the 

Marine Mammal Stranding Center and learn about 

their work first-hand. You can even adopt a seal! For a 

$25 donation, you will receive an adoption certificate, 

photograph, and the story of a seal your donation 

helped. By adopting a seal, you can help pay for the food 

and medications these animals need. Third, support the 

MMSC by attending their various fundraising events. 

Some benefits to consider: 

Benefits for the Marine Mammal 

Stranding Center 

Saturday, April 20, 2013 

7:30 pm–Sam Lardner & Barcelona Concert 

and Light Fare. Brigantine North School Auditorium 

301 E Evans Blvd, Brigantine 

Sam Lardner is a songwriter, composer, singer and 

storyteller and will be performing with his Flamenco 

Fusion band. Guests will enjoy a musical joyride through 

life in modern Spain. Sam’s voice has been compared 

to James Taylor and John Denver. He has created the 

children’s educational Oceans are Talking program which 

will be presented in three South Jersey venues 

commemorating Earth Day 

Saturday, May 4, 2013 

9:00 am–5K Brigantine Run for the Animals. The run will 

start at the City Parking Lot at Ocean Ave. and 17 th Street. 

There will also be a beach walk with your dogs. The run 

and walk will conclude with a Block Party in the Central 

Business District. 

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live music, live fare, and cash bar while over-looking the 

Atlantic, otherwise known as the playground 

for the guests of honor—the dolphins. There will also be 

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Staying Focused on YOUR Fitness Goals 

Chances are, we have all had those days where we literally feel like the 

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routines and poor planning. But, with the right mindset and a little bit of 

forethought, we can easily combat these self-sabotaging techniques with 

practical strategies. 


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Joining a fitness center for 

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by nancy adleR, nuTRiTion ediToR oF The boaRdwalk JouRnal 

When It Comes to the Spring Cleaning Ritual Don’t Leave Out Your Diet 

When it comes to spring cleaning, don’t leave out your diet. We all like the idea of a 

good spring clean, but in terms of our diet, this doesn’t mean we have to turn towards 

cleansing teas, roughage or milk thistle, or fast for several days to detox our whole 

systems. Our bodies are perfectly capable of excreting waste, and very restrictive diets 

can leave you suffering from headaches, digestive problems and lethargy. 

However, spring is an ideal time to give your dietary habits an overhaul. It’s the perfect 

time to take advantage of all the seasonal spring foods, which can be less expensive this 

time of year in addition to being 

more nutrient dense. eating a 

healthier diet will leave you feeling 

energetic and healthy, just in time 

for a spring bike ride or day spent 

outdoors. 

eating more fruits and vegetables, 

drinking more water, cutting back 

on alcohol, and thinking more 

about what you’re eating and 

drinking (the main principles of 

sensible detox diets) can boost 

your energy levels and motivate 

you to take charge of your health. 

Nancy Adler is a certified nutritionist 

specializing in nutrition and weight control. 

She is the owner of Nancy Adler Nutrition 

where she counsels her clients on a oneon-one 

weekly basis helping them to make 

permanent healthier lifestyle changes. 

She currently holds three of the highest 

accredited certifications in the field of 

nutrition and fitness. Nancy lectures 

in schools, businesses and civic groups 

where she helps to spread the importance 

of healthy living through nutrition. Area 

Starting your day with breakfast, low in fat, high in fiber and containing a wide range 

of vitamins and minerals, will improve your energy and concentration levels in the 

morning. For a healthy springtime breakfast, slice fresh fruit, such as strawberries or 

apricots, over a bowl of muesli soaked in low-fat milk or a whole-grain cereal with lowfat 

yogurt or milk. The fiber and protein will sustain your appetite through the morning. 

Keep your energy levels high throughout the day by including a source of lean protein 

with each meal, (skinless poultry, lean meat, fish, beans and nuts) and opting for 

healthier snacks that provide low release energy (whole wheat pita bread with hummus 

or peanut butter). 

Be sure to include vegetables throughout the day—there is an abundance of lovely 

vegetables during the spring. They include asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and 

spinach. They will all provide antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. 

Low iron levels are also one of the leading causes of fatigue, so eat iron containing 

foods regularly, such as lean red meat, poultry, iron—fortified cereals, eggs and nuts. 

Finally, you need at least 6-8 glasses of water a day. Yes 8! even slight dehydration will 

cause fatigue and headaches. Drinking more fluid will not only make you feel better, it 

can also help you cut back on food intake. 

Time to clean up! Say bye-bye to the nacho cheese sauces, French onion dip and high 

sugar barbecue and cocktail sauces in the cupboards. Swap them out with salsa, 

vinaigrette dressings and a variety of tasty mustards. 

physicians consult with and refer Nancy 

to their patients to help them to possibly 

eliminate medications and naturally achieve 

a healthier lifestyle. You may listen to Nancy 

every Tuesday mornings on WOND 1400 AM 

on Barbara Altman’s “Front Porch” and on 

Ed Hitzel’s “Table for One”. Nancy may also 

be seen on NBC TV 40 “Better Living with 

Adrienne.” Visit Nancy’s website at www. 

nancyadlernutrition.com or call her for an 

appointment at 609-653-4900. 

Nancy Adler Nutrition 

It’s not a Diet. It’s a Lifestyle. 

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For an appointment, please call (609) 653-4900 

And get rid of extra sugars, like the ones hiding in your yogurt. There is typically more 

sugar in yogurts than you realize. Instead of those fruit at the bottom varieties, choose 

a Greek nonfat yogurt loaded with healthy protein and mix your own fruits and nuts to it. 

A teaspoon of agave nectar can help sweeten the pot. 

Monitor your alcohol intake. Sure you need one… maybe two… some nights. But unless 

you’re being social, only chill a couple nights a week with a cold beer or glass of wine. 

You’re trying with all you got to lose weight, making a concerted effort to make better 

food choices, then a few sips and 

you’re over the calorie intake for 

the day. Club soda and lemon will 

help you to stay away from more 

than one. 

Strive to eat things with just one 

ingredient, the food itself such as 

broccoli, spinach and apples. You 

don’t need all the “extras” and 

unwanted calories. Buy just enough 

so there isn’t any unnecessary 

waste. 

Start cleaning out your pantry and 

fridge by reading the labels. Anything that reads trans-fat needs to go in the trash. This 

includes products that claim to be “trans-fat-free” but contain partially hydrogenated 

oils. No exceptions. 

Don’t forget the kids and remember to watch breakfast items to start the day. The closer 

the ingredients are to the top of the nutrition label, the more of the item is in that 

food. Quick rule of thumb, never buy a cereal with more than 9 grams of sugar or less 

than 3 grams of fiber per serving. And please get rid of the Pop- Tarts! Some flavors of 

the tooth-rotting belly expanders contain more than 40 ingredients! 40! Is that really 

necessary? They are included in my 5 top ‘NO NO” items. 

No brainer here. Get rid of all the chips, pretzels, cookies and candy. You’re not helping 

your children or yourself by having them readily available for a “go-to” snack. It’s not 

healthy and you won’t be productive with the roller coaster ride your body will be on 

after a bag of these crunchy critters. Nuts, seeds and celery provide the crunch your 

body craves. 

If you really feel your diet needs an overhaul this spring, a nutritionist can help. They 

will assess your current diet and create a meal plan and offer tips and advice based on 

your body’s needs, fitness goals and your health. 

It’s springtime, it’s your time! 


family danielle davies, Family ediToR oF The boaRdwalk JouRnal 

Identity Theft: My Life’s been Hijacked 

When I was seventeen years old, I drove a black convertible Fiat Spider and, 

minus the fact that it broke down every other day, I thought it was the best 

thing in the world. The first time I drove it with the top down over the Ocean 

City 34th Street bridge, the cover to my convertible top flew off into the bay. I 

didn’t care a bit. I was seventeen years old, in a great car, and I had my whole 

life ahead of me. 

We’re all getting older—it’s a 

fact. Sure, we tell ourselves that 

50 is the new 40 and that our 

generation is aging a whole lot 

better than those that went 

before us. And yes, we have 

access to sophisticated cosmetic 

surgery if that’s the route we 

want to take. Lots of us take to 

the gym, hoping to undo the 

natural signature of age on our 

bodies. But the fact remains, we 

are getting older. We are (sigh) 

getting old. 

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Danielle Davies is a freelance 

writer and blogger, and the 

voice behind rubyandthemoon. 

com. A 1996 graduate from 

Villanova University, where 

she studied theater and 

philosophy, Danielle worked for 

several years at Jossey-Bass 

Publishers, A Wiley Company, 

in San Francisco, before 

returning to her native East 

Coast. After earning a teaching 

certification from Drexel 

And nothing, nothing shoves this fact in our faces as much as the minivan. 

When I was a kid, my dad proudly drove into the driveway with a brand new 

Toyota minivan. Not the Sienna. The old Toyota Van, sometimes called the 

VanWagon. It had a refrigerator with mini ice-cube trays under the floorboard 

up front and a sunroof big enough for a family to crawl out of—together. The 

middle row of seats could actually lay back, creating a full size bed for my 

sister and I to sleep on as we took family vacations to Florida—safety was 

clearly not an issue for us back then. While it may have been the novelty of the 

thing (we had previously been a sedan family), we thought it was awesome. It 

was the first and last awesome minivan I’ve ever seen. 

I have friends who will look you in the eye and rave to you about their 

minivans. They will extoll the virtues of the the seats that fold down under 

the floorboard, the literal running room for kids, the space they have to put 

their belongings, the airplane-like aisle down the middle, doors on both sides 

and enough room to get in there with your kid and strap him or her to their 

carseat no matter what kind of fit they’re throwing. It’s true. The minivan does 

have these things. It is, in fact, a very practical vehicle. And if you are a very 

practical person, then maybe you’ve made your peace with the minivan. Or 

maybe you’re like me. 

Here I am, three years into minivan ownership—and I must admit here that the 

idea to get the minivan was mine alone—and wondering, What the hell was I 

thinking? There really is no other way to describe it. Picture this. I’m driving 

along, listening to the radio, windows down on a gorgeous day. But I’m in a 

minivan. It just doesn’t fit. It doesn’t belong. It makes me feel like my life has 

University’s graduate program, 

Danielle spent two years in 

Philadelphia classrooms before 

moving her family to her 

hometown at the Jersey Shore, 

where she happily juggles 

many roles—writer, blogger, 

editor, and artist—while raising 

her family. Danielle is the 

longtime copy editor of The 

Boardwalk Journal. She welcomes 

comments and feedback at 

www.rubyandthemoon.com. 

That cookie just hit the ground. That cookie is still good.” 

been hijacked by some frazzled, 

rule-cracking, lady known as 

‘mom’. The thing is...I’m her. 

For me, the minivan is starting 

to feel like some great big life 

sellout, akin to the guy from the 

old Passat commercial who says, 

“The fact that I’m responsible for 

the upbringing of another human 

being is just utterly ridiculous. 

How did this happen? Suddenly, 

I’m the one saying, “Don’t touch 

the cookie on the ground” when 

I’m really thinking...5 second rule. 

Sometimes, I think we get so caught up in how we should be parenting...don’t 

eat the cookie off the floor or drive an impractical vehicle or curse in front 

of your kids or eat this or do that...that we become, a little bit, strangers to 

ourselves. And while I’m not urging anyone to stop doing the right thing for 

their kids, I do think that somewhere along the way, we’ve forgotten a little 

bit about what made us young in the first place. It wasn’t just our age, but our 

viewpoint...the carefree and excited way we looked at the world. The way we 

thought we would never turn into our parents. 

I don’t mind getting older. And I love having a family. And my parents are great, 

so I don’t really mind that I’m turning into them. But I’m bound and determined 

not to lose (complete) sight of who I was before I had kids. No, I won’t let them 

eat cookies off the floor. And I won’t suddenly revert to being a teenager. But I 

would like to drive something without the world ‘minivan’ in the name.....is that 

too much to ask?

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“You have helped me understand that being diagnosed with diabetes does not mean I cannot continue to enjoy eating out with friends.” 

“You provided us with contacts for community resources, and we were able to find the care our mom needed be able to stay in her home of 50 years.” 

“I understand how and why I need to read food labels. It is not work anymore; it is a way of life for me.” 

People throughout our community are responding with great enthusiasm to a novel approach to primary medical care — the “patient-centered 

medical home” (PCMH) — now in practice at AtlantiCare Physician Group (APG) Primary Care Plus offices. More than 25 primary care practices 

in the area have adopted AtlantiCare’s Primary Care Plus model of care, which features timely appointments, electronic medical records, 

and a commitment to connecting and coordinating everyone involved in your care. 

What is a Medical hoMe? 

The medical home is a relatively new healthcare delivery model that is being rapidly adopted throughout the nation. It is a team-based, coordinated 

outpatient care approach that is accessible and affordable, and contributes to higher-quality patient care. 

Under this model, your primary care provider’s (PCP) office will become your “home base” for your total health and well-being throughout your 

lifetime. Your PCP will give you the support and resources to help you live a healthier lifestyle. You will take advantage of annual preventive care 

visits, appropriate health screenings, and extra help managing any chronic conditions you may have. 

Your PCP also will coordinate any specialty care you might need and will be in regular communication with those specialists so everyone involved 

in your care is informed and connected. 

Being Patient centered 

One goal of the medical home is for it to be “patient centered.” Although healthcare professionals at AtlantiCare always have put a priority on 

patient care, medical homes are more intentionally focused on your overall care experience, satisfaction, and outcomes. 

Mitchell Kaminski, MD, medical director, AtlantiCare Physician Group Primary Care and Medical Specialties, explains one way this can play out 

in a medical home. 

“When a sick person calls for an appointment, she shouldn’t be asked, ‘How sick are you feeling?’ to determine when she will be seen,” says Dr. 

Kaminski. “The patient should be able to get the access to care she needs when she feels she needs it. If a person with diabetes needs to meet 

with his healthcare team, he should be able to come in at a time that doesn’t conflict with his work schedule.” 

Patients aren’t the only ones who benefit from the medical home model. Overall healthcare costs are also reduced. For instance, one of the 

most costly diseases to manage is diabetes. Christeen Cornell, RN, BSN, CCM, director of Clinical Transformation, AtlantiCare, gives an example 

of how a medical home can not only help a diabetes patient, but help contain costs. 

“There is a tremendous amount of care coordination involved with patients who have diabetes,” says Cornell. “People with diabetes often need 

to see multiple specialists, and have tests and preventive procedures. In the medical home model, our nurse care managers help coordinate 

their care. Our goal is to manage care in a proactive manner so patients get the necessary preventive care. Ultimately, this means they go to 

the hospital less often and have fewer complications, which also means fewer healthcare dollars are spent caring for that person.” 

leveraging technology 

Medical homes are expected to rely on electronic medical records (EMRs), as well as other 

technology to deliver the highest-quality care most affordably. 

AtlantiCare uses this technology to enhance communication among caregivers and with our 

patients. For example, we use technology to send patients reminders about preventive care 

and testing. If you prefer, AtlantiCare Physician Group emails you test results. AtlantiCare 

is also piloting a patient portal through which APG Primary Care Plus patients can communicate 

electronically with their physician’s office, request appointments and referrals, and 

request refills of prescription medications. 

“Establishing medical homes will allow healthcare to evolve — it will be less ‘put out the fire’ 

care with people going to an emergency department for a problem that could have been 

prevented. Instead, people will be healthier — and we will have a healthier system. Some 

health systems are not yet moving in this direction, but it is not only the best direction, I 

believe it is the only sustainable one.” 

New patients are welcome at all APG Primary Care Plus offices. For the location of an office near you, 

call 1-888-569-1000 or visit www.AltantiCarePhysicianGroup.com. 

national accreditation 

for Quality 

AtlantiCare is in the process of acquiring the National 

Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Primary 

Care Medical Home (PCMH) recognition for all of our 

primary care practices. To attain this designation, a 

practice must meet or exceed the NCQA’s standards for 

organizing care around patients, working in teams, and 

coordinating and tracking care over time. 

“AtlantiCare has always measured patient satisfaction 

and worked to improve quality,” says Terri Schieder, RN, 

MS, MBA, vice president for Clinical Integration, AtlantiCare. 

“However, now we are focusing on ‘customer 

experience’ — which includes ensuring patients have 

quality care that we deliver efficiently and effectively. We 

now engage our patients as customers and gather more 

information from them about their care experience so we 

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EDDiE AND ThE CruiSErS 

30 Years Down the Pike By Bill kelly 

It’s been thirty years since Hollywood came to the Jersey Shore to film eddie and 

the Cruisers, but it’s still fondly remembered for documenting the times and the 

places that were very special to a lot of people. 

Set in the early 1960’s and filmed on location on the Ocean City (NJ) beach and 

boardwalk as well as Tony Marts nightclub in Somers Point, eddie and the Cruisers 

caught the spirit of early rock and roll and captured the basic landscape of a 

bygone era—a landscape that for the most part, no longer exists. 

eddie and the Parkway Cruisers first made their appearance in literature in the 

1980 novel, “eddie & the Cruisers” by P. F. Kluge. 

From Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, Paul Frederick “P.F.” Kluge attended Kenyon 

College in Gambier, Ohio, where he now teaches creative writing. Shortly after 

graduating, Kluge landed a job teaching at Vineland High School in South 

Jersey, and from there, frequently wandered down to the Jersey Shore where he 

discovered a burgeoning rock & roll scene. The music scene inspired him to write 

the story of a typical Jersey Shore bar band that, on the verge of breaking out 

and making the big time, ends tragically when the lead singer dies in a suicide 

crash off the Ocean City causeway bridge. 

The book wasn’t a bestseller but one copy found its way into the hands of Martin 

Davidson, the Hollywood producer of The Lords of Flatbush, the movie that first 

introduced us to Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler. Davidson saw the movie in 

it, and purchased the film rights with his own money. Using his literary licenses, 

Davidson made some minor variations in the script but kept the basic story and 

main characters the same. In the book, eddie’s inspiration is the sentimental 

romantic Walt Whitman, who Davidson replaced with the radical eccentric Arthur 

Rimbaud. Instead of Leaves of Grass, the Cruiser’s masterpiece is Season in Hell, 

giving it more of a Doors’ psychedelic edge. 

Martin Davidson has said that his inspiration for the film came from a desire to 

“get all my feelings about the music of the last 30 years of rock music into it”. He 

wrote the screenplay 

with his wife Arlene 

and decided to use 

a Citizen Kane-style 

story structure, “That 

was in my head: the 

search.” 


Although not in 

the book or in the 

original script, when 

the location scouts 

and set designers 

came poking around 

for a place to shoot 

the film, they were 

directed to Tony 

Marts Café in Somers 

Point, one of the 

last of the old rock 

& roll nightclubs still 

standing at the time. 

Anthony Marotta, 

fresh from Masina, 

Sicily, made his 

way to Atlantic 

City and saved money he 

made from selling hot dogs 

and sandwiches on the 

boardwalk at St. James 

Place. When the opportunity 

arose—just after the Storm 

of ’44—Marotta purchased 

the old Schick’s Hotel and 

Rathskeller on Bay Avenue 

in Somers Point. expanding 

the tavern bar on the first 

floor and adding a stage, 

Tony brought in acts like 

Bill Haley and the Comets, Conway Twitty, 

Duane eddie and Mitch Ryder. Tony 

featured all kinds of entertainment and 

a variety of music, as long as the people 

liked it. A second stage was added to 

present continuous live entertainment so 

when one band concluded another would 

begin, keeping the dance floor busy. 

Featuring traveling recording artists, Tony Marts ushered in early rock & roll and 

even Las Vegas style headline acts as well as local bar bands in its heyday. In 

1965, Conway Twitty was the most popular attraction and the house band was 

Levon & the Hawks (who later became The Band that often accompanied Bob 

Dylan after he “went electric”). 

But by the summer of 1982, Tony Marts was a shell of its old self. The music was 

winding down, disco had changed the styles, DJs were cheaper, and Tony was 

tired. So when the right deal came along, Tony took it. Tony decided to sell the 

place to an attorney who had plans to level the old clapboard building and build a 

disco nightclub, as he had done with Bayshores across the street. 

It was to be the last summer before the music died when this Hollywood film crew 

comes to town looking for a rock & roll nightclub to make a movie. When they saw 

Tony Marts, looked at the scrapbook of bands that had played there, looked at the 

walls and soaked in the club’s motif, which had been simmering in the booze for 

decades, they knew Tony Marts was the place. Davidson wanted to close the place 

for two weeks and make a movie there, and when Tony told them how much it 

would cost, they made a deal. 

A casting call went out for teenagers to be in the audience and for bit parts, and 

hundreds of people got called and became part of the show. “Think 1962” they 

were told, the year the movie was set, and the clothes and hairstyles that were 

required. 

eddie, the leader of the Cruisers, drove a ’57 Chevy. 

When the main stars showed up, many of the extras didn’t recognize them. Now, 

three decades later, they’re familiar faces with household names—Tom Berenger, 

Michael Pare, Helen Schneider, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurence and ellen 

Barkin. 

Berenger plays Frank Ridgeway, aka “Wordman,” a school teacher character based 

on author Kluge, who is working the summer as a Tony Marts custodian and 

recruited into the Parkway Cruisers, the band led by eddie Wilson, played by the 

charismatic Michael Pare. “Words and music,” eddie says, “that’s what we need.” 

In the movie, Berenger’s Ridgeway is pushing a broom around Tony Mart’s dance

floor, stools up on the bar, when in walks eddie Wilson. There’s a sign just above 

the front doors that reads, “Through these doors walk the most beautiful girls in 

the world”. 

eddie, in his leather jacket, arm around his girl—the lead singer, played by Helen 

Schneider—leads the rest of the band into the club and announces, “Tell Tony 

eddie & the Cruisers are here.” 

Tony Mart’s son Carmen, who plays a bartender in the film, said that if any band 

actually did that, his father would have fired them before they ever played a note, 

because Anthony Marotta was treated with respect and didn’t take anything from 

anybody, especially some young punks in a band who wanted him to give them 

a job. Tony fired a band a week and his deep gravelly voice saying “Get atta here 

you bums!” was often heard. Tony wasn’t a character in the movie, though maybe 

he should have been. 

eddie’s love interest, the vivacious singer Helen Schneider, is actually a singer 

and recording artist popular in europe, especially Germany, where eddie and the 

Cruisers has a cult following. 

Berringer went on to make Looking for Mr. Goodbar, The Big Chill, Platoon and 

most recently The Hatfields and McCoys. 

Pare went on to do The Philadelphia experiment, Village of the Damned and a 

dozen other movies, including eddie and the Cruisers II - eddie Lives! in 1989. 

Joe “Joey Pants” Pantoliano (featured in The Boardwalk Journal June 2012) is now 

better known for his roles in Risky Business, The Fugitive, U.S. Marshalls and The 

Sopranos while ellen Barkin stars in The Big easy and is in the soon to be released 

Very Good Girls. 

Michael “Tunes” Antunes, the sax man of The Beaver Brown band, plays Wendell 

Newton in the movie, but is killed off in a drug overdose, and is replaced in the 

movie by the late Philadelphia jazz bagpipe player and Saxman Rufus Harley. 

With 50s style cars and people dressed in the style of the early 60s, Bay Avenue 

became a throwback in time, and for those who missed the era, and never made 

it to Tony Marts, it’s all captured pretty accurately on celluloid— crowded bar, the 

dance floor, the twirling mirrors—skip the lights fandango—and the music. 

For the music, Davidson turned to a real garage band—John Cafferty and the 

Beaver Brown Band of Providence, Rhode Island—who had a collection of really 

good, original songs that seemed like a mix of Dion and the Belmonts, the Doors, 

and Bruce Springsteen. 

They set up a tent in the parking lot to feed the extras while the stars ate in the 

local restaurants and patronized the bars–Gregorys, Charlies, DiOrio’s and the 

Anchorage. 

Then everybody waited for the movie to come out. It was supposed to be released 

in the summer of 1983, but was delayed. When it was released, in September 

1983, its target audience was back in school. 

“It was a public relations disaster,” said Don Hurley, a friend of Tony who watched 

them make some of the movie. “It was supposed to be released during the 

summer—it’s a summer movie, but got delayed, and it missed its target audience.” 

Carmen Marotta and his wife Nancy went to a local premier with a half dozen 

others, some of whom were extras in the movie who wanted to see if they made 

the cut. There are some memorable scenes, including those of the Ocean City 

beach and the band practicing on the roof, with Dolfin Dock and the Clam Bar 

visible across Bay Avenue. 

But as a movie, eddie and the Cruisers was not well received by critics, as Roger 

ebert gave the film two out of four stars and said, “the ending is so frustrating, so 

dumb, so unsatisfactory, that it gives a bad reputation to the whole movie”. 

A week after the movie came out it was gone and everybody seemed to have 

forgotten about it, but then, nearly a year later, the movie’s soundtrack and three 

songs from the film suddenly made the pop charts. Three songs—Wild Summer 

Nights, On the Darkside, and Tender Years—were rising quickly. 

The movie that 

bombed at the box 

office was now on 

cable TV and a new 

audience of twenty 

and thirty year olds 

were just discovering 

the film, liking the 

music and buying the 

album soundtrack. 

The band that almost 

made it but fell short 

and the movie that didn’t make it, suddenly had it made. Michael Pare was given 

the opportunity to make eddie II, which despite not having Berenger in the mix, 

actually turned out pretty well. 

But the story doesn’t end there. Carmen Marotta has continued to promote the 

music, bringing in bands to play Tony Mart reunions and summer gigs on the 

Somers Point beach, Kennedy Plaza, on the Atlantic City Boardwalk and the Ocean 

City Music Pier. Carmen’s favorite group today is the Billy Walton Band, which 

features Walton, Southside Johnny’s lead guitarist. According to Marotta, Billy 

Walton is the real eddie Wilson. 

Don Hurley, who watched them make some of the movie, is also excited about 

the 30 th anniversary of the film and has interviewed most of the stars of the 

film for a show he is putting together. Hurley also hopes to put the movie eddie 

and the Cruisers back up on the big screen sometime this summer, as it will be a 

new experience for those who have only seen it on TV. At the same time, Hurley 

wants to present a concert by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, a double 

feature of the movie and the music. 

Carmen recalled that, “When they were making the movie, I was thinking how 

someday Tony Marts is going to be gone and the only thing left will be this movie 

and our memories.” And now, that’s the way it is. 

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politics by haRRy huRley, PoliTical ediToR oF The boaRdwalk JouRnal 

Campaign Autopsy: Challenger Will Pauls defeats 

Atlantic County Freeholder Joe McDevitt to win 

Republican Convention—The Inside Story 

The anatomy of Will Pauls assent to become the formally endorsed Republican nominee over 

two-term incumbent Atlantic County Freeholder at Large is as fascinating as it is improbable. 

Pauls is the President of the South Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO. 

For the first time, you will learn the behind the scenes machinations and political calculations 

that led to this stunning reversal of electoral fortunes for these two election opponents. 

Several moments of truth all fell Pauls’ way. It starts with egg Harbor Township Mayor James 

J. “Sonny” McCullough. egg Harbor Township controls 190 out of the 600 convention votes 

required to win the nomination. 

McDevitt made a decision to attend the Brigantine Beach Republican Committee meeting and 

he bypassed egg Harbor Township. 

McDevitt calculated that he had already 

lost egg Harbor Township and he 

worked to consolidate his down beach 

base. 

Multiple well placed egg Harbor 

Township sources have confirmed that 

McDevitt could have won at least a 

split of the 190 votes, though winning a 

bloc vote wasn’t in the cards. Atlantic 

County executive Dennis Levinson 

publicly stated on “Hurley in the Morning” 


Harry Hurley is Political 

Editor of The Boardwalk Journal. 

Hurley is the president of 

Harry Hurley Consulting and 

Communications, LLC. He hosts 

the daily talk radio program 

“Hurley in the Morning” 6-10 

a.m. weekdays on Townsquare 

Media, WPG Talk Radio 1450, 

(WPG Talk Radio 1450) that McCullough confirmed to him that he didn’t have the votes to win a 

bloc vote if McDevitt attended the eHT meeting. 

This was the beginning of the end for McDevitt. Next came Hamilton Township and their 105 

votes. Former Mayor John Sacchinelli (now Republican Club President) led the charge for all 

105 votes to be bloc-voted for Pauls. The challenger now led 295 to zero over McDevitt. 

The next moment of truth came in Somers Point. Mayor Jack Glasser and others were lining 

up to support McDevitt. McDevitt attended this meeting, losing a 13-12 vote to Pauls. With this 

vote, Pauls won all 59 votes. 

This gave Pauls another bloc vote bonanza and he now led McDevitt 349-0 in the race to 

600. Had McDevitt won Somers Point, he would have been right back in contention, because 

he was strong in the western portion of the county and down beach. 

Galloway Township decided not to bloc vote, but it became apparent that Pauls was going to 

win by a margin of approximately 100-60. This made the score 459 to 60 in Pauls’ favor. 

It looked like the rout was on. Complicating matters further for McDevitt, a first-time rule 

was proposed: “Rule 21” or the sore losers rule. While it could not be legally enforced, the 

Republican Convention was going to ask each candidate to pledge that they would not run in a 

contested June Primary election if they lose the election at the convention. 

Pauls accepted these terms, McDevitt did not. 

At 8:51 p.m. on the evening of Monday, March 25, 2013, the day before the Republican 

Convention, McDevitt sent out a stinging press release to announce that he would bypass 

the convention and that he was going to directly challenge Pauls in the June 4, 2013 Primary 

election. 

This ended all the intrigue and suspense in terms of who would be the officially endorsed 

nominee. Pauls will be the Regular Republican Nominee, giving him the appearance of 

being an incumbent. It will be Pauls on the ballot underneath the names Chris Christie, Kim 

Guadagno, Frank Balles, John Amodeo and Chris Brown. 

where he also serves as the 

senior programming consultant. 

He has hosted various programs 

for local television and is the 

editor and publisher of his 

news and information website, 

www.harryhurley.com. Send 

comments to HarryHurley@aol. 

com. 

You cannot overstate the magnitude 

of this shocking result. It gives Pauls 

insider status and places the two-term 

incumbent (McDevitt) in the position of 

outsider looking in. 

This is a significant chapter, but it really 

is just the beginning of the story. Now 

Atlantic County Republicans will deal 

with the political fall-out of a nine week 

fierce intra-party battle. 

It promises to be very nasty. Pauls plans to be issue oriented and plans to stay away from 

attacking McDevitt. That’s easy for him, because he’s in the preferred Column A pole position. 

It’s the cat bird’s seat of electoral politics. All endorsed republican candidates have endorsed 

Pauls. All those loyal party faithfuls have also fallen immediately in line with Pauls. 

Never before has anything like this happened so fast. McDevitt is like a trapped animal. He has 

seen his standing as a regular institutional republican collapse before his eyes. 

It leaves him to take the unenviable position of attacking his own party leadership—a 

leadership he now refers to as “Bosses”, and worse. 

Unless McDevitt catches a wave of public affection from those Republicans who feel that he 

has been treated unfairly, he is headed towards a probable defeat. 

With no good options, McDevitt is left to aggressively go after the very same people he has 

been aligned with for the past 6 years. 

Harry Hurley 

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By Ken Calemmo and Kristine Kodytek 

By Ken Calemmo and Kristine Kodytek 

The Miss America organization, the 

world’s largest provider of scholarships 

to women, has its roots in Atlantic City. 

The first “pageant” was held on the 

beach in 1921. 

The first hint of what would become of 

the Miss America competition took 

place in 1920 when The Businessmen’s 

League of Atlantic City created a “Fall 

Frolic” event in late September. The 

most popular event at the frolic was a 

parade of young, female beauties who 

were pushed along The Boardwalk in 

rolling chairs. 

Between 1920 and 1921 newspapers 

along the East Coast were sponsoring 

local beauty contests in which winners 

were chosen by photograph 

submissions. Fittingly, The 

Businessmen’s League invited all the 

winners of the contests to the 1921 Fall 

Frolic to participate in Atlantic City’s 

very own “Inter-City Beauty” Contest. 

The Inter-City Beauty competition 

was comprised of a popularity contest 

and a beauty contest. Eight finalists 

from cities in the Northeast competed 

including: Miss Newark, Miss 

Camden, Miss Washington, D.C., 

Miss Ocean City, Miss New York 

City, Miss Pittsburgh, Miss 

Philadelphia and Miss Harrisburg. 

Miss Atlantic City, Ethel Charles, was 

the hostess of the beauty contest, which 

began the tradition of Miss Atlantic City 

participating annually as the hostess of 

the Miss America Pageant. In 1921, one 

hundred thousand people came to The 

Boardwalk to watch the competition! 

Margaret Gorman of Washington, 

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the popularity and beauty contests and 

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when Gorman, the “Most Beautiful 

Bathing Girl in America,” returned to 

Atlantic City in 1922 to defend her 

title, she showed up draped in the 

American flag and was affectionately 

called “Miss America.” 

The Miss America Pageant has come a 

long way since its simple, sandy 

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of the most beloved and recognized 

traditions in America. Contestants now 

represent their respective states (and 

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The beautiful, charming and talented 

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The woman crowned Miss America 

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For the last eight years, the Miss 

America Pageant has been held in 

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in 2014, the Miss America competition 

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NJ! 

The Miss America competition will be 

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September 10, 11 and 12. The ever 

popular, “Show Us Your Shoes 

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