Once Upon a Time in Atlantic City..

OCTOber 2010
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Once Upon a Time in Atlantic City...
Al Capone, Nucky Johnson & the Real Story
of the Infamous 1929 Mob Convention
Before Resorts:
A Look at the city’s
Earliest Casinos
Walking the Red Carpet:
Inside the Premiere
of Boardwalk Empire
Plus: Paul Anka, Joe McDevitt & Chris Ferry’s Diary of a Man’s Man

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What’s inside this Month:
9 the raw feed
12 Skins Fore Kids Photos
17 ARMC Physician Joins Patient
on Road to Better Health
18 These Are A Few of My Favorite Things:
10 Things To Do For $10 or less in 10/10
20 A Football Widow’s Guide To Survival
21 Chef Amanda Nahas
22 Lloyd D. Levenson’s Life at the Shore
23 The Diary of a Man’s Man
24 A Day in the Life: Brynn Previti
26 The Art of Fundraising
28 Life in the Front Row at the A.C. Marathon
32 Best of the Beach:
5900 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor
38 Boardwalk Empire Gallery
44 South Jersey Historians Gather
for Boardwalk Empire Premiere
46 Freeholder-at-Large: Joe McDevitt
48 Braxton Plummer:
A Champion for Boys and Girls
50 Terror in the Junkyard
51 Things That Go Bump in the Night
52 Three and Out
54 Why Philly is Now a Phillies Town
55 Eagles: Start of a New Era...Already!
57 Anthony’s Out to Lunch:
Mickey and Minnie’s
59 Coming Soon to Atlantic City
60 A.C. Confidential
61 Bet You Didn’t Know:
Historic Boardwalk Hall
34
Once Upon A Time in Atlantic
City: the Real Story of the 1929
Organized Crime Convention
42
The History of Atlantic City’s Earliest
Casinos, Back-Room Gambling Establishments,
Bootlegging & Other Illegal Hoopla
62
Paul Anka is Still Swinging
Santa Fe East
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Jewelry • Art • Crafts • Music • Home Décor Artifacts
Great Selection of Minnetonka Moccasins and Sandals
The Village Greene in Historic Smithville in the Train Station
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Illustration by Philip Herman
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Move over Teresa…and welcome Melissa, as in Melissa Gorga,
the newest addition to Bravo’s hit television series ‘The Real
Housewives of New Jersey’, which is scheduled to begin filming
later this month. Melissa Gorga just happens to be the sisterin-law
of Teresa Giudice, the shows breakout star. “That’s about
to change,” said a source who knows both Teresa and Melissa,
“Melissa is everything Teresa pretends to be, but Melissa is the real
deal.” “The contracts are signed,” said Gorga’s Atlantic City-based
attorney and The Boardwalk Journal’s CEO James Leonard Jr.,
“Let the fireworks begin.” Melissa’s husband Joe, who is Teresa’s
brother, will also be “prominently featured” on the upcoming
season, as will the Gorgas’ three children Antonia, Gino & Joey.
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The Gorga Family: Melissa, Joe,
Antonia, Gino & Joey
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He’s Baaaack… After a 42 month hiatus in Club Fed, Atlantic City’s once powerful
political street-boss Craig Callaway has been released from prison and has quietly
returned to the resort city he once controlled. While Callaway has not publicly
announced his future plans, some have speculated that the former city council
President may write his own version of ‘Boardwalk Empire’. A recent resort sighting of
prominent Philadelphia Inquirer reporter / author George Anastasia on the corner of
North Carolina and Atlantic and a report of Callaway in the same vicinity has further
advanced the Callaway book rumors…
As Craig Callaway returns home from prison, the voter fraud trial of embattled
Atlantic City Councilman Marty $mall and five of his co-defendants is set to get
underway on October 4th in Atlantic County Superior Court before The Honorable Judge
Raymond Batten. The Second Ward Councilman and thirteen members of his disastrous
2009 mayoral campaign were indicted by a State Grand Jury in September of 2009 on
allegations that they engaged in a conspiracy to commit voter fraud, which included
tampering with ballots. Small was previously tried and acquitted on similar charges
in 2005. This time around $mall won’t be represented by prominent Atlantic City
attorney Ed Jacobs, but rather Steve Funk, a very able Jacobs associate. The $mall
trial is expected to last approximately 10 weeks…
Back in May, The Raw Feed hinted that Atlantic County Freeholder Frank Formica had
expressed interest in running for Vince Polistina’s soon to be vacant Assembly seat,
as Polistina readies his 2011 senatorial campaign against Jim Whelan. Fast forward
five months later and The Raw Feed is hearing whispers that another well-heeled
Republican candidate has also expressed interest in joining Assemblyman John Amodeo
in Trenton and this universally respected potential candidate would certainly give
the affable Formica a run for his money in replacing Polistina. Our sources tell us
that this potential candidate has some heavyweight support behind him, both in terms
of clout and money. While others like former Assemblyman Kirk Conover have also
expressed interest in replacing Polistina, the real battle may turn out to be Frank
Formica and Candidate X. Stay tuned…
A few weeks back a reporter with the New York Observer named Dana Rubenstein wrote a
very insightful story entitled ‘Atlantic City’s Last Roll’. Ms. Rubenstein interviewed
Senators Bill Gormley and Jim Whelan, Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford,
prominent city attorney Damon Tyner, noted local historian and The Boardwalk Journal
contributor Bryant Simon and The Boardwalk Journal creator James J. Leonard Jr., Esq.
Ms. Rubenstein also managed to give The Boardwalk Journal a shout-out, so we are
returning the favor. To read ‘Atlantic City’s Last Roll’, go to BoardwalkJournal.Com
Speaking of BoardwalkJournal.com, the site is fully up and running and features new
content which is frequently updated, as well as an archive section so you can peruse
past issues of your favorite local magazine…

The President recognizes us
for quality excellence.
And so do
my patients.
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Atlantic City has changed greatly in recent years. Yet Angelo’s, located in
the Ducktown section of Atlantic City, is a restaurant that has endured and
flourished for three generations of Mancuso’s - since 1935 - making this restaurant
an institution in Atlantic City.
More than seventy years of dining excellence have made our homestyle Italian
menu age like a fine Italian wine. Through the years, Angelo’s has become a
perennial gathering place for friends and a haven for the hungry. We hope you
find your dining experience with us a most pleasurable one. Bon Appetite!
The Mancuso Family
Welcome to AtlAntic city
James Dralle, MD, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
To all our Atlantic City visitors, the members of UNITE HERE! Local 54, the hotel and restaurant employees union, extend a warm
and sincere welcome. The members of UNITE HERE! Local 54 are professionals in Atlantic City’s hospitality industry and we take
our responsibility of making you feel welcome and comfortable very seriously. We hope that your stay here will be enhanced by
good service and, if you’d like to reward an employee for that good service, here are a few guidelines you may wish to consider.
“The road to greatness in
America has been, and always
will be, traveled by those who
embrace change and work
hard every day to be the best.
The organizations we honor
today with the Baldrige
National Quality Award
exemplify that spirit.”
— Barack Obama,
44th President of
the United States
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient
Local cardiac surgery patients don’t have to go far to put their hearts in good
hands. The most recent state report* identifies AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center as the only hospital in the region certified in heart surgery with one of the
lowest mortality rates. Great results for our patients–that’s one reason we earned
the Baldrige Award…and our patients’ heartfelt trust, the greatest reward of all.
*“Cardiac Surgery in New Jersey 2007”, a healthcare quality assessment,
released by the state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
Bartenders & Cocktail Waitresses:
Most casinos offer free drinks to players
at tables and slot machines. A tip of
$1-$2 is the norm for good service.
If you get a round of drinks (four or more),
you might add a few extra dollars.
Bell Captain, Bellman & Doorman:
The usual tip is $1-$2 per bag. The bell
and door staff are also a valuable source
of information and can perform many
services, such as arranging for shows
or travel, so tipping an extra $5 is not
unreasonable. Also, give $1 or $2 to the
doorman who calls a cab for you.
Maids/Housekeepers:
$2 a day per person is suggested,
usually left at the end of your visit.
Showroom Servers:
$5 to $10 for a party of two to four at a
cocktail show only; $10-$20 for a dinner
show for the same size group depending
on service.
Showroom Maitre d’s & Ushers:
In a few showrooms where seating is not
reserved but remains at the discretion of
the Maitre d’, a tip of $5 to $20 helps you
get your desired seating. You might want
to tip the usher a few dollars ($2-$5)
for his or her courtesy even if you have
pre-assigned seating.
Restaurant & Room Service:
Waiters and waitresses usually
receive 15-20% of the bill, depending
on the service.
Valet Parking Attendants:
A tip of $1-$2 each time the attendant
takes or brings your car is appreciated.
Buffet Severs:
A few dollars per person for drink service
and busing the table during the meal is
appreciated.
a century of
excellence
We thank
you for staying
with us and hope
that our service
encourages a
return visit in the
near future.
UNITE HERE!
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Tracey and Rocco Santoro
Diane McKoy, Charlie Bryant and Patrick McKoy
Rick Hendrickson with Edwina and Larry Hansen
Photos by Ginny Leith
The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City Committee Members: Jean McAlister, Dave Messier of Boys & Girls Club, Ruthie
Harrison, Tracey Fiedler Santoro, Brett Matik - Co-Chair, Diane McKoy - Co-Chair, Pat McKoy, Shane Bargy of Boys &
Girls Club, Tony Coppola and Dean Harrison. Committee members not-shown in picture: Phyllis Lacca of Masterpiece
Advertising, Dominick Mazotti of Masterpiece Advertising, Braxton Plummer of Boys & Girls ClubDon Parker
The Boys & Girls Club ran its first ever Skins
Game with professional golfers John Daly and
Angela Stanford at Hidden Creek Golf Club on
September 20th to raise money for children.
James Doran, Bill Milner and Butch Berglund Nicola DeLorio and Ruthie Harrison Brett and Darren Matik, Rick Mairone and Lou Petrini
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Photo by Don Hurley
The beautiful and
multi-talented
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with Harrah’s
President Don
Marrandino on
the red carpet
at Caesars for
the Atlantic City
premiere of
Boardwalk Empire’
The one and only Malik Salaam with
his attorney, James J. Leonard Jr., Esq.
Photo by Tom Briglia
Michael Donato, Jim Hogan, Bob Fiedler and Dr.
Rocco Santoro taking part in the "Skins Fore Kids"
golf outing at Hidden Creek Golf Club.
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Phish • October 29-30-31
Toby Keith with special guest Rodney Atkins • November 12
Justin Bieber • November 19
Sergio Martinez vs Paul Williams II - Middleweight Championship • November 20
Legends Classic Basketball Championship • November 26-27
Albany Devils vs Adirondack Phantoms Hockey • December 5
The Caesars Tribute: A Salute to the Golden Age of American Skating • December 11
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ARMC Physician Joins Patient on Road to Better Health
Alexander Onopchenko, MD, runs half marathon with weight loss surgery patient
Just ten months after Alexander Onopchenko, MD, FACS, of Linwood,
New Jersey medical director, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s
(ARMC) Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness performed weight
loss surgery for Sergio Gomez, 26, of Atlantic City, NJ, the pair ran the
ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. Onopchenko finished
just seconds ahead of his patient in the September 19 event. The two
plan to link up again to run the Atlantic City Half Marathon next.
Gomez said he had struggled with weight issues since being in the
fourth grade. He developed diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood
pressure. After attending a weight loss surgery seminar, Gomez met
with Onopchenko for a consultation in September, 2009. Onopchenko
determined he was a good candidate for surgery.
“Sergio was a very nice young man who had tried just about everything
to lose weight with modest success,” said Onopchenko. “His
determination to improve his health was evident.”
AtlantiCare requires individuals follow a step-by-step enrollment
process into its Weight Loss Surgery program to ensure it is right for
them. Following the seminar, which AtlantiCare offers online and in
person, attendees take an online test to make sure they understand the
surgery and its implications. Potential patients then complete an online
registration form and meet one-on-one with a surgeon.
During this consultation, the AtlantiCare physician speaks with
the patient to learn his or her complete medical history, conducts
a physical and answers questions. If there are any additional health
concerns—for example, if the patient has diabetes or a heart
condition—the patient must undergo pre-operative tests with
specialists to be cleared for surgery.
“The decision to undergo weight loss surgery was more about getting
healthy, than losing weight,” said Gomez. “My diabetes was getting
out of control.”
Onopchenko performed Gomez’s laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery
November 30, 2009. The minimally invasive surgery went well with no
complications and a standard two-day hospital stay.
Gastric bypass surgery divides the stomach into a small upper portion
from the larger lower portion so that only the small upper portion,
which is reduced to be about the size of a medium-sized egg, receives
the food. This promotes a significant decrease in food intake and creates
a longer feeling of fullness after meals. The operation also bypasses a
portion of the small intestines to reduce the calories the body absorbs
and produces a feeling of satisfaction from eating a small amount.
“AtlantiCare made the entire process from informational seminars to
surgery and beyond very easy,” said Gomez. “Everyone has shown me
a lot of support.”
“Dr. Onopchenko is great. He is very informative, thorough and always
makes things easy for me to understand.”
Two months after surgery, Gomez was able to comfortably begin
exercising. Now he runs 5 miles every other day and 10 miles on
his “long” days. He has lost 83 pounds and has dropped his body
mass index (BMI) from 40 (morbidly obese) to 28 (overweight).
He no longer suffers from diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood
pressure. By regularly exercising, maintaining healthy eating habits
and refraining from drinking alcohol, Gomez plans to continue his
journey to better health.
“He has been a ‘model’ patient,” said Onopchenko. “He follows
postoperative rules to the letter and never misses an appointment.”
Back in February of this year, Gomez set a goal to compete in the ING
Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. He has been training ever
since. Onopchenko and his wife Trish celebrate their anniversary each
year by running the race.
“It is most rewarding to witness how a single operation can resolve a
young person’s serious medical problems and produce such marvelous
results,” said Onopchenko. “Running this race with him was a proud
moment for me, and symbolized our efforts together from preoperative
consultation to support after surgery. Like I tell all of my patients, ‘we
are in this together.’”
For more information about ARMC’s Center for Surgical Weight Loss
and Wellness, call the AtlantiCare Access Center at 1-888-569-1000 or
visit www.atlanticare.org.
Photo Caption 1: Alexander Onopchenko, MD, FACS, of Linwood,
New Jersey, medical director, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s
(ARMC) Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness, stands with his
weight loss surgery patient Sergio Gomez, 26, of Atlantic City, New
Jersey at the start of the ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon,
September 19. Onopchenko performed Gomez’s laparoscopic gastric
bypass surgery, November 30, 2009. They finished within seconds of
each other.
October 2010 The Boardwalk Journal | 17

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: 10 Things To Do For $10 or less in 10/10
Recession? What recession?
According to the findings of a recent group
of economic analysts, the recession ended
in June of 2009. Really? It doesn’t feel like it.
That notion seems to be strengthened even
more when I sit on the NBC 40 desk and read
story after story of long unemployment
lines, mortgage defaults, and lower than
expected consumer spending. This is why
I am the station’s number one proponent
of throwing in those seemingly “never get
old” stories about little ducklings saved
from a sewer, or the debut of tiger cubs at
a zoo 2,000 miles away. With all the death
and destruction in the world, who doesn’t
want to see a cute pair of fluffy tiger cubs?
The bottom line is that all hope is not lost.
Yes, many of us are going through difficult
financial times right now. Even those who
are still maintaining their lifestyles with
their heads slightly above water can agree
3 that it’s never a bad idea to start 4doing a
little less spending and a little more saving.
With that said, the things we enjoy do not
have to be taken out of the equation. We
just have to rework the math.
Finding things you like to do for little or no
money is not impossible. It just requires
thought and creativity. One of the best
places to look for inspiration is outside. Fall
has always been my favorite season, partly
because my birthday is in October. For
me, there is nothing better than walking
outside and feeling the crisp air amid a
rainbow of autumn hues blanketing the
landscape. And did I mention that it’s my
birthday? With that in mind, I have always
looked for special ways to celebrate the
season and life in general. The following
are some of my favorite mood-boosters
that you can always pull off, even when
you’re pinching pennies.
Conte Farms in Tabernacle (Free to $10)
This is a small drive for a big payoff. Nothing
says fall like pumpkins, and here you can
even pick your own! They also offer applepicking
as well as hay rides, a corn maze,
a great produce shop and a bakery where
they serve up some delicious apple cider
donuts. They even do group trips, whether
it’s for 20 kids or 200. You can call them at
(609) 268-1010.
A REALLY good cup of coffee ($2 to $5)
I’m not talking about the kind that just gets you through. This
kind keeps you there and you don’t want to leave. Whether
you take it black or you like to “mocha latte” it up, head out
to wherever it is that you go for your favorite coffee, but take
some time to actually enjoy it. One thing I love to do is to
grab my favorite blend at a bookstore while perusing some
magazines, books, or even listening to some new music
releases. It’s relaxing and it will cost you under five bucks.
Birch Grove Park in Northfield (Free)
Whether it’s a leisurely walk on one of their trails while
catching up with a friend, or taking a little solo jog, this is a
great place to take in nature.
Smithville (Free to $10)
Yes, it’s free to walk around the quaint little shops and
catch a glimpse of the ducks as you stroll over the bridge
at Smithville, but it’s too tempting not to buy a few things.
There are, however, several gourmet food shops that offer
free samples and you can even go to Tomasello Winery for
a free wine tasting and find a great bottle to take home for
less than $10.
Chinese take-out lunch special ($5 to $10)
When you’re in the mood for Chinese, why not order it a little
early? At many places it’s the same meal, but
you pay less because it’s not dinnertime.
Buy/Download music ($1-$10)
Buy a new CD or download a few new tunes
to add to your IPod. You can’t help but feel
good when you’re listening to some of your
favorite tunes!
Dine al fresco (Up to $10)
There’s something to be said for a great
meal outdoors. Find a café or luncheonette
for breakfast that still serves outside—or
better yet, pack a picnic for the beach or a
park.
Check out live music (Free to $10)
There is an amazing pool of talent in our area
playing at a number of restaurants and bars
that feature great bands and solo artists for
little or no money.
This leaves you with some extra cash to grab
a drink or an appetizer. Check your local
entertainment guides.
Game night (Free to $10)
Granted, board games aren’t free, but I’m
assuming that most of you already have a
few tucked away in a closet somewhere.
Never underestimate the power of rolling
dice and some fake paper cash and the
fun you can have when you gather a few
friends together. You may even decide
not to turn on the TV for awhile after that–
although I would sincerely appreciate it if
you rethink that during the NBC 40 news
hours. Thank you.
By Michelle
Dawn Mooney
Do something for someone else (free)
It may cost nothing, but the reward is
priceless. Whether it’s paying the toll for the car behind
you, sending a card to a friend, dropping off a bakery
treat to a neighbor, or donating your time to your favorite
charity, sometimes it’s the smallest things that can
make the biggest difference in someone’s life. One of my
favorite organizations is Gilda’s Club, which offers free
support and services to those who have been afflicted
with cancer, as well as their families. If you can’t donate
money, they’d love your time. You can call (609) 926-2699
to volunteer. If you do have the ability to show your support
financially, I would encourage you to attend their annual
“Movers, Shakers, Difference Makers” fundraiser at The
Palm on Friday, October 15. For more information, go to
www.gildasclubsouthjersey.org. I’d love to see you there!
October 2010 The Boardwalk Journal | 19

ARE YOU
READY
FOR SOME
FOOTBALL?
By Nicole Milan-Tyner Whether it’s
Hank Williams
or Faith Hill singing, it’s an anthem
that football widows around the
country find insufferable when fall
returns. Yes, it’s that time of year
again when the Eagles, Giants and
Cowboys return, not to mention
college football programs (GO
RU!!), to occupy living rooms and
consume the free brain space of
our husbands, sons, and boyfriends.
From September through February,
on Sundays from noon to 11:00
PM and Mondays from 8:00 PM
until midnight–as well as a few
Thursdays–our men enter the dead
zone to root for their team to get
into the end zone.
I am always in awe of how my
husband–and now my 6-year-old
son–can recall facts about where a
player went to college or how many
touchdowns he scored in a game
three years ago, but they can “forget”
to run a load of wash. But, I digress.
“Football widow” is a term that
defines those of us who have
a relationship with someone
who pays more attention to the
sport than to their partner. Since
I happen to be a football fan, I
might be considered a traitor to
this cause. However, I hope to
offer some solutions to lessen the
emotional impact a football widow
suffers from pre-season through
the Super Bowl.
First, if you can’t beat’ em, join’
em. I admit that I came by my
love of football honestly because
my father is a sports fan. I started
following football at a very young
age. This definitely prepared me
for the man I would marry, who is
A Football Widow’s Guide To Survival
a diehard fan of the Philadelphia
Eagles. In turn, he has ensured that
our children are Eagles fans, as
well. He’s been buying them jerseys
and other Eagles paraphernalia
since they were in diapers. Not to
be left out, I bought myself a jersey
and I
wear
my pink
Eagles
cap with
pride. We
watch the
games
as a family, celebrate the wins as a
family, and, without fail, we mourn
the losses as a family. The losses, of
course, are the curse of being
an Eagles fan.
The Philadelphia Eagles
and the NFL have done a
great job of reaching out
to their female fans. The
Eagles’ Tackling Breast
Cancer program has
donated more than $1
million to cancer care and
research over the past five years.
For those who don’t know the
difference between a touchdown
and a touch back, the Eagles have
held a “Ladies Training Camp”
which helps to educate female fans
on the rules of the game. The more
you know, the more you will be
able to survive football season.
Second, watch ESPN! I was never
able to understand how my
husband could watch ESPN’s
SportsCenter over and over and
over again. Imagine watching the
6:00 news four times in a row until
8:00–the same show! Well, guess
what? Doing this will enable you to
see every highlight worth watching
and learn the names of some of
the players. It will help you in
conversations with those who care.
You might even learn invaluable
nuggets of football trivia, such as
the fact that Troy
Polamalu’s hair
is insured for $1
million.
Third, become
the entertainer. This may seem
cumbersome, but by creating a
welcoming atmosphere, you can
entertain your partner and friends
while using the time to catch up
with other football widows who
will come along for the party.
Strive to make your home the
place they want to be to watch
the game. Great
food, cocktails, and
friends are a plus!
Fourth, value your
“me” time. Look at
it this way: football season is the
perfect time to catch up on all the
things that you want to do, but can
never find the time for. For football
widows with kids, I suggest leaving
them with your husband so they
learn the game and become lifelong
fans. Seize the opportunity
every football Sunday to read,
watch movies, take day trips with
friends, or shop. Believe me, the
best way to bring your partner
back from the dead zone is to come
home with a lot of bags. It will
automatically resuscitate him and
encourage him to re-focus on you.
With these tips in hand, I wish you
the best of luck this football season.
Hello!
My name is Amanda Nahas
and I am the chef/owner of
Whip it Out!, a personal chef
company. I was racking my
brain–always fun–trying to
decide what I would write
about for my debut article.
Fall is my favorite time of
year. I love everything about
it, from the colors of nature,
the cooler nights, the smells
of fires in the fireplace, sports
and–oh, yeah–the food!
I am a huge sports fan and
I love football. Fall brings
me a feeling of nostalgia for
my cheerleading days. It’s
not the cheerleading that I
miss, but the fantasy I used
to have while being on the
sidelines: I pictured myself in
a football uniform, running in
Chef Amanda Nahas
for touchdowns and tackling
prepubescent boys, leaving
them paralyzed with my hits. What can I say? I am a tomboy. I was bestowed with
the nickname “Amanda the Moose” in sixth grade. I have since retired the title and
I know that my place is on the couch watching, yelling at the television, and, of
course, eating. The best part about watching men in tights becoming intertwined
with each other is the food I get to eat while enjoying this display of Americana.
Buffalo wings are on my top ten list of football food–I know, big surprise.
Although I enjoy the traditional taste of buffalo wings, sometimes I try to whip out
something different. Since it is fall and I love pumpkin, I was thinking about how I
can incorporate more of it into my food. I said to myself, “Hmm. You love pumpkin,
you love chicken wings, so how can you make a match out of these two?”
I came up with my newest creation: pumpkin chipotle chicken wings. The
sweetness of the pumpkin coupled with the smoky spiciness of the chipotle
pepper makes these wings irresistible. They are oral bliss and make you dance
like you just scored the winning touchdown. The recipe is to the right.
In addition to writing about food and beauty recipes, I want to feature a questionand-answer
portion in my column. I want Wto know what you want to know! Email
me with thoughts, questions, suggestions, etc. at: chefamanda@whipitout.net.
Also join my group on Facebook, Whip it Out. And, of course, you can request me
as a friend as well.
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Pumpkin Chipotle Chicken Wings
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper
Vegetable oil for frying
One 15-oz can of pumpkin
2 teaspoons of chipotle sauce (get La
Morena 7-oz can chipotle in adobo sauce)
2 ½ cups water
1 teaspoon each of cumin, salt, pepper, garlic
2 tablespoons honey
2 pounds of chicken wings, split at the joint,
wing tips removed and discarded
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the
flour, salt and pepper in a large bowl and
whisk together. In a large, heavy-bottomed
pot, pour the oil to a depth of 2 inches. Place
over medium heat and heat until a deep fry
thermometer reads 375 degrees.
Working in batches, dredge the wings in the
flour and drop into the oil. Fry until lightly
browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. Using a
slotted spoon, remove the wings and place
on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat this
process until all the wings are fried, making
sure that the oil stays at 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin,
chipotle sauce, water, cumin, salt, pepper,
garlic and honey. Whisk together.
Toss the fried wings into the sauce mixture.
Transfer the wings with the sauce to a large foillined
baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees until
they are crispy and have absorbed most of the
sauce, about 35 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Note: you can also just bake the wings with the
sauce without deep-frying. Please email me
with any and all questions.
Another thing I like to do is make homemade
beauty recipes. When I make these wings, I
whip out a facial mask for myself, too, using
two of the same ingredients. The components
of a pumpkin honey oatmeal mask are great
for your skin. The oatmeal absorbs oil and
helps exfoliate. Honey attracts, draws, and
traps moisture, leaving the skin soft. Pumpkin
contains the antioxidant vitamins A and C, as
well as zinc and alpha hydroxyl acids, all of
which work together to reduce the signs of
aging. This is my go-to, after-summer facial.
I have been using it for awhile, and I love it.
Email me for the recipe!
ChefAmanda@WhipItOut.net
In-home personal
chef servIce
amanda
nahas
Chef/Owner
www.WhipItOut.net
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Lloyd D. Levenson’s – “Life at the Shore”
My readers asked for it, and here it is, another guest article from my beautiful and brilliant wife, Liane.
Some of you
may remember
(I know I flatter
myself) my
“Waves of
Change” article
a year ago in
which I waxed
eloquent about
how we are drawn to the ocean by the
continuous flow of the waves. How, in
those waves we glean that eternal
unchanging state of infinity which we
optimistically believe reflects our own
immortality. Judging from the feedback
from that article, I must have struck a
chord with many of you, all of us
seekers of some confirmation of the
continuity of our being, despite our
mortality. I now realize that those
words were a temporary remedy for me,
a pain killer to mask the doleful
symptoms of heartache brought on by
the malady that we euphemistically call
“empty nest syndrome.”
I wrote that article upon the departure
of my nineteen year old son Lucas for
college. While I was saddened by his
absence, it was really his age, and
therefore my age that was so unsettling.
After all, he was only going two hours
away and I still had one more child at
home for another year. Staring at the sea
outside my door, I recalled all of those
years marked by the passage of summers
and my recollection of him and his
younger brother on the beach—first as
babies, then toddlers, hellions, then
teens—(and of myself—first as a hot
Sand in Their Shoes And
Waves in Their Souls
young mom in a bikini, then onto sexy one
pieces, now underwire Miracle suits with
matching cover-ups.) But always the sea
rolling in the background of our lives.
I can remember, shortly after moving
here, someone describing an Atlantic City
native as “having sand in his shoes” and I
didn’t really grasp what it meant.
Moreover, I viewed it as having a negative
connotation, in that it characterized
someone who had never left the area to
expand his horizons. Now, after having
raised two sons on the beach, I rejoice in
the implications of the phrase.
The younger son, Logan, who just left is
a surfer; when we embarked on the college
search last year, to the usual list of college
criteria- big or small, urban or rural, near
or far- he added a new “sine qua non”: it
had to be near surfing! Being
academically oriented myself, I was
horrified, but relented in my opposition
because, as all of us need air, he also needs
the sea. As if packing up a car to fill a dorm
room isn’t arduous enough, we had to
make the seven hour drive up to Rhode
Island with surf boards strapped to the roof
and an extra suitcase full of wetsuits. Nor
was he alone. His Facebook page is full of
pictures and descriptions of surfing
conditions at the various other colleges his
friends attend in Florida and South
Carolina. This guy not only has “sand in his
shoes”, he has the very “waves in his soul.”
So now that the symptoms of my empty
nest syndrome are chronic (and I am even
older), I still turn to the waves for comfort,
but not for any delusions of immortality.
Logan Levenson surfing off the beaches of Rhode Island
Now I see those waves bringing my boys
back again and again to tread in those
footsteps they left behind in the sand.
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.
The Diary Of A Man’s Man
A man’s man takes–
or attempts to take–
an annual golf trip
with his buddies,
and I recently did
just that with 11
fellow duffers.
We embarked from
Chris Ferry
Newark’s Liberty
Airport to Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Our itinerary consisted of one round
at Royal Belfast, one at County Louth
aka Baltry, two at Royal Portrush, and
three at Royal County Down. Some
golf clubs in the United Kingdom
are dubbed “royal” when the Duke of
York or some other king comes along,
losses a few balls, then so decrees it.
Royal Belfast was our first stop and
it is, in fact, the oldest golf club on
the island of Ireland. It is nirvana for
a billy goat. It goes up and down
and sideways. We traversed it to
exhaustion and could barely drink our
Guinnesses when we were through.
We were told that County Louth–or
Baltry– is rarely visited by Americans.
We were also that it was somewhat
“out of the way.” That was an
understatement. Just like Brigantine
until Senator Gormley built the
tunnel or connector or whatever
they call it these days, you can’t get
there from here. But Baltry was worth
the trip. It is most likely the best and
least-known course in Ireland.
Our first day at Royal Portrush was
our introduction to golf Irish-style.
Neatly dressed in coats and ties, we
arrived at the clubhouse at 11:00
AM sharp, just as we’d been told.
The Portrush members who would
be our hosts and opponents for the
day led us to a separate room in the
clubhouse. The room had its own bar.
After a solid hour of introductions,
conversation, alcohol and much
lying, we were taken to another room
for lunch. Surprise! It also had its own
bar. We consumed a fine Irish lunch
and quaffed many a bottle of wine.
Finally, it was time to play golf.
What a magnificent golf course! Set
on the North Atlantic, up by what is
called the Giants Causeway, the holes
traverse through huge sand dunes.
The course has spectacular views
and deep bunkers. After the front
nine, we got to the halfway house.
It resembled the Normandy Bunker
conquered by Tom Hanks in Saving
Private Ryan. You guessed it–we
were invited to stop and have a nip.
We did, lest we insult our hosts.
When we finished, it was back to the
clubhouse to another room with its
own bar. You can figure out the rest
out from here. On a personal note, I
did even up an old score by beating
a Portrusher named Lindsay Shanks–
and no, that is not a misprint. It’s
just a tough name for a golfer. I had
waited 13 years and two months for
my revenge.
Royal County Down in Newcastle is
the finest golf course in the world,
and you can disregard any golf
publications that say otherwise.
Nowhere is there a better test of
golf. It occurs along the Irish Sea,
underneath the 3,000-foot-high
Mountains of Mourne. The caddies
were as good as anywhere and they
were a laugh a minute. Wind, blind
shots, firm fairways, hills, dunes–all
had to be negotiated. The bunkers
were terrifying. If golf was played in
the United State the way it is there,
most Americans would not play. It’s
a man’s man game there, played by
hardy folks. If you love golf, Royal
County Down is a bucket-list item.
Our group had two goals. The first was
Dinner after golf with their Royal Portrush hosts
By Chris Ferry
to lose more golf balls than any other
12 players in history. The second was
to deplete Ulster (another name for
Northern Ireland) of all its Guinness
and Bushmills. We accomplished the
former, but barely dented the latter.
Oh, but did we try. As my friend from
Portrush said, “It was good craic.”
The Dirty Dozen were Frank Rich, Rick
Hendrickson, Sir James Fraser, Brian
Broadley, Alan Glass, Phil Perskie,
Doug Huen, Bruce Meisenzahl,
Ronnie Rodio, Paul Koelling, Ken
Condon...and me.
October 2010 The Boardwalk Journal | 23

A Day
in the
Life
By Veronica Dudo
Brynn
Previti:
Trauma
Physical
Therapist
Communication between doctors, nurses
and physical therapists is also key in the
trauma unit. “The people I work with
here are inherently caring, motivated and
patient,” Previti said. “I love the teamwork
that’s involved. This is an awesome
corporation and it’s a pleasure every
single day.”
An Atlantic County native, Previti was
ironically born in the very same hospital
where she now works. Previti’s mom
also worked for AtlantiCare as a labor
and delivery nurse in both the City and
Mainland Divisions for 20 years. Previti
admits that her mother was an early
influence on her career. “I was drawn to
the field of healthcare,” she said. “I just
didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do.”
After graduating from Mainland Regional
High School in Linwood, Previti attended
and graduated from the C ollege of New
Jersey. She then continued her studies
at Neumann University in Pennsylvania.
While attending Neumann, Previti found
her niche. “I did several rotations when
I went through my doctoral degree,”
she said. “It was three years and when
I did the acute care rotation at Robert
Wood Johnson University Hospital in the
Princeton area, I just knew that this was
challenging, but right for my personality
and my energy level.”
After receiving her doctoral degree
in physical therapy, Previti began her
career at AtlantiCare. She says she is
proud to have the chance to help those
who are in need. “You have to have lot of
compassion,” she explained. “We have a
very unique opportunity to have personal
and unique relationships with these
patients and their families. They’re in a
vulnerable state, so it takes a lot of time
to just be patient and talk them through
what we’re going to do.”
Previti works with many patients and
strives for each one of them to make a full
recovery. “I do get attached to my patients,
but I think there is definitely a line to be
drawn between the professional end of it
and the personal end of it. Still, you can’t
help but get attached to them and their
families.”
She is constantly encouraging her
patients to reach their goals, Previti said.
And she still stays in contact with former
patients. “If they offer their email address,
I always offer mine. If they have questions
when they leave this facility, when some
of them go on to rehab units or to longterm
care facilities or go home, then I do
keep in touch with a few of them,” she
said. “The fact that I’m close with their
families has really inspired me.”
With her own hope to inspire those in her
care, Previti says she looks forward each
day to making a difference in lives of her
patients in the trauma center.
Photos by Ginny Leith
Whether it’s a young teen with gunshot
wounds from a shooting, a bus full of
people badly hurt from a serious car
accident, a bicyclist struck by a truck, or
a stroke victim, Brynn Previti will help all
of them do the everyday things they once
did before. This is “A Day in the Life of a
Trauma Physical Therapist.”
At any moment of any day, someone in
need of immediate medical attention
might be rushed through the doors of the
Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at the
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City
Campus. Previti has worked at AtlantiCare
for a little over a year now.
“It’s different every day,” Previti said. “We
try to keep it kind of regimented. I go to
my desk every morning, take a look at the
list and prioritize, because we never know
what we’re going to get.”
It’s the constant unexpectedness that
keeps Previti’s adrenaline pumping for
the intensity of her job. When asked how
she handles this day in and day out, she
responded, “I signed up for this, so this is a
perfect fit for me.”
The situations that the staff encounter
may seem pretty crazy to an outsider, but
Previti says that she and her colleagues
are accustomed to their fast-paced
environment. “It’s a trauma center, so you
do see horrible accidents and devastating
things,” she said. “But it’s nothing that I
can’t handle, or that any of the staff can’t
handle. You’re pretty much ready for
anything in this setting.”
Once a patient is stabilized and strong
enough for movement, they’re ready
for a physical therapist. “We initiate the
mobility end of the recovery process,”
Previti explained. “If a patient comes in–a
neuro patient or a pulmonary patient–
then I’m going in, getting them moving,
and mobilizing them, as we call it. I get
them out of bed, strengthen them, work
on their endurance and make sure all their
vitals remain stable. I get the ball rolling to
get them moving again.”
Since she’s tending to many patients, all
with their own unique situations, Previti
says that it’s very important to provide care
catered to each individual. “Everything
plays a role in how we design our plan of
care, from their diagnosis to their age to
their pain tolerance.”
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The ART of Fundraising
By Felicia Lowenstein Niven
Chris Christie’s inaugural day was a big one for the governor-elect,
but it was quite possibly even bigger for Maria Chappa. As co-founder
of TurnKey Productions, she helped to coordinate it all—from the
mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, to the
official swearing-in ceremony in Trenton, to the celebration party at
the Prudential Center that evening.
“We started at 8:00 AM and went right through,” Chappa remembered
as she recounted the day. “We had close to 1,000 people at mass and
over 2,000 for the swearing-in ceremony and celebration.”
The New Jersey-themed celebration featured a taste of the state,
including a Campbell’s Soup station. Cake Boss Buddy Valastro
made a cake out of blueberries, New Jersey’s official fruit. It was
the size of a twin bed and showcased famous Jersey scenes. The
Prudential Center was decorated with Garden State Parkway and
New Jersey Turnpike signs. Proceeds from the inaugural event went
to three New Jersey charities: the Community Food Bank of New
Jersey, Daytop New Jersey and the National Guard State Family
Readiness Council.
It was a day that Chappa and her team—which includes co-founders
Lysa Israel and Robin Visconi—planned in a relatively short time. They
started just after Election Day in November for the January events.
Even “cocktails for 2,000” is all in a day’s work for Maria Chappa.
From an intimate dinner party for 12 to stadium-size celebrations, she
handles them all with finesse. Her specialty is political fundraising, and
her clients range from members of the state legislature to congressional
candidates and even presidential candidates. Because the nature of
her business requires her to choose sides, Chappa and her team work
exclusively for Republican Party candidates. They also consult for
nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations that need to raise funds.
“I have a degree in political science from Penn State,” said Maria. “I
started out as an intern for Congressman Bill Martini. That’s when
I first met fundraising consultant Lysa Israel. I went to work for her.
I was entry level at the time, and I was photocopying checks and
making follow-up phone calls. It certainly wasn’t glamorous, but I
really loved the work. ”
Maria met Robin Visconi in her next job at the Republican State
Committee. She left after a year there to help run the congressional
race for Dick Zimmer. Chappa then went out on her own as a
political fundraising consultant. In 2004, Lisa and Robin approached
her about going into business together. That was the official start of
TurnKey Productions.
“We worked very well together,” said Maria, explaining that her
two partners have since retired from the business. “We’re still great
friends, and I call upon them to consult as needed.”
These days, she works alongside colleagues Jamie Montgomery and
Theresa Mondella.
“The three of us are located all over the state,” said Maria, “so we
TurnKey Productions co-founder and
prominent political fundraiser Maria Chappa
can service clients in different locations very effectively. I’m in Essex
County. Jamie is in Gloucester, and Theresa is in Ocean County.”
She describes TurnKey as a full-service fundraising and eventplanning
company that specializes in unique and innovative events
from intimate affairs to corporate galas and conventions. TurnKey
has a reputation for creativity, efficiency and the ability to meet
deadlines, all at budget.
“We are an all-woman business,” she said. “The three of us are fulltime
working moms who also bring a wealth of experience to the
table. We’re able to offer a full variety of services for fundraising and
special events based on that experience.”
Maria and her team work with clients in one of two basic ways. Some
are on retainer and TurnKey handles their fundraising needs for the
year. Others bring TurnKey in to do a single fundraiser or other kind
of event as Governor Christie did.
Sometimes the team is constrained in political fundraising by laws.
When helping to raise money for the governor’s race, they were
limited to the amount. Other times, the sky’s the limit.
“The nice thing about my work is that every client is different,” said
Maria. “We get to tailor the event to what suits the client. And bigger
isn’t necessarily better. There are different ways to get to your goal.
We want to deliver an event that makes the most money possible for
the client.”
Like the Governor’s New Jersey celebration, creativity often plays a
role in TurnKey events. They recreated the Atlantic City Boardwalk
at the Exposition in Edison, bringing in boardwalk games and cotton
candy. They chose a historic venue, the Governor’s mansion, for a
fundraiser for the Research Down Syndrome Organization. They’ve
also turned warehouses into ballrooms more than once.
“One of the more interesting venues was at Newark Airport where
we did the Governor’s Gala for the Republican State Committee,”
said Maria. “We did it in one of the Continental hangars. By the
time we were done with it, you’d never have known it was an airport
hangar. We turned it into a ballroom.”
Maria and her team work with decorators and florists, sound and
lighting professionals, photographers, printers, security, caterers,
and any other vendor that’s needed to create an event. They have
relationships with suppliers from all over the state.
Planning starts with a budget, then the team takes it from there.
They will offer ideas, put together the agenda and plan the menu.
They’ll book the entertainment, write the programs, and handle the
audio-visual needs, as well as any logistics and coordination. They
essentially take the event from conception to reality. The team is also
on-site managing the event, alerting speakers as needed and making
sure that all runs smoothly. After the event, they’ll even write and
send thank-you notes to the donors.
Sometimes, Maria and her team will serve in a background capacity
for an event or campaign. For example, they consulted in 2008 for
the McCain for President Campaign.
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“I consider myself first and foremost a fundraiser,” acknowledges
Maria. “Yes, we are excellent event planners but our focus is
fundraising.”
Because of the company’s political specialty, Chappa’s team is busier
during election years. But they pull in the talent and staff they need.
Proceeds generally are generated from ticket prices.
“It feels really good when you work so hard to help the candidates
raise money and then they win,” said Maria.
As for why she loves her job, Maria doesn’t hesitate in her answer.
“You meet very interesting people,” said Maria, “great leaders in
government and in the business community. But it’s not all glamour.
At any given time, you can walk in and we are stuffing invitations.
In fact, I’m still copying checks. But I’ve always had an interest in
politics and I really enjoy it.”
“The political landscape in New Jersey continues to change,” she
added. “That keeps it fresh and exciting. It’s special to be part of it.”
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Life in the Front Row at the AC Marathon
By Bridget Howell
Runners representing The Front Row
Foundation and their supporters
from all over the country will be
ready to run the 10K again this year
in their orange shirts in the Atlantic
City Marathon.
The Atlantic City Marathon is the
fourth oldest marathon in the
country and it has been represented
by charities and groups from all over
the nation. They come to run, walk
or to support participants and their
respective causes. This year, the race
will take place on Sunday, October
17 at 8:00 AM, beginning in front
of Boardwalk Hall. There are several
types of events that participants
can sign up for, including the full
marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K,
a 2 mile walk, and a free kids run
where every kid is a winner. Anyone
interested in participating should
register by Friday, October 8, 2010.
One of the very special charities
participating for the fifth year is The
Front Row Foundation. This charity
is committed to helping individuals
battling critical health issues to
“experience life in the front row.”
Co-founder and executive director
Jon Vroman started his foundation
after looking down on the front
row at a concert he was attending.
He noticed how everything looked
different from the front row and
he thought everyone should have
the opportunity to experience
that unique and special feeling.
He believes it can be a healing
experience, at least emotionally.
Vroman turned his idea into a
charity that allows critically-ill
individuals to attend special events
and experience them in the front
row. Typically, recipients are given a
basket a few days before the special
event with relevant items and clues
to the upcoming surprise. On the
day of the event, the recipient, as well
as family or friends, are chauffeured
by limo to dinner, then to the event.
For participants, this experience
is unexpected and quite amazing.
Many of them have never sat in the
front row before and never imagined
having that experiencve because
of the many lingering issues that
their health condition may have
caused. Life is never the same for
these people who struggle so hard
just to live. They feel a new sense
of happiness and their families also
feel blessed to see their loved ones
experience life in the front row.
Beyond the unique experience of the
actual participant, the philosophy of
The Front Row Foundation is even
more rewarding. Many charities just
want their affiliates to raise money
to support their particular cause,
but that is not the case with The
Front Row Foundation. The Front
Row Foundation wants those raising
money to also have a life- changing
experience. When Jon Vroman
started The Front Row Foundation,
he ran a marathon to raise the money
to get it going. The philosophy of
this very special charity is that if
someone is personally invested, then
his quality of life will also improve.
The Front Row Foundation suggests
that their participants register for
the 10K run in the marathon, which
is 6.2 miles. It may seem like quite
a challenge for a novice, and a nice
run for seasoned runners, but effort
is definitely required beyond just a
typical donation. If you sign up for
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and lifestyle. The participant will
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life of his family.
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those who will be recipients of life
in the front row. Each participant
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them are also inspired to set goals,
or to get involved with The Front
Row Foundation or another charity.
The concept of raising money to
help those who are truly suffering to
realize a dream is a benefit as well.
That multidimensional philosophy
is what seems to shine a brilliant
light on The Front Row Foundation.
The Atlantic City Marathon is the signature annual event
for The Front Row Foundation. There are many different
opportunities for community members to get involved.
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please visit www.acmarathon.org. For more information
about The Front Row Foundation, please visit www.
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What sets this home apart
from others in the area
is that it is a beach block
new construction in
highly-sought-after
St. Leonard’s Tract.
In Ventnor’s prestigious
St. Leonard’s Tract.
Have you fantasized about living
in St. Leonard’s Tract -- the
“charm” district of Ventnor? If
so, you can get delirious with
excitement, until you get a look at
some of your options.
The real drawback is that there are
no more lots, and all of the existing
houses are old. Really old. Trying
to navigate your way through the
design and permitting process is
a maze of regulations and delays.
Even if you find a house that has
been professionally remodeled, it
is likely too small, has no ocean
views, no garage, or a combination
of all three.
Here’s Your Chance
Wrapped in Contemporary charm,
is this amazing new construction,
beach block residence at 110 South
Cambridge, in prestigious St.
Leonard’s Tract. Yes, dear reader,
that’s “St. Leonard’s Tract!” The
layout has five bedrooms, four
baths, two decks, a large master
suite and approximately 4,600
square feet. The design includes
the utilization of only the finest
quality materials and finishes, and
resplendent ocean views throughout.
Live here and you are close to
everything. The Boardwalk is only
yards away – so is the ocean! Fine
restaurants, shopping and red hot
Atlantic City are practically on your
door step. And South Cambridge
Best of the Beach
A profile of our area’s most luxurious homes
110 So. Cambridge Ave., Ventnor
Avenue is a quiet and charming street.
Many consider this street to be the
pride of St. Leonard’s Tract – what
better place for a brand-spanking new
construction, 3-story home?
What’s On the First Level?
Step inside the home to beautiful
hardwood floors and a layout that
includes a living room, two bedrooms,
a full bath, and large laundry/utility
room. The first floor layout provides
numerous options, depending on your
needs. If there is any chance that
you may need to take care of aging
parents, this layout works perfectly.
Or use one of these rooms as a home
gym. Lastly, if you have a collegebound
student, she can live here –
come and go at odd hours—without
ever disturbing you.
Convenient Multi-Level Access
A private elevator, centrally located in
the hallway, next to the inside garage
door entrance, makes for effortless
Offered at $1,849,000
access to the kitchen, great room, and
master suite. Just hop on the elevator
and, in no time you’re in the master
suite, slipping into comfortable
clothing and making a mad dash for
the deck, drink in hand – while all the
worries of the day fly away with the
gentle ocean breeze.
What’s On The Second Level?
When you arrive at the second floor,
your eyes are immediately drawn to
the large living room windows and
their pristine ocean views. The scene
is inspiring and calming, and fills the
house with warmth, energy and light.
Take a deep breath. Does it feel like
home yet?
The main living room, kitchen
and dining areas are unified by
lovely hardwood flooring. And this
flooring seems to turn up the visual
temperature here, while unifying
all the components in the room,
create harmony, and set a mood. It’s
then you realize, this flooring is no
afterthought.
And if you enjoy a crackling fire in the
winter, you will appreciate the lovely
living room fireplace, adorned in
tasteful tile work.
Do You Like To Cook?
Wait until you see the house when you
are standing in the kitchen. It is the
nerve center and hub for the entire
house. And this one is gourmet-caliber.
Viking stainless steel professional
appliances, including a massive, sixburner
gas stove, large oven, full-size
ice machine, under-counter wine
cellar, microwave, and professionalgrade
dishwasher – perfect if you look
forward to preparing elaborate meals.
Stand in the kitchen for a moment
and notice just how readily-accessible
things are. There’s a cabinet in the
prep area containing two lazy-susans
-- this way you can locate all the
necessary ingredients at the flick of a
finger. The dishwasher is built into
the island. The close proximity of the
sink to the dishwasher makes clean
up sooo easy. There is a downside
here. If you are a procrastinator who
tends to leave dirty dishes to collect in
the sink, you will no longer have any
excuses to do so.
Gorgeous granite countertops, pendant
lighting, a large, fully-equipped island,
and the marvelous, open design make
this space the central gathering spot
in this home. When it comes to utility,
aesthetics and comfort, this kitchen
has it, hands down.
The second floor deck adds additional
space for entertaining and relaxing.
Open the doors and watch your guests
meander through the house and out
on to a deck with very special ocean
views. This deck makes the generous
living space even larger. And if you
close your eyes, you can imagine the
house being filled with the laughter
of friends and family. You can almost
hear the sound of ice swirling in the
glasses. Yes, my friend, this home is
designed for carefree entertaining.
You’ll find a bedroom with private
access to the bath on the second floor.
With its central location, this room
could also serve as a home theatre.
And you’re sure to be proud of the
second floor bath with its rich granite
and ceramic tile work. Quality and
craftsmanship can be seen throughout
the entire home.
The Third Level
The third floor contains the master
suite as well as a separate fifth
bedroom. Why not make this bedroom
into a home office? You could broker
Fortune 500 deals while in your pj’s!
The master bedroom will also get high
ratings. It is privately set on the third
floor. It has spectacular views of the
ocean. You can open the windows and
go to sleep to the sound of the waves
hitting the shore. And this master
is much more than a destination
for beauty sleep. This one’s a fully
functional, multi-room retreat. Its
space-savvy design and calming color
palette make this a dream bedroom
with maximum appeal. And you’re
bound to render an approving nod
when you see the layout includes
spacious his and her walk-in closets.
The bath area serves as a rejuvenating
spa-like retreat, with his and her
vanity, Jacuzzi tub, and dual-head
shower with body sprays. A large
wood cabinet adds storage without
disrupting the serene appeal. Look
inside and you will find two clothing
hampers and a generous amount of
shelving space for towels and such.
There’s also a very private water closet
at the far end of the bathroom.
Master Level Deck
And speaking of relaxing, the deck
setting here will surpass anything
you have seen elsewhere. You’ll want
to spend lots of down-time here.
Oh my, at night the mood is totally
transforming. You can sip a glass of
wine while you take in the wonders of
a star-filled sky. Grill steaks outdoors.
Ahh, just thinking about it eases your
breathing, doesn’t it?
Let’s review. 110 South Cambridge
Avenue, located third lot from the
beach in St. Leonard’s Tract, is a
3-story home with marvelous ocean
views. This new construction residence
has five bedrooms, four baths, two
decks, a 2-car garage with room to
park two additional cars, a private
elevator, and about 4,600 square feet.
Attributes such as its St. Leonard’s
Tract location, the ocean views,
restaurant-grade
kitchen, fabulous
master bedroom,
and flexible floor
plan, make this an
almost impossibleto-find
new home.
If the $1,849,000 is
comfortable for you,
trust your impulse to
say “yes.” The seller
is represented by
Paula Hartman and the Hartman Home
Team, 609.271.7337.
32 | The Boardwalk Journal october 2010 October 2010 The Boardwalk Journal | 33

Once Upon a Time inAtlantic City -
By Bill Kelly
The Real Story of the 1929 Organized Crime Convention
Atlantic City has been known as a
convention town for a long time, but the
most significant convention in the city
didn’t meet at Convention Hall.
The May 1929 meeting of organized
crime bosses in Atlantic City may have
been the most important ever held.
Atlantic City was considered a “wide
open” town at the time, a place where
gangsters could meet to make private–if
sometimes illegal–investments and for
sit-down mob meetings. This was during
Prohibition, and the most lucrative
business of that era was the importation
of smuggled liquor.
Abner “Longie” Zwillman of North Jersey
controlled most of the bootleg market.
Cases of booze from the Caribbean and
Canada were transferred at sea from
mother ships to small speedboats. The
speedboats put into the Atlantic City
inlet at Rum Point, at Sugar Hill on the
Egg Harbor River, or in Strathmere,
just south of Ocean City. Once brought
ashore, the booze was put on waiting
trucks and transported through the rest
of the country.
The Kefauver Committee later estimated
Infamous photo of Al Capone and Nucky Johnson
(fourth and fifth from left) on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in 1929
that Zwillman’s outfit had a 65 percent
market share of all illegal booze in North
America.
There were also illegal casinos in Atlantic
City in 1929, all operating openly.
Confidence men like Charlie Gondorff
(of The Sting fame) were allowed to run
con games, as long as long as they only
hit on marks from out of town. Between
the booze, gambling, the Boardwalk and
beach, it didn’t even seem like there was a
Depression going on.
Either Jews or Quakers owned all the
first class hotels of the time, and each
served their own clientele. This came into
play when Alphonese “Scarface” Capone
stepped off a train in May 1929 and took
a cab to one of Atlantic City’s classier
hotels. Capone got a smile from Frank
Nitti, Murry Humphries, Jake Guzik and
Frank Rio when he signed a fictitious
name to the register, but the joke turned
sour when a naive desk clerk looked at
the name and politely informed Capone,
“I’m sorry, sir, but this hotel doesn’t serve
those of your persuasion. May I suggest
you try the hotel just down the street?”
Atlantic City was probably the only place
in America where “Scarface” Al Capone
could mingle with the masses and go
unrecognized. He had a friend in Enoch
“Nucky” Johnson, the man who ran
Atlantic City at the time. Capone was in
Atlantic City to meet with Meyer Lansky
and other mob bosses. They had come
to Atlantic City because Nucky Johnson
had assured them that they wouldn’t be
subjected to the kind of police hassles that
the Sicilian mafia guys had been subjected
to in Cleveland a few weeks earlier.
Although Nucky Johnson couldn’t protect
Capone from ethnic embarrassment at
a hotel desk, he had tight control over
all facets of the city’s operations. Known
gangsters from out of town didn’t have
to worry about being picked up for
questioning unless they robbed a bank or
made a scene. But Capone made a scene.
When the hotel clerk told him that he
couldn’t check in because the name he’d
signed was of the wrong ethnic persuasion,
Capone’s famous temper flared. After his
burst of obscenities and the trashing of
some lobby furniture, Nucky Johnson
learned that Al Capone was in town.
Capone and his entourage were heading
south on Pacific Avenue when Johnson’s
convoy of black limos intercepted them.
They met in the middle of the street and
blocked traffic. Capone emerged from
his cab, cigar in hand, and gave Nucky an
obscenity- laced public verbal lashing.
Always the gracious host, Johnson
appeased him. The men hugged and
adjourned to the back of Nucky’s
limo. Johnson and Capone were later
seen strolling down the world-famous
Boardwalk. They had dinner in the Italian
“Ducktown” neighborhood.
Al “The Owl” Polizzi arrived in Atlantic
City after Capone. From Cleveland,
Polizzi was one of the Sicilians who had
been hassled by cops there a few weeks
earlier. Also from Cleveland was Moe
Dalitz of the Mayfield Road Gang and his
bootleg companions, Morris Kleinman,
Sam Tucker and Louis Rothkopft. From
North Jersey, there was Abner “Longie”
Zwillman, who controlled most of
the New Jersey bootleg shipments.
Philadelphia was represented by Harry
“Nig Rosen” Stromberg, Max “Boo Boo”
Huff, Sam Lezar and Charles Schwarts.
The biggest delegation came down from
New York. It consisted of Frank Costello,
Author “Dutch Schultz” Flegenheimer,
Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, Joe Adonis,
Salvadore “Lucky” Luciano and Meyer
Lansky. Other gangsters identified as
having attended the Atlantic City meeting
include Charles “King” Solomon from
Boston, Joe Bernstein from Detroit, and
Joe Lanza from Kansas City.
Newlyweds Meyer and Anna Citron
Lansky checked into one of the city’s finer
Boardwalk hotels on May 12, 1929. Born
Maier Suchowljansky in Grodno, Poland
in 1902, young Meyer Lansky came to the
United States in 1911 with his mother,
sister and younger brother, Jake. Lansky
quickly embraced the American dream.
He would later tell Israeli journalist
Uri Dan that he took to gambling early,
relating an incident that occurred when he
was a young boy. Walking down Delancy
Street in Manhattan on an errand for his
mother, Lansky came across a sidewalk
craps game. He lost his mother’s nickel,
an event that would have a profound
effect on his life.
“What troubled me more than anything
else,” Lansky told the journalist, “was that
I had been a loser. That night I swore to
myself that one day I would be a winner.”
After graduating from Public School #34 in
1917, Lansky worked as an auto mechanic.
He first came to the attention of the police
when he was arrested for fighting with
Charles Luciano and Benjamin Siegel.
After the judge listened to the boys’ story,
he decided that they had “bugs in their
heads.” This temporarily gave Lansky the
nickname “Meyer the Bug.” Siegel could
never shake the name “Bugsy.”
Luciano rose in the ranks of the Italian
mafia family controlled by Joe “The Boss”
Masseria. Masseria’s mob was perennially
at war with another New York gang run
by Salvatore Maranzano. Maranzano’s
henchmen once picked up Luciano and
took him for a ride to Staten Island where
they shot him a number of times and
left him for dead. Luciano miraculously
survived, earning him the nickname
“Lucky.”
The three boys went on to become fast
friends. Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel
and Lucky Luciano formed a life-long
alliance and established themselves
on the Lower East Side as competent
and efficient guns-for-hire. They would
become known as the “Bugs and Meyer
Mob.” They worked for Longie Zwillmen,
the king of the bootleggers. They either
escorted Zwillmen’s liquor from the
docks to its destination, or they hijacked
any competitors who tried to muscle in
on their territory.
Since Capone only
controlled certain
sections of Chicago,
other gangsters
from that city
also came in to
the Atlantic City
meeting, including
Joe “Polock” Saltis
and Frank “Machine
Gun” McEarlane,
complete with
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Charles “Lucky” Luciano
violin cases under their arms. Saltis
and McEarlane were new faces in the
underworld in 1929. The old-guard
“Mustache Petes” who had been running
the big city rackets referred to these new
gangsters as the “Young Turks.”
The Mustache Petes were considered
too old-fashioned, too narrow-minded,
and too set in their ways to mingle with
gangsters of other nationalities, so they
were not even invited to the 1929 meeting
in Atlantic City. But one member of the
old school who was invited and who did
attend the Atlantic City conclave was
John Torrio. Torrio was born in Naples
and was one of the first immigrants to
leave the notorious “Five Points” section
of Brooklyn to go to Chicago. He ran his
uncle’s whorehouse there. After killing
his uncle and setting up his own numbers
racket, Torrio brought in Al Capone from
the old neighborhood to be his enforcer.
Torrio was Capone’s mentor and one of
the oldest and wisest of the delegates at
the Atlantic City convention. He would
play a significant role by making key policy
decisions concerning the promotion of
other vices, most notably gambling.
The 1929 meeting in Atlantic City was
significant because it established a new
policy of inter-city gang cooperation.
It was not so much a question of who
was in Atlantic City, but who was not
there. Besides the Mustache Petes from
the old order of things, Bugs Moran was
the most notable big-name absentee.
He was left back in Chicago to lick his
wounds and regroup his forces after the
disastrous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
The most blatant gangland mass murder
in history, the massacre brought pressure
on the mobsters from the public, the press,
politicians and the law. It was the biggest
factor in persuading the factional and
territorial mob leaders to meet and hash
things out rather than allow the situation
to reach a level of violence that would
force the authorities to take action.
Although most published sources place
the main gathering of mob leaders at
the President Hotel on the Boardwalk,
the large number of delegates made it
necessary for the meetings to take place
in smaller caucuses. Pushed along the
Boardwalk in wicker-rolling chairs, these
men didn’t talk in front of the push-cart
operators. At the end of the Boardwalk,
they took off their shoes and socks like
other tourists, rolled up the cuffs of their
trousers, and waded into the surf. With
their conversations muffled by the sounds
of the surf breaking, the mobsters plotted
strategy and began the long-term planning
that would control organized crime
activities for the next fifty years.
Legend has it that the order of business
was twofold. The men had to agree on
an amiable solution to the conflicts that
erupted into mob warfare. And since it
was obvious that Prohibition would not
last forever, they had to get involved in
legitimate businesses to devise alternative
sources of illegal income once it ended.
Because the violence hurt everyone’s
business, they decided to end conflicts by
adhering strictly to established territorial
spheres of influence. Each gang controlled
particular rackets in each area. They also
agreed to work together in setting prices,
sharing warehouse space, and coordinating
the wholesale distribution of liquor. They
agreed to form an executive committee to
oversee and arbitrate all disputes and the
degree of punishment to all violators. They
set policy for the governing of all future
illegal operations and decided to explore
gambling as a replacement for the lucrative
illegal liquor
profits.
The Atlantic City accords
were a radical departure from
previous mob practices. The creation of
the Commission–the Board of Directors
of the National Syndicate of Organized
Crime–was as big as the founding of the
United Nations. Although its existence
would be hidden from the public for
decades, the Commission would rule
organized crime in America for the next
fifty years.
From information provided by undercover
informants, the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics concluded that the Atlantic
City convention established the basis that
carved the nation into specific territories
and developed a system of kangaroo
courts that gave the gangsters their own
quasi-judicial system. Arrangements were
made to invest in a multi-million dollar
slush fund to bribe law enforcement
officials, to ensure the election of certain
politicians, to hire the best attorneys, and
to pay for the educational development of
promising young men who would serve
their interests in the future.
The hallmark of the Atlantic City
meeting was the centralization of powers
in an executive committee. It was an
extraordinary concept not immediately
acceptable to many of the ethnicoriented
gangsters, such as Massaria and
Marrassano. Dissension was overcome in a
power-play move when Lansky nominated
the mafia’s own Johnny Torrio as the first
“Chairman of the Board.” Torrio was the
only one who could take care of Capone,
The President Hotel in Atlantic City
whose violent ways were causing problems
for the others.
Capone–and what to do about him–was the
final item on the agenda in Atlantic City in
1929. The media had reported that Capone
was in town. A pubic clamoring arose for
Capone to be busted for something. An
APB was put out for the man who had
been seen all over town, throwing chairs
in a hotel lobby, screaming obscenities
on Pacific Avenue, and having dinner in
Ducktown. But Capone couldn’t be found.
Although he was the nominal boss of
the Chicago rackets, Capone had to take
a vacation or he would be thrown to the
wolves. He was given the option of being
killed right then or taking a sabbatical.
According to legend, Capone slipped out
of Atlantic City when the heat was turned
on. He retreated to a local private country
club, either the Atlantic City Country
Club in Northfield or Seaview in Absecon,
where he played golf and cards for awhile.
On May 16, 1929, Capone showed up at
the local train station, but he missed his
train by minutes. Capone’s entourage
then drove to Philadelphia, where he
again just missed a train to Chicago. He
went to a movie on Market Street with
his bodyguard Frank Rio. Emerging
from the theater later, he was confronted
by Philadelphia police detective James
“Shooey” Malone. Malone flashed his
badge. They talked quietly for a moment
and Capone calmly volunteered his .38
caliber revolver. He was promptly arrested
by Malone. Rio balked, but Capone
convinced him to surrender his weapon,
too. It later came out that Detective
Malone had met Capone a year before at
the Hialeah Racetrack in Florida. Capone
had arranged for his own arrest. It took
the heat off the rest of the mobsters,
and Capone acquired sanctuary from a
vengeful Bugs Moran.
In the custody of the Philadelphia
authorities, Capone was forthcoming
about the Atlantic City sit-down. “I told
them,” Capone said, reciting a line from
one of Lansky’s lectures, “there is enough
business to make us all rich. It’s time
to stop the killing and look on our own
business as other men look on theirs.”
Capone also said that he “had to hide
from the rest of the racketeers.” They
had a vendetta against him, he said.
It seems that there is a point in every
gangster’s career when his life is suddenly
vulnerable to a professional contract
killer, despite all the power and money
he might have accumulated. Capone
chose jail over death.
The federal government did not officially
recognize the existence of the organized
crime syndicate until May 1, 1951 when
Estes Kefauver, chairman of the Senate
Crime Investigating Committee, visited
Atlantic City, New Orleans, Chicago and
New York. Kefauver determined that “a
nationwide crime syndicate does exist
in the United States…and behind the
local mobs which make up the national
crime syndicate there is a shadowy,
international criminal organization
known as the Mafia.” But even after this,
the FBI refused to place a priority on the
mafia until years later.
As Judge Nelson Johnson, author of the
book Boardwalk Empire, said, “When I
would ask, ‘Do you know where organized
crime was born?’, most people would
answer Chicago. I tell them, ‘No, it was
born in Atlantic City with the 1929
organized crime convention.”
Bill Kelly is the author of 300 Years at the Point and Birth of the
Birdie – The First 100 Years of Golf at Atlantic City Country Club.
He can be reached at billkelly3@gmail.com.
Meyer Lansky
Bugsy Siegel
Abner “Longie” Zwillman
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Stars from Boardwalk Empire
gathered in Atlantic City for the
special sneak preview of the series’ first
episode at Caesars on September 16th
Vincent Piazza plays
Charlie “Lucky” Luciano
Aleksa Palladino plays
Angela Darmody
Shea Whigham plays
Sheriff Elias Thompson
From left: Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael K. Williams, Kelly MacDonald, Aleksa Palladino, Paz de la Huerta and Vincent Piazza
All photos on pages 38 and 39 by Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography
Kelly MacDonald plays
Margaret Shroeder
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Photo by Don Hurley
Photo by Don Hurley
Photo by Don Hurley
Photo by Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography
Photo by Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography
Photo by Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography
Michael Pitt plays Jimmy Darmody
Photo by Don Hurley
Photo by Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography
Photo by Don Hurley
Series’ Executive Producer and Writer Terence Winter
The Boardwalk Journal’s Veronica Dudo interviewing
Michael K Williams who plays Chalky White
Dabney Coleman plays
Commodore Louis Kaestner
Paz de la Huerta
plays Lucy Danziger
Greg Antonacci
plays Johnny Torrio
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The History of Atlantic City’s Earliest Casinos, Back-Room
Gambling Establishments, Bootlegging & Other Illegal Hoopla
By Linda Dorfman
The Brighton Casino , 1905
Unlike today’s high-rise, neon-lit gambling
establishments, the first casinos in Atlantic
City were designed in the image of Atlantic
City that Dr. Jonathan Pitney originally
propagated for the resort: a health retreat.
These early casinos were created as places
to accommodate women as well as men “for
healthy seashore diversions”.
When one of Philadelphia’s Main Line
millionaires discovered that his favorite hotel
was booked solid one summer, he decided
to build his own. The Brighton Hotel and
Casino, constructed in 1892, was located at
Indiana Avenue and the Boardwalk. Besides a
card room, the Brighton offered a swimming
pool, sundeck, bowling alley and dance floor.
It did not have the conventional gambling
tables that you see in today’s casinos. Not
a destination for the average tourist, this
establishment catered to the elite Main Line
Philadelphia tourists, charging “...up to $5 a
day for a room, the highest rates in the city.”
It also featured a 500-foot walkway that
connected Brighton Park to the main hotel.
One of the Brighton’s best-known
contributions to the resort was its famous
“Brighton Punch.” Because of its potency,
“ladies were allowed only two glasses a day.”
The Punch caused “even the most experienced,
two-fisted males…to totter helplessly after
three.” Ulysses S. Grant, Lillian Russell and
Diamond Jim Brady were all frequent visitors
to the Brighton’s lounge–and they were fans
of this noteworthy cocktail. Although the
exact recipe was kept secret from the public,
one author believes the ingredients to be “a
close approximation.” (See box below)
“The Royal Palace Hotel” was located between
Pacific and Atlantic Avenues along Maine
Avenue. Declared one of the largest hotels
of its time in the early 1900s, it included a
Brighton Punch
1 ½ oz. Rye (100-proof)
1 oz. Dark Rum
1 tsp. brown sugar
Juice of half a lemon
Shake with cracked ice fifteen times.
Pour into a tall glass and add half-slice
of orange.
spacious casino. Consisting mostly of game
rooms, the casino featured board games,
cards, shuffle board, bingo and checkers.
These game rooms were meant to entertain
guests and tourists on rainy days. Hotel
guests were admitted free, but other visitors
were charged “a small fee to spend the day”
and partake of these indoor amusements.
Other features of this hotel/casino included
indoors pools in its sunny, well-lit corridors,
as well as a wharf that offered its patrons ocean
sightseeing excursions aboard the “Mermaid,”
a steam yacht that departed hourly each day.
“Young and old” could enjoy “a pleasant and
absolutely safe trip on the ocean.”
Atlantic City’s Illegal “Back Room” Hot Spots
Food and live performances were not the only
thing Atlantic City’s most famous nightclubs
offered. Some of the town’s best restaurants
and clubs had a well-known secret—the
“Back Room.” Although these gambling hot
spots were illegal, Atlantic City’s “back rooms
were the worst-kept secrets in town.”
Babette’s, formerly called the Golden Inn,
was a well known nightclub and restaurant in
the 1920s, renowned for its charcoal steaks,
celebrity stage performances that included
such famous names as Milton Berle and
Eleanor Powell, and its infamous “back room”
gambling action.
The 500 Club, as well as the Bath and Surf Club,
also kept up bustling back room racketeering
businesses with craps tables, roulette wheels
and racing sheets to high rollers, horse and
card players, and other gambling clientele.
Atlantic City-born Paul “Skinny “D’Amato
took over ownership of the infamous 500
Club–where Martin and Lewis first teamed
up–in the 1940s through 1973 after running
craps games as a kid. Skinny lured big name
entertainers such as Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis,
Sammy Davis Jr., and his good friend, Frank
Sinatra, who often performed at the club for
free. The ‘back room’ gambling action of the
500 club provided “slot machines, baccarat,
craps, roulette, and blackjack”.
These back room gambling dens were not
discriminating with regard to social class.
Various famous political figures, as well as the
Astors and Vanderbilts, were known to have
frequented these establishments.
Author Archie Black recalls, “The city’s
police made a career of raiding the nightclub
gambling operations - as was the case during
prohibition; a club could measure its prestige
by how much of an advance warning the
police gave before they arrived.”
Although raids were conducted on these illegal
gambling rooms, very few were shut down
after paying their fines. Babette’s was raided in
1943, fined $5,000, and was “back in business
in no time.” The sheriff ’s action caused “more
inconvenience than anything else.”
By the late 1890s, Atlantic City’s demeanor
seemed to be evolving from a nationallyrenowned
health resort to a pleasure-seeker’s
paradise. Prostitution, rum running and
illegal gambling were the principal vices, with
authorities averting their eyes. According to
authors Levi and Eisenberg, “liquor licenses
passed from one palm to the next. Gambling
rooms could be found block after block–from
the nickel-limit joints on Mississippi Avenue
to the Delaware Avenue club called Dutchy’s.”
According to the Philadelphia Bulletin,
Atlantic City was “where some of the best
known politicians and…businessmen of
Philadelphia stake their five and ten dollars
on the deal.”
Whites were not exclusively involved in the
illegal gambling industry during this time.
A man named Charles Colman provided
a gambling house for blacks on Arkansas
Avenue “whose crap games were particularly
frequented by hotel waiters.”
Entering Atlantic City’s political scene in
1904, Enoch “Nucky” Johnson was “put on
the public payroll” as the treasurer of Atlantic
County by his father, who at that time was
sheriff of the county. Nucky’s control of
city politics was well-known, “controlling
patronage, proposing or blocking legislation,
cutting through municipal red tape on behalf
of his friends or tying up enemies in the
same.” Rubbing shoulders with celebrities
and mobsters such as Al Capone, Lucky
Luciano and Dutch Schultz, as well as various
politicians, Nucky ran the town. A Reader’s
Digest author observed in 1941 that “Atlantic
City was the jewel of his domain. Every cop
held his job through Johnson. The sheriff who
personally supervised the choosing of jury panels was his brother Al.
Enoch L. Johnson Booster Clubs in every precinct delivered half the
county’s votes. It was the perfect setup.”
The Rum Running Trade in Atlantic City
The onset of Prohibition introduced rum running as a major illegal
industry in Atlantic
City, where law enforcement was
“often out to lunch” when it came
to catching up with speed boats
loaded with illegal liquor. The
bootlegged liquor, originating
from countries such as South
America and Scotland, was usually
transported to destinations other
than the resort, but a “great
many bottles were delivered to
Atlantic City nightspots” after the
“runners, in boats painted gray and
completely darkened, would go
out to meet the ships, pick up the
liquor and sell it to the clubs.”
The Original “Mr. Atlantic City”
Enoch “Nucky” Johnson
The flourishing of illegal gambling,
rum running and other vices in
Atlantic City at that time was due
to the opinion of many
of the town’s city officials
and politicians “that
a wide-open city was
attractive to tourists.”
A writer from Reader’s
Digest observed “visitors
on holiday are [Atlantic
City’s] chief means of The Bath and Turf Club, 1958
livelihood, and even its
staid citizens agreed that any taint of Puritanism would painfully shrivel
the crowds on the Boardwalk…There were two big businesses in this
famous resort—the hotels and the rackets. The rackets were the bigger.
Gambling, the red light district, and minor rackets grossed $10,000,000
a year.”
So when locals wondered how legalized gambling would change their
town when it was voted in during the 1970s, the truth is that “Atlantic
City has long been a bettor’s paradise, less publicized than it is today”
and “certainly less legal.”
I would like to believe that this town still attracts the tourist who is
simply looking for a place to take a peaceful walk, enjoy a deep breath of
sea air, and delight in what Dr. Jonathan Pitney originally conceived this
town to be—a restful health resort.
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Several prominent South Jersey historians gathered for an in-depth
conversation about Atlantic City’s rich past in Caesar’s Circus Maximus
Theatre before the premiere of Boardwalk Empire on September 19th.
Pinky Kravitz
Ralph Hunter
Joseph A. Fusco, Esq.
Cooper Levenson is pleased to announce
that Joseph A. Fusco will serve the firm as
"Of Counsel." Mr. Fusco will concentrate
on Casino Law matters in conjunction with
our Casino Law practice group. Formerly
the Executive Vice President of Government
Affairs with Trump Entertainment Resorts,
Inc., Mr. Fusco specializes in Casino
Regulatory Law and Commercial Litigation.
Allen “Boo” Pergament
Moderator Jeff Schwachter
Israel Posner
609.344.3161 • 800.529.3161
www.cooperlevenson.com
Vicki Gold Levi
Jim Waltzer
Mike Holland and Cathe Schoenfelt
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Freeholder-at-Large Joe McDevitt:
A Citizen Legislator for Atlantic County
By Beverly Bird
Many of us have no idea what our county
freeholders do. We trickle into polls and push
buttons for those we would like to elect without
any strong understanding of just what they’re
going to be responsible for once we get them
into office.
I have recently learned that if the freeholder is
Joe McDevitt, he’s going to be doing quite a lot.
The freeholder system is a structure of
government unique to our country. Freeholders
are to Atlantic County what Congress is to
Washington. We have a nine-member board
here serving staggered three-year terms. Five of
them serve local districts and four are elected
county-wide.
Joe McDevitt is one of the latter, a freeholderat-large.
And after one hour of conversation
with him, I promised everyone I know that I
absolutely will not ever complain about being
too busy again.
Joe not only serves our county government, but
he is also a history teacher at Atlantic City High
School. He runs his own business on the side,
Leprechaun Landscaping. The business has
been in operation for more than 25 years.
This is a guy who is very proud of his Irish
heritage. Now 43 years old, Joe has been married
to wife Ailyn for nine years. He has two children
he calls his “Irish Twins”–daughter Joselyn,
7, and son Robert Reagan McDevitt, 6. The
children were born less than 12 months apart.
Joe is a graduate of Holy Spirit High School and
Stockton College, where he earned a degree in
political science. But he didn’t stop there. He
has continued his education with 21 credits
toward his Master’s degree.
Son Robert’s middle name might give an
indication of Joe’s ambitions, his track record,
and his future.
He was first elected to office in November, 2007,
and he got there in his own unique way. First he
challenged a beloved and long-standing public
figure–Tom Russo–in the Republican primary in
2006. Notably, he never said a negative word about
his opponent throughout the entire campaign.
“It was Reagan’s eleventh commandment,”
Joe told the Boardwalk Journal. “Point at your
enemy, not at your party. Ronald Reagan is my
political hero. That, coupled with what I learned
growing up as my father’s son, gave me much of
what I needed to know in order to understand
the systems of government.”
Joe also credits a seventh grade teacher with
teaching him a thing or two.
Linda McDevitt–no relation–taught Joe history
at Saint James Elementary School. Another
history teacher, Larry DiGiovanni at Holy
Spirit High School, fueled Joe’s interest to get
involved in the political process.
“I wanted to be a watch dog for the community
with regard to the spending of the people’s
tax dollars,” Joe said. “I also knew that the
Republican Party had to get back to its roots of
fiscal conservatism. I felt that many politicians
weren’t listening to their constituents. This was
one area I wanted to work on immediately.
“People are having a difficult time just paying
their bills and raising their families these days. I
wanted to let them know that as a business owner
myself, I saw the economic turn that was to come
about a year and half before it was fully realized.”
McDevitt has watched his Leprechaun
Landscaping experience a 20 percent loss in
revenue during the last three years due to the
economy. He’s brought fiscal restraint to Atlantic
County government just as he’s done with his
own business, striving to do more with less.
During his campaign for the Freeholder Board,
McDevitt pledged that he would donate his first
year’s salary to assorted charities, and that he
would not accept the usual health benefits or a
state pension. It begged asking. Why?
“The first two were easy,” Joe said. “I donated
my salary to 12 worthy charities, and along with
Rich Dase, I sponsored a measure to eliminate
health benefits for the Freeholder Board, as
well. But the third issue was a bit tougher. State
law requires public employees to accept either
a state pension or a 401-K plan. This is an area
that must change. And I believe it will, with
many of the reforms that are happening in our
state now with Governor Christie.”
Have no doubt; Joe McDevitt understands the
trials and tribulations of the average working
citizen–because he is one of them.
This spirit of the “common man and woman”
drives him to work hard each and every day
to make things better for his constituents. He
knows how people are struggling to make it
these days and he’s committed to doing what he
can to help ease their tax burdens and to reduce
the costs of government. He carries this with
him to every meeting of the Freeholder Board.
When Governor Corzine was trying to
double the tolls on our highways, Joe
McDevitt sponsored a resolution to forbid
the increase. Last year, this sound theory of
Freeholder-at-Large Joe McDevitt
fiscal management was proved when revenues
decreased by over $1 million after tolls were
increased—illustrating the fact that raising
taxes does not raise revenues.
Joe McDevitt has not taken the easy road
during his term as freeholder, but the one less
traveled. He is refreshingly uncompromising in
his principles. He continues to find new ways
of cutting the costs of government and working
to insure that our government only does what
is necessary. He’s working to return tax dollars
to the people so they can to do more with that
money themselves.
“I am so proud that we have a great Reagan
conservative movement going on in our
country right now,” Joe told the Boardwalk
Journal. “People don’t want to wait in line for
heath care. They don’t want to bail out any
more banks. They don’t want their cars to be
owned by Government Motors. And they don’t
want to owe the Chinese government a trillion
dollars in debt.”
Joe McDevitt believes it is time for a new kind
of leadership, and that Americans are fully
awake to the critical issues affecting them at
this crucial time in our history. “When public
officials are not willing to lead, and when they
don’t heed the warning of the people, you can
be assured that two things are going to happen,”
he said. “One, the people will not go to the
polls. And two, if they do, they will vote against
you. Both of those things are negative.”
From the very beginning, McDevitt has been
that rare commodity as an elected official who
has sought to serve his fellow constituents
rather than to enrich himself. He’s a true
citizen legislator in the model that the framers
of our country hoped for. He was ahead of the
curve with his beliefs concerning the role of
government and the times we are living in today,
and he’s a prime example for others to follow of
the proper elected official for the 21st century.
Photo by Don Hurley
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A Champion for
Boys and Girls
Photos by Ginny Leith
By Felicia Lowenstein Niven
It’s a few minutes before 3:00 and the Atlantic
City Boys and Girls Club is quiet and calm. The
just-polished basketball courts are empty. There’s
no one in the game room. The kitchen and
the snack tables are deserted. It’s easy to hear
Braxton Plummer bound down the stairs with his
signature energy.
“Great!” he exclaims. “You’re just in time to see
the kids arrive.”
They start to trickle in after school as we sit
down to talk in Braxton’s second-floor office. It’s
perfectly positioned for him to see each arrival. He
also has a great view of the game room and the
basketball courts. It’s as if he’s sitting at the helm
of a ship, literally and figuratively. The noise in the
background rises. The kids and staff fill the spacious
setting downstairs with comfortable chatter.
As the newly appointed executive director,
Braxton hasn’t been here a month yet. He started
September 7th, but he’s been no stranger to the
Boys and Girls Club. He served on their board
for several years before taking the position. In
fact, one could argue that Braxton’s background
Kids enjoying some of the fun amenities
of the Boys and Girls Club
Braxton Plummer
makes him perfectly suited for his new role.
“The mission of the of the Boys and Girls Club
of Atlantic City is to enable all young people,
especially those who need us the most, to
reach their full potential as productive, caring,
responsible citizens,” reads the website. They
couldn’t have chosen a better leader.
First, Braxton is a local guy. He grew up
in Pleasantville and attended Holy Spirit
High School. But like many young people,
he left the area to study and gain work
experience. He graduated with a Bachelor’s
degree in political science from Montclair
State University and a Master’s in public
administration from Rutgers University.
“You want to strive to be that change agent,”
a professor at Montclair, Dr. Saundra Collins,
counseled him. An advisor at the college, Dr.
Delores McMorrin, directed Braxton to spend
some time in Washington, DC.
As a result, Braxton followed an interesting career
path that brought him heavily into the political
arena on local, state and national levels. He was
an intern for the NAACP in Washington, DC. He
served as a legislative aide to Senator-Elect Jim
Whelan. He was a project development officer
for the Casino Reinvestment Development
Authority. He worked for Governor Jon Corzine,
first as director of intergovernmental affairs,
then later as deputy political director. He was an
aide to the Mayor Booker Team in Newark.
Braxton Plummer with some “Smart Girls” at the
Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City and Tamara Barley
The job at the Atlantic City Boys and Girls Club
brought him back to the area. Braxton relocated
to Mays Landing. He and his wife, Shamia, also
just welcomed twin girls, Yazmin and Yamiina.
Stepson Yahsyn, age 10, and stepdaughter
Yamirah, age 19, complete the family.
“We’re out in the community,” explained Braxton.
“I’m not one of those directors that operates at
75,000 feet. I get in there and get to know the
kids at the Boys and Girls Club. My wife coaches
cheerleading for the Atlantic City Dolphins and
my son plays for the team. When we see the kids
from the club, I want them to feel comfortable
enough to come up and say hello, introduce me
to their parents. That’s a reward of what I do.”
His job is not the typical 40-hour week. Braxton
is “always on” and making connections. He
values his relationship skills and his experience
reaching out to people, who have included
mayors and congressmen.
“Relationships are priceless,” he acknowledges.
“The former executive director, Dave Messier,
told me about this position and reminded me
that I can make those connections. For example,
the guy who owned the Nets and who is involved
with the Yankees—Lou Katz—has a place in
Margate named after his parents. As they say,
there is only ever six degrees of separation
between you and someone you’d like to meet.”
Braxton remains staunchly nonpartisan in the
political arena.
Game Room at the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City
“The Boys and Girls Club is one of the oldest
philanthropic organizations in the country,” he
said. “It’s open to everyone. In fact, it’s the best
deal in town, just $10 for an annual membership.”
He acknowledges that national advertising
campaigns have helped raise the visibility of the
local organization. The national Boys and Girls
Club regularly advertises famous alumni from
Denzel Washington to Jackie Joyner-Kersee,
Martin Sheen, Wesley Clark, Shaquille O’Neal and
Jennifer Lopez.
Locally, the Boys and Girls Club runs the afterschool
and summer camp programs that have
helped countless individuals, famous or not. The
Atlantic City Boys and Girls Club Facebook page
has a video of testimonials.
“It’s like having another set of parents watching
over you,” said one young man.
“You can be in here doing positive things instead
of out on the street or at home getting into
trouble,” said another.
“I thought I was nobody, and they made me
somebody,” acknowledged a young girl.
Programs are open to school-aged children
through age 18. They focus on sports and fitness,
the arts, character development, health, life skills
and career development.
“The Champions of Youth program mentors at-risk
students,” explained Braxton. “This is a program
spearheaded by Jason Kaye of the Flagship
Resort and Dean Harrison of Harrison Beverage.
Students get points for positive progress, such as
completing job training, studying for their GED,
and so on. This past
summer, we took
the kids to Paris as
their reward.”
The Signtex
Program is another
popular one at the
Boys and Girls Club.
Students learn a
trade, producing
signs at the Chelsea
location.
Young member of the Club
Programs are constantly in development, said
Braxton. “Cookie Till of Steve and Cookie’s is
going to be bringing in a guest chef every
Wednesday to work with the kids. So our kitchen
will be fully utilized.”
It’s community partnerships like these that
ensure the success of the Boys and Girls Club.
Braxton is grateful for all the help and counts
among his valuable supporters the board
members and their organizations, which include
Harrison Beverage, the Smithville Inn, FantaSea
Corporation Flagship Resort and casinos such as
The Borgata, Harrah’s and Resorts.
“We have some very dedicated people on our
board,” said Braxton. “Their help is invaluable.”
Braxton also serves on area boards to help keep
the Boys and Girls Club in front of the community.
He reaches out to organizations from Gilda’s Club
to AtlantiCare because you never know when a
relationship might move the club forward.
“I sometimes talk about the club to people who
have never set foot here,” he said. “So I invite
them. That’s how Cookie Till became involved in
our garden and that led to the chef program.
“We welcome donations of time as well as
money,” he added. “You never know where that
might lead. You might donate your time and
because of that ‘feel good’ experience, you’ll tell
your boss. He might then write a check.”
Fundraising events are another way people can
get involved. The club just held a successful
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Braxton Plummer with Coach Bryant DeShields
Club. It featured golf professionals John Daly and
Angela Stanford, and it will become a regular
annual event for the Boys and Girls Club.
In February, the club will hold its tenth annual
Men R Cookin’ event. Planning is underway,
and both chefs and volunteers are welcome.
“We want to make this an extra special event in
memory of Redenia Gilliam-Mosee, who gave so
much to this organization,” said Braxton.
This organization fills a need,” he said. “We want
to continue to function as a resource for our
community, and you can help.”
For more information on the Atlantic City
Boys and Girls Club, visit www.acbgc.org
or call (609) 347-2697.
We Will be closed for
lunch on sat., 9/18 &
closed all night fri., 10/1
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Things That Go Bump in the Night–
And a Few That Might Poke You, Too!
By Beverly Bird
Terror in the Junkyard–just the sound of It gives me the chills!
And yet, I will be one of thousands of people waiting in line
this October to hop on a hayride at the Scullville Volunteer Fire
Company’s Annual night of fright.
Aptly called Terror in the Junkyard, the hayride is held at
Flemings Auto Parts, locally known as Flemings Junkyard. And
the hayrides are spooky indeed. As the home to antique car
and truck shows and a variety of historic treasures and oddities,
Flemings provides the firefighters with the perfect backdrop
for a night of thrills. And while there are definitely moments of
scariness scattered through the different eerie scenes, the event
is designed with families in mind, according to Scullville Fire
Company Chief Michael Fiedor.
“We try to instill that this is a family place,” said Fiedor,
explaining that he has seen children as young as five enjoying
the event. “Parents and their children can sit together on a crisp
fall night with a cup of apple cider or hot chocolate and enjoy
a hayride.”
An Atlantic County Halloween staple, the hayride began as a
small event that once supplemented other fundraising events
held by the unit. According to Fiedor, the event has “grown in
leaps and bounds all by itself.” Back in 2001, the inaugural year
of the hayride, there were about 40 volunteers working the
event, mostly firefighters. Currently in its ninth year, the hayride
has grown to include a haunted maze, a concession stand and,
for the second year, carnival games.
It’s an undertaking made possible with the help of over 100
volunteers. The Scullville Ladies Auxiliary runs the concessions.
Ghosts, Goblins, & More
at Terror in the Junkyard
By Danielle Davies
Members of the Somers Point Volunteer Fire Company drive
the fourteen tractors used each evening. Also on hand are local
law enforcement officers who serve as a police presence, as
well as Police Explorers—high school students interested in law
enforcement careers—who park cars throughout the night.
Terror in the Junkyard has become such a huge event that
it currently serves as the only fundraiser for the Scullville
Volunteer Fire Company. In the past, the fire company has held
bingo events, mud wrestling, country line dancing, and even a
carnival. But Terror in the Junkyard is their biggest—and now
only—fundraising event. The event not only provides funds
to the Scullville Volunteer Fire Company, but it also allows the
department to make donations to the South Jersey portion
of the New Jersey Food Bank, the Somers Point Volunteer Fire
Company and the Police Explorers.
It is designed to provide families with a fun night out. After all,
Chief Michael Fiedor is not a man who’s comfortable asking
for donations. He wants to be sure that the Scullville Volunteer
Fire Company is “giving you something back. This is why he and
his company spend months on the planning and execution of
Terror in the Junkyard.
Terror in the Junkyard is open to the public every weekend night
in October except for Sunday, October 31. Hayrides are offered
from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 7:00
PM to 10:00 PM on Sundays. Hayride tickets are $10. Maze tickets
are $5. Combination hayride and maze tickets are $13. Flemings
Junkyard is located at 353 Zion Road in Egg Harbor Township.
The sun hits the horizon hard on Halloween. We knew that
as kids when we shivered in our costumes in anticipation of
trekking the dark streets to get our goodies. Of course, Mom
or Dad was usually nearby, waiting down by the street as we
approached doors, ready to protect us. We looked over our
shoulders a lot anyway.
Then we grew up and stopped believing. Well, some of us did.
Joan Malec and Michael Morrison still believe–a lot. The
pair founded CAPRS–the Cape Atlantic Paranormal Research
Society–three years ago in an effort to prove and document ghost
sightings and paranormal activity in the South Jersey area. Prior
to teaming up for this effort, both Malec and Morrison worked
with national “ghost hunter” organizations. They realized that no
one was paying too much attention to our own area, and they
realized that if they focused their energies here, they could cut
their travel time to haunted sites dramatically. CAPRS was born.
It’s a non-profit group that now includes 12 other core members.
Some are law enforcement officers and others are medical
professionals. CAPRS has investigated homes and sites for
paranormal activity in Gloucester, Cape May and Atlantic counties.
The Boardwalk Journal asked Malec just how CAPRS goes about
determining whether or not a building is haunted.
“A preliminary site survey is conducted by Mike and I prior to the
team investigation,” she told us. “We do an in-depth interview
with the property owners and any witnesses there might be
to paranormal events there. Then we prepare a sketch of the
building to determine needed resources and we photograph
the property to augment the sketches. Finally, the history of
the property is researched to find out if there is any possible
explanation for paranormal activity there.”
Armed with this information, Malec and Morrison decide how
many of CAPRS’s investigators they’ll need for the job and
what equipment best suits the property and the events being
investigated. The equipment is state-of-the-art and includes an
infra-red camera/computer system, K2 meters, cell sensors and
voice recorders. Mike Morrison purchased the initial equipment
and additional items have been added over the years as needed.
Member investigators are required to purchase their own cameras,
flashlights and voice recorders. Many are so into their mission that
they also purchase additional equipment on their own.
While most of CAPRS’s investigations have taken place in
Gloucester and Cape May counties, Joan Malec recalled one
memorable case right here in Absecon. 261 photos were taken
on an April evening in 2009.
“I took these seconds apart,” Joan said. “The first one shows a
clear view looking down a flight of stairs. In the second, a mist
appears in the photo. It obstructs the view previously seen. The
third photo returns to the clear previous view.” (NOTE: You can
view these images on our web site at www.boardwalkjournal.
com). Once arriving at the site of an investigation, Malec told us
that the investigators split into teams. They install and check the
equipment and take base readings of temperature and electromagnetic
field strength. They’re then assigned to different
areas of the property where they’ll investigate at their assigned
location for a predetermined period of time. The teams are then
rotated through the different areas.
“Once all the teams have spent time in all the areas, the building
is cleared for awhile to allow the recorders to run without
anyone present,” Joan said. “This gives any spirits in the building
the opportunity to relax and to release energy that they might
otherwise withhold in the presence of strangers.”
After the investigation is complete, each team member takes his
or her recordings, photographs and video evidence home for indepth
review and analysis. They create detailed narrative reports
with the evidence attached to support any personal paranormal
experiences they might have had, as well as their conclusions.
These are submitted to Malec and Morrison, who then combine
all the information together in a Director’s Final Report that
is submitted to the property owner. All the video, audio and
photographic evidence is also provided to the owner.
So what happened at the house in Absecon in addition to the
disappearing mist on the stairs? According to the Director’s Final
Report, when an investigator said to the home’s entity, “I was just
trying to imagine what it was like for you when you lived here,”
the response was a long, pronounced sigh. Another sigh was
heard when the investigator asked, “Are you trying to show us
something?” And a stand-alone infrared camera placed on the
second floor of the residence shows a large, white floating object
rising from the lower left portion of the screen, floating right then
left, then up and out of view. A second floating object moved from
right center of the screen to center, then simply disappeared.
CAPRS’s conclusion? The Director’s Final Report reads, “The
information that is contained in the Memorandum of Initial
Interview indicates that there has been paranormal activity in
this residence for at least the last three years. The descriptions
given by the residents include disembodied voices, shadow
people, touching by unseen entities, doors opening and closing
on their own, and objects moving under an unseen force. There
is ample evidence to show that there is, indeed, paranormal
activity occurring in this house. Added to this evidence are
reliable personal experiences and psychic impressions that
support the evidence obtained.
“It is the opinion of the Directors of CAPRS that [this] home is the
center of paranormal activity. “
Of course, there are some other famously haunted places in
our area where patrons and customers don’t need CAPRS to tell
them they’ve been spooked.
The Dr. Jonathan Pitney House was initially built on what is now
Route 9 in Absecon–then called “Absecum”–in 1799 by one
Samuel Reed. Dr. Pitney purchased the property in 1833 and
at some point, guest cottages were built on. The establishment
is now a bed-and-breakfast. I double-triple dare you to spend
Halloween night in the cottage where, it is reported, someone
long gone still loves to play the fife.
Anyone who grew up around here knows the legend of Ancora.
In its darkest days, back when mental illness was neither
accurately diagnosed nor understood, Ancora was an “insane
asylum.” Shoveled into this facility, our local less-than-sane
Members of CAPRS
residents proceeded to commit suicide and kill each other in
record numbers. The Veteran’s Haven is right next door to the
hospital institution. If you care to visit there on October 31, word
has it that screams and moans can be heard on a regular basis.
Mays Landing has the Abbott House Bed and Breakfast. If you
visit and would like a good night’s sleep, don’t stay on the top
floor. A little girl there died young and she still likes to bounce a
ball from time to time.
When it comes to ghosts, Cape May has an edge over Atlantic
County residents. Take the Queen’s Hotel on Columbia Avenue,
for instance. Built in 1876, it was absolutely on the up-in-up
at its inception. It was known then as Ware’s Pharmacy, an
apothecary. Then Prohibition came along, and a speakeasy–as
well as a brothel–were hidden on the premises.
Depending on how much of a stomach you have for these things,
you might want to stay on the third floor if you visit. There are
documented scentings of strong perfume there, no doubt left
over from the establishment’s brothel days. Oh, and if you’re a
woman, make your way quickly through the hallways. The spirits
of these ladies of the night apparently do not like competition.
Female guests have reported being shoved, tripped and
otherwise annoyed. You definitely don’t want to pick a room on
the third floor for your honeymoon suite. Newlyweds have said
that their beds were bumped and pushed around while they
tried to consummate their marriages.
The Southern Mansion, now a bed-and-breakfast located in
Cape May’s historic district, has its own spook. Captain George
Allen built the original house in 1868. His niece, Esther, spent
most of her life there, and she reportedly loved the mansion
with a passion. Not surprising, then, that she’s still in residence.
There have been several documented sightings of Esther
dancing in various rooms about the house. Most of these reports
have included olfactory hints–her perfume–and the sound of
her laughter as she dances. The current owner of the Southern
Mansion has said that Esther is harmless. She just wants to
keep partying, no matter that she’s long dead. If you stay at this
establishment, you may well hear her petticoats swishing down
hallways on her way to the public rooms, as well.
The afterlife is a big mystery. Many of us who have lost loved
ones know that the spirit of the heart can hang around for a long
time—out of love, anger, or just plain mischief.
So you tell me–are ghosts fact or fiction?
If you live in Atlantic County and are experiencing things that go bump in the night, CAPRS says that they are currently actively seeking homes in our area to investigate. Malec and Morrison offer their team and services free of
charge to homeowners. You can call them at (800) 493-0711 or write to them at P.O. Box 891, Northfield, New Jersey, 08225. Or visit their website at www.capeatlanticparanormalresearchsociety.com/ for more information.
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Three and Out By Tony G
Welcome to the first edition of Three and Out
– your monthly football fix that can only be
scored here at The Boardwalk Journal. I guess
that makes me your Pigskin pusherman – a
role that I won’t take lightly. I’ve got the good
stuff and I’ll be sharing it with you in this
unique column focusing on the three hottest
topics in the NFL each and every month all
the way through to the Super Bowl.
It’s a long season, so check back each month
to keep your pigskin fix in check.
First Down: The Return of Michael Vick
Andy Reid should buy a beachfront home
on Absecon Island after flip-flopping his
way through the first two weeks of the
season. In the span of two days, Reid went
from declaring Kevin Kolb as his starter
to pulling a complete about-face and
deciding to ride the hot hand of Michael
Vick into the foreseeable future. This story
has been bizarre and confusing since Kolb
went down with a concussion in Week One
against Green Bay, but it’s also been a great
redemption song for Vick. Two years after
being removed from atop his NFL perch, it
appears that Vick is headed back towards
football super-stardom.
Vick gives the Eagles’ offense a unique
dimension with his uncanny ability to sense
pressure in the pocket and to create big
plays with his explosive athletic skill-set.
He demonstrated those same qualities in
Atlanta when he was quarterbacking the
Falcons prior to his indictment. But this
time around, he seems to have improved as
a passer. If Reid and offensive coordinator
Marty Mornhinweg can keep Vick operating
within their pass-first scheme, then this
offense has the potential to be among the
most explosive in the entire league. Picture
WRs DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin–two
burners on the outside–along with TE Brent
Celek and RB LeSean McCoy continuing to
benefit from opposing defenses having to
spy Vick. It’s a scary thought, but one that
should have Philadelphia fans excited about
Reid’s decision to roll with Vick. If Vick keeps
his eyes downfield and doesn’t revert to his
old run-first mentality, this group can be
very dangerous in 2010.
Second Down: Rodgers and Brees–The
New Manning and Brady?
Before you lose your minds and start calling
my boss to ask for my head, consider this.
Manning has lost a Super Bowl more
recently than he’s won one, and Brady hasn’t
played big in a meaningful contest since
the 2007 AFC Championship game. And for
the record, Manning lost that Super Bowl
to Brees–who was named the game’s Most
Valuable Player.
This may be difficult for people in
Indianapolis or New England to admit, but
not for a Jersey boy with no ties to either
franchise. The two most prominent faces of
the NFL’s Mount Rushmore–Manning and
Brady–are in danger of being surpassed
by Brees and Rodgers, who seem poised
to directly compete for the NFC crown
this season. It’s difficult to make this claim
without sounding slightly outlandish, but
if memory serves me correctly, nobody on
planet Earth predicted Brady’s meteoric rise
to NFL legend while he was riding the pine
behind Drew Bledsoe. And Manning’s legacy
was that of a choker before he defeated the
Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. So, yeah,
Brady and Manning may have four rings
compared to one for Brees and Rodgers,
but that doesn’t mean a changing of the
tide can’t happen this year—or that it hasn’t
already begun.
The combination of Brees and Rodgers
since 2008 sports a better playoff record (3-
1) than Manning and Brady (2-3) and more
rings (1 to zero). If Brees is able to repeat as
champion this year, doesn’t that secure him
one of the two top spots? And if Rodgers
climbs the last rung and wins the title,
doesn’t he at least enter the conversation?
I say yes on both counts.
If you disagree, my boss’ phone number is
(555) 555-5555.
Third Down: Big Trouble in Big D
The Cowboys entered the 2010 NFL season
hoping to become the first team in league
history to host and play in a Super Bowl in
their home stadium. Those plans are on hold
after a slow start by the Cowboys that has
them toiling in the basement of the NFC
East. I’m not ready to write this team off
just yet because their talent–on paper–is as
deep and rich as any teams in the league.
They appear stacked at just about every
position, particularly at wide receiver. This
group has massive potential and may very
well get things back on track as the season
moves along. However, they’re skating on
thin ice. Only five teams in league history
have advanced to the playoffs after starting
0-3. That number drops to one at 0-4. The
1992 Chargers are the lone exception.
The Cowboys need a win and they need one
badly if they hope to avoid having to prove
history wrong. The problem is that they run
into an upstart 2-0 Texans team in Week Three,
and the always-dangerous RB Chris Johnson
from Tennessee in Week 4. Dropping either
or both of those games will put the 2010
Cowboys’ season in serious jeopardy–along
with coach Wade Phillips’ job.
Fourth Down: The NFL Needs an 18-game
Schedule (Punt)
I’m staunchly against the league expanding
the current 16-game schedule by two
games as part of their next collective
bargaining agreement. To me, it’s just not
necessary. A “don’t fix it if it ain’t broken”
scenario has never been more evident. The
NFL is enjoying the highest revenues in
league history. The TV ratings are through
the roof as viewership records are set and
broken in a month’s time or less. Fans are
also comfortable with the current 16-game
layout as it lends to the relative value of
individual performances across generation
gaps. Think about Barry Sanders rushing
for 2,053 yards in 1997 and how it stacks
up against Chris Johnson’s 2,006 yards in
2009. Adding two games would muddy the
waters when trying to compare how players
stack up against their predecessors. We–as
fans–are also comfortable with the current
statistical benchmarks for RBs, WRs and QBs,
and what constitutes a great season. That
would all change if the league decides to
expand the schedule to 18 games.
Additionally, the health of the players has to
be considered because the sport of football is
extremely violent. Adding two games to the
schedule would certainly increase the risk of
serious injury to players’ bodies when they’re
already up against their physical limits.
Concussions and the long-term effects on
the health of the players must be taken into
account. The NFL doesn’t need to make this
change, and in my opinion, they shouldn’t.
Tony G comes to The Boardwalk Journal with an
impressive background in football having worked
alongside some of the brightest minds in the
game. He’s trained under ESPN College Football
Analyst and NFL Draft Expert, Todd McShay as a
member of Scouts, Inc. During the three seasons
Tony spent studying under Todd, he learned how
to break down film as an NFL Scout and has put
his training to good use having spent the last
seven years as a member of ESPN’s Primetime
Football Shows. He currently works alongside
Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden as a spotter in the
Monday Night Football booth - a role he’s held
since the iconic show first came to ESPN in 2006.
Tony’s work has also been featured in The Sporting
News, on ESPN.com and now - for the first
time - here as a member of Boardwalk Journal’s
Sports department. It’s a fitting marriage for
the Atlantic City resident and former Holy Spirit
quarterback who retains strong ties to the local
sports scene. His Quarterback University camp -
which is scheduled to be held at Stockton College
this summer - is quickly becoming the premier
football camp in the South Jersey area.
POWER RANKINGS (Through Week 2)
Green Bay Packers. Rodgers and the Pack have all the pieces in place for a title run.
New Orleans Saints. It’s extremely difficult to repeat, but don’t count out this bunch from the Bayou.
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers are 2-0 despite Big Ben’s absence.
Houston Texans. Expect the Texans to make their first post-season appearance this year. Schaub and company are for real.
Indianapolis Colts. Two words: Peyton Manning.
Baltimore Ravens. Ray Lewis and his defensive teammates make the Ravens an intimidating presence in the AFC North.
New York Jets. The Jets can definitely talk the talk. Now they seem ready to walk the walk.
New England Patriots. Belichick’s youthful defense is a question mark.
Chicago Bears. Under the guidance of offensive coordinator Mike Martz, QB Jay Cutler appears headed toward a Pro Bowl season.
10. Miami Dolphins. Tony Sparano has his team ready to compete with the Patriots and Jets in the AFC East.
11. San Diego Chargers. The Bolts remain the favorites in the weak AFC West.
12. Cincinnati Bengals. The new power couple: T.O.choCinco.
13. Philadelphia Eagles. Mike Vick gives Philly the most versatile offense in the NFC.
14. Tennessee Titans. RB Chris Johnson is perhaps the most explosive player in football.
15. Atlanta Falcons. Expect Matt Ryan to get Atlanta back into the post-season this year.
16. Denver Broncos. Chaos has become the new norm for the Broncos running game.
17. New York Giants. Big Blue is black and blue after getting whooped by the Colts.
18. Dallas Cowboys. Huge disappointment in Big D, but expect a turnaround by the talented Cowboys.
19. Minnesota Vikings. Vikes’ problems run deeper than Favre.
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Perhaps the surprise team of the 2010 season.
21. Seattle Seahawks. Pete Carroll has the Seahawks playing winning football again.
22. Kansas City Chiefs. Great start for a struggling franchise.
23. Washington Redskins. The addition of Donovan McNabb and Mike Shanahan has Washington thinking playoffs.
24. Jacksonville Jaguars. Head Coach Jack Del Rio needs a winning season to save his job.
25. Oakland Raiders. If the Raiders can find a QB, they might shock the entire league.
26. Arizona Cardinals. Derek Anderson isn’t Kurt Warner. Expect a step back by the Cards in 2010.
27. San Francisco 49ers. This might be the best 0-2 team in the league. Expect the Niners to compete for the NFC West crown.
28. Detroit Lions. RB Jahvid Best leads the league in TDs and is the front-runner for rookie of the year.
29. Buffalo Bills. The Bills need to find an identity on offense, and fast.
30. Carolina Panthers. The future is here for new starting quarterback Jimmy Clausen.
31. St. Louis Rams. QB Sam Bradford appears to be the real deal.
32. Cleveland Browns. If The University of Alabama played the Browns on a neutral site, they might win.
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Why Philly is Now a
Town
Start of a new Era….Already!
By
Mike Gill
By Pete Thompson
Shore–is now a Phillies town.
By the time you read this,
the Phillies should be
playing October baseball
for the fourth consecutive
year. Will they win another
World Series? That remains
to be seen, but while Carlos
Ruiz and the boys are
making us forget all about
Chico Ruiz and 1964, I’m
here to argue that Philly–
and by extension the Jersey
To find out why the Fightins are so in demand these days, first
you have to go back to that concrete bowl known as Veterans
Stadium. Built in 1971, the multi–purpose facility was actually
a major improvement over the rundown Connie Mack Stadium.
However, with seating near 60,000 for baseball, it just didn’t
generate excitement when half the seats were empty for a
Phillies game.
A franchise-changing event took place in 2003 when then-GM
Ed Wade got permission to throw a bunch of money at free
agent Jim Thome to come to Philadelphia. The Phillies always
seemed to target the wrong guy in free agency–Lance Parrish,
for example–but this time the rest of baseball saw that the
organization was serious about winning. During his visit with
Phillies brass, Thome was driven past the new ballpark that
was under construction. Union workers wore red helmets on
that read “Philadelphia wants Jim Thome.” Thome asked the
caravan to stop, and he got out and took time to meet with the
blue–collar guys.
An instant love affair was born. Thome’s signing paved the way
for athletes like Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay and others to actually
want to play in South Philadelphia.
Thome came to the Phillies knowing that a brand new ballpark
was set to open in 2004. You could still find a seat among the
43,647 that first year when Citizens Bank Park opened, but that’s
not the case these days. Earlier this season, the Phillies hit the
100 straight sellout mark and they finished the regular season
with 123 straight sellouts. As for the post-season? Hopefully,
you know someone, or you’re gonna pay!
All four of the major sports try to market themselves as “family
friendly,” but I think the Phillies are the leaders in this area.
Next time you’re at the ballpark, especially on a Sunday, look
around and see how many kids are in your section. Between
the “Make–Your–Own–Phanatic” or the ice cream in the Phillies
helmet, taking your child to his or her first Phillies game is a rite
of passage.
So, here’s where we stand now. Every night is a sellout, the
cable TV ratings are at “Who Shot JR?” level, and if they reach
the World Series for an unprecedented third time in a row, the
sky is the limit. Sure, I love the Eagles, but just remember the
speech that actor James Earl Jones gave as Terrance Mann in
the 1989 hit “Field of Dreams.”
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been
baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers.
It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again.
But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a
part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good
and it could be again.”
Here’s hoping for another parade down Broad Street!
Pete Thompson has worked at NBC 40 since August of 2004, check
him out each night at 6pm and 11pm Monday through Friday.
Jayson Werth scores for the Phillies
Photo by Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography
Mike Gill
The Eagles escaped
from Detroit–barely,
just barely–with a
35-32 win over the
Lions, the key word
being “escaped.”
Many Eagles fans are
quick to point out
that if Mike Vick hadn’t been able to escape
from some of the pressure, the Eagles may not
have won that game. The Lions kept constant
pressure on Vick, but he handled it in a way
that maybe Kevin Kolb could not have.
This season, the NFC race seems as up-inthe-air
as it has ever been. The Cowboys and
the Vikings, two Super Bowl favorites at the
start of the season, are now both 1-2 at the
time of this writing. Tampa Bay and Chicago,
two teams that figured to be pulling up the
rear in their divisions, are a perfect 2-1 and
3-0 respectively.
So instead of going back to Kevin Kolb in
the Week 3’s game against the Jacksonville
Jaguars, Andy Reid decided to stick with
Vick. “Listen, he lost his job because of Vick’s
accelerated play,” Reid said.
The Eagles have scored 52 points in six
quarters behind an offensive line that makes
opposing defenses look like they’re running
into the water taking the polar bear plunge
on New Year’s Day.
“This has nothing to do with the offensive
line,” Reid said. “The offensive line will be fine
here. This has nothing to do with them.”
While many people seem to be very willing
to “give Kolb a shot,” the truth is that he
won’t get a fair shot behind this woeful line,
whether Reid says so or not. Andy Reid knew
that, and that’s the reason for his about-face.
Sure, Reid said that his decision had nothing
to do with Kevin Kolb and everything to do
with Vick, and I agree.
“I will tell you that he’s [Vick] playing very
good football right now,” Reid stated. “I
mean, that’s what I can tell you, [he’s playing]
as good as any quarterback out there, right
now. So, I think that’s the meat of this.”
Vick saves Kolb from failure, by no fault of his
own. Behind this offensive line, Reid knew
that Kolb had no shot to succeed, and he
knew that Kolb would never be judged fairly,
not by the fans and not by the front office.
“Listen, I’m going to tell you what, because
Eagles’ Coach Andy Reid
this is not about Kevin Kolb, this is about
Michael Vick,” Reid said. “I’m going to keep
going back to that. Kevin Kolb has a bright,
bright future, and I mean a bright future. My
feelings about Kevin Kolb have not changed
a bit. But [I think] Michael Vick surprised all of
us with his play. I’m so proud of him and as
I mentioned before, that’s a beautiful thing.
I’m sitting up here with two quarterbacks
that I know I can win in the National Football
League with, and that’s a beautiful thing.”
So Reid decided to do an about-face on his
off-season plan to turn the reigns over to
Kolb for the potential of instant gratification
with Vick. Vick gives this season hope. He
gives the fan base new energy and a new
focus. With Kolb, the fan base was lethargic
and unsure. With Vick, they are excited and
hopeful that the team can compete for
another NFC East title.
Should they have traded McNabb? Is
benching Kolb fair? Is Mike Vick the future?
Many of these questions are being asked–
but is there really a good answer? Not now,
not until this all plays out.
The Eagles’ schedule gives fans a reason
for hope. After a road game against a very
beatable Jags team that was blown out 38-
13 in San Diego, the Eagles come home for
a division tilt with Donovan McNabb and
the Redskins–always a tough game, but
winnable. Following the McNabb reunion,
the Birds head out west–a tough chore, no
question–to take on a San Francisco team
that doesn’t seem to be as good as advertised,
mostly because their young quarterback has
never lived up to the expectations of being
the number one overall pick.
Eagles’ Quarterback Michael Vick
The next two weeks will be very telling.
Atlanta might be a more polished team, but
by no means are they unbeatable. The Eagles
downed the Falcons a year ago without the
services of Desean Jackson, and they’ll surely
have the ability to score points on the Falcons
again. The Titans have their own quarterback
controversy brewing. Will the Eagles see
Vince Young or Kerry Collins in Week Seven?
A bye week comes up next, and here is where
it gets interesting. We all know Andy Reid’s
record following the bye week–it’s perfect.
Enter the Indianapolis Colts at the Linc. Could
this be the perfect time for Andy Reid’s team
to play the Colts? Could this be the game
that sets the tone for the second half of the
season?
Things will certainly be interesting by the
mid-point of the season, but one thing’s for
sure. We may not know if the McNabb trade,
the Kolb benching, or Vick is the future of this
team until next season. That’s when the dust
will settle and we’ll be able to more clearly
see how McNabb fares in Washington, how
Kolb reacts to his benching, or if Vick is even
here next season.
Once again, let the debate begin.
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Anthony’s Out to Lunch:
Mickey & Minnie’s Inn
Do you love delicious food and cold beer
as much as I do? Well, I found the perfect
place for both of them: Oktoberfest! No,
not the 200-year-old festival in Munich,
Germany. (I can’t afford that one). I’m
talking about the celebration happening
at Mickey & Minnie’s Inn on the White
Horse Pike in Cologne. Their German
specialties are being made from scratch
and served every Tuesday for dinner.
Can’t make it on a Tuesday? Well you
are in luck, because right now Mickey &
Minnie’s is cooking up their Oktoberfest
menu six nights a week from September
until Thanksgiving.
I’ll admit I didn’t know very much about
German cuisine before checking out
Mickey & Minnie’s one evening with
some friends. In fact, there were a lot of
things I learned that night. For starters,
Mickey & Minnie’s has been owned and
operated by the Garbutt family since
1938. So for over 70 years, the Garbutts
have worked together putting out quality
food at great prices. Today, you can even
find the fourth generation regularly
waiting tables.
About 20 years ago, the menu was
expanded to bring Mickey & Minnie’s
from a quaint sandwich shop, to a fullscale
restaurant specializing in home
cooked comfort food for both lunch and
dinner. The current menu is diverse and
features dishes like the Chicken Maryland
Style topped with lump crab meat and
Madeira wine ($19), the Apple Jack Pork
Chop with fresh apples and an Apple Jack
liquor glaze ($18), and even a selection of
Italian dishes.
However, it was the German food that I
needed to warm me up on the chilly and
rainy night of our visit. As we scurried
out of the storm, we entered Mickey &
Minnie’s, and the warm bar and cozy
lighting immediately welcomed us. The
restaurant was bustling and everyone
was laughing and enjoying their meals.
We knew we were in for a treat.
As we were politely shown to our seats,
our delightful server Christine arrived
to take our drink order. I must say that
every one of Christine’s recommendations
throughout the meal was spot on. So
don’t be afraid of the long German names
for the dishes because each menu item
is explained in English and the expert
staff was right there to answer any
questions. First, our server recommended
that we taste the Drei Beir Paddel ($6)
and the Drei Wein Paddel ($10). The first
“paddel” is a sampling of three German
Beers: Paulaner Hefeweizen, Hacker
Pschoor Oktoberfest, Becks Oktoberfest
and the second one offers three German
Wines: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and
Dornfelder. These tasty beverages were
the right way to start the meal.
Next, we split two appetizers. The
delicately Smoked Trout ($8) melted in
my mouth and was topped with capers,
red onions, and served with a creamy
horseradish sauce. The Kartoffelpuffer
($6) was three traditional German soft,
yet crispy potato pancakes served with
applesauce and sour cream. My buddy
Simon declared them to be as good as his
mom’s recipe.
As we were licking the plates clean, our
chicken stew and salads arrived. You see,
when ordering off of the Oktoberfest
menu, each dinner comes served with
soup or salad, bread and butter, German
potato salad, red cabbage, and spatzle
(German egg noodles). These sides are
not only delicious, but could stand alone
as a meal all by themselves. Nevertheless,
the entrees stole the show during this
excellent feast.
Miller dined on the Wienerschnitzel which
was breaded medallions of veal, expertly
By Anthony Previti
pan-fried with a lemon caper, butter sauce,
and he ordered it “Holstein-style” with a
fried egg on top ($21.50). (Because that’s
how The Miller rolls). Simon ate one of the
specials of the evening, the Hackbraten
German Meatloaf that was so tender and
made from a perfect combination of pork,
beef, veal, and marble-rye bread, soaked
in Oktoberfest beer ($17.50). How could
you not love that? I ordered the German
Wurst Sampler ($17). My plate was filled
with a trio of Bratwurst, Knockwurst, and
Bochwurst, served with apple sauerkraut
and spicy horseradish mustard. I was in
heaven.
But as amazing as everything tasted,
it was my fiancé Kimberly’s dinner
that blew us away. She ordered the
Jagerschnitzel which came with
beautifully sautéed medallions of sweet
veal with mushrooms, onions, and bacon
in a buttery cream sauce ($19). There
is nothing wrong with a bacon cream
sauce my friends, nothing. That plate
was fantastic. We closed out our meal
with an awesome Pumpkin Cheesecake
(Kasekuchen), an enormous Black Forest
Cake (Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte), and
an Apple Strudel that was so good it may
change your life forever.
During our meal, we had the pleasure of
meeting Chef Dottie Garbutt who came
out to visit our table. Her presentation
of the German menu is so wonderful
that you would be doing yourself a
disservice if you don’t try it. And while we
all can’t afford to fly to Germany during
Oktoberfest, we absolutely can go to
Mickey & Minnie’s Inn. By the end of that
meal, you won’t miss Munich one bit.
Mickey &
Minnie’s Inn
733 W. White Horse Pike,
Galloway, NJ
609-965-1877
Hours:
Lunch 11am to 10pm
Dinner served 4 to 10pm
Closed Monday
www.mickeyandminnies.com
Prices:
Lunch: $3.75-$11
Appetizers: $5.50-$9
Dinners: $14-$24
Tony’s Tip:
You have to check out Mickey and
Minnie’s Friday Happy Hour from
3pm-6pm for reduced beer and
drink specials and complimentary
hot appetizers. Free food? Count me
in. They also post their lunch and
dinner specials daily on Facebook.
Friend them now!
Anthony Previti is a criminal defense attorney who appears frequently in Atlantic County Superior Court and he
loves food. If you would like your restaurant featured, please send an email to: OutToLunch@boardwalkjournal.com
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Coming Soon to Atlantic City
presents
“Colleagues for Excellence”
Kimberly’s now provides exclusive catering and
event-planning services to these two fantastic locations!
The Atlantic City
Jitney Association
serves the needs of the local
community as well as the
millions of visitors to Atlantic
City. We provide convenient,
on-time transportation to
various points in Atlantic City.
Jitney Color-Coded
route numbers
#1 Pink
New Hampshire Ave. to
Jackson Ave. via Pacific Ave.
#2 Blue
Phish
October 29-31
Boardwalk Hall
Smokey Robinson
November 5-6
Tropicana
Justin Bieber
November 19
Boardwalk Hall
Marina Area-Trump Marina,
Harrah’s, Borgata via Delaware
Ave. to Pacific Ave.
#3 Green
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Black Whale Cruises aboard the Crystal Queen: Lovely back bay cruising with brunch,
lunch or dinner. Also available for private charters. Perfect for any social or corporate event.
Locations for Jitney
ticket sales:
Egg Harbor Township Police
Athletic League: Summer camp
and preschool with breakfast
and lunch services, ATV riding,
paintball excursions, meeting
rooms, banquet rooms and
outdoor areas perfect for any
social or corporate event.
Atlantic City
Jitney Association
201 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City
Check Cashing
1226 Atlantic Avenue or
3100 Atlantic Avenue
Boyz II Men
November 20
Resorts
Bret Michaels
November 26
Tropicana
Lady Gaga
February 19
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A C Confidential
Atlantic City A Place We Call Home
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The glitz and glamour of Atlantic City
has become the perfect backdrop for
stars and locals to party the night
away. Each month, prepare yourself to
learn some intimate details about the
hottest happenings in the city,
that’s Always Turned On!
HBO celebrated the debut of its new
drama series BOARDWALK EMPIRE by
bringing back all the glitz and glamour
of Prohibition-era Atlantic City. Caesar’s
rolled out the red carpet for the cast of
the show and hosted a 1920s-themed
extravaganza. After a private screening
at Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre,
guests had the opportunity to rub
elbows with the cast of the series at
an exclusive “Prohibition’s Eve” afterparty
at One Atlantic at The Pier Shops
at Caesars, which included: Terence
Winter (show creator), Aleksa Palladino
(Angela Darmody), Michael Stuhlbarg
(Arnold Rothstein), Anthony Laciura
(Eddie Kessler), Paz de la Huerta
(Lucy Danziger), Michael Pitt (Jimmy
Darmody), Michael K. Williams (Chalky
White), Kelly MacDonald (Margaret
Schroeder) and Vincent Piazza (Lucky
Luciano). (1)
Rapper Ludacris put on a show in the
House of Blues Music Hall to a near
sell-out crowd for almost two hours
non-stop. After the concert, Luda and
his crew partied in the Foundation
Room, for the official “Conjure” Cognacsponsored
afterparty, which included
a surprise customized birthday cake
from the Showboat pastry team, to
celebrate Luda’s birthday (which was a
few weeks back). (2)
Dennis Haskins who played quirky
Principal Belding from the popular TV
series Saved By the Bell hosted a party
at The Pool. (4)
20-year-old rapper Sean Kingston
hosted a party at Dusk and performed
for fans his energizing songs “Fire
Burning” and “Beautiful Girls.”
NJ native and E! star Chelsea Handler
and her family recently stayed at The
Water Club, while the comedienne
performed two sold-out shows at
Borgata. Funnyman Bill Cosby spent
time with Handler, her family and
friends – taking photos and talking
about the comedy business; how he got
started and his comedic philosophy.
Cosby also performed two sold-out
shows at Borgata. At night, Handler
and her family dined at Chef Stephen
Kalt’s Fornelletto Cucina & Wine Bar and
played blackjack on the casino floor for
several hours.
PGA Pro John Daly and LPGA Pro
Angela Stanford hosted the AC Boys &
Girls Club’s “Skins for Kids” at Hidden
Creek Golf Club. The event featured a
Golf Clinic in the morning and a golf
outing in the afternoon. There was
also a special Skins Golf contest which
auctioned off three chances to play
against John and Angela to the highest
bidders. (5)
MSN’s Effie-winning webseries,
Appetite for Life filmed an episode
at Resorts Casino. Currently shooting
season two, host and chef Andrew
Zimmern is traveling to various
locations trying food that he’s never
tried before and then doing something
he’s never done before. Zimmern
was trained by Resorts table games
management and dealers on how to
deal a blackjack tournament. (6)
Aubrey O’Day the
former lead vocalist By Veronica Dudo
of Diddy’s band Danity
Kane recently stayed at The Chelsea.
O’Day is returning to reality TV with
her new show, “The Aubrey O’Day
Project” scheduled to air on Oxygen.
Insiders say the series chronicles her
attempt to make a comeback in the
music industry.
Stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy
made a recent trip to the city. The
Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
host performed his comedy show at
Resorts. (7)
Songstress Stevie Nicks dined at Bobby
Flay Steak and rocker Sammy Hagar
dined with friends at Old Homestead
Steakhouse. Rev Run and celebrity DJ
Ruckus spun at Borgata’s Social Sunday
parties at
Sunbar and
MIXX nightclub.
Iggy Pop, who
was in town
for his concert
at House
of Blues,
stayed at the
Chelsea and
was spotted
swimming in
the 5th floor
pool.
Jermaine Dupri
celebrated his
birthday with
Sky Nellor at
Izakaya before
their DJ gigs at
MIXX and mur.mur
nightclubs where
Dupri played
to a sold-out
crowd and was
presented with a
vegan birthday
cake. (8)
The New Jersey dark-haired dynamic
trio, Jonas Brothers performed to a
packed house of screaming tweens and
teens inside the Mark G. Etess Arena
at Trump Taj Mahal. After the concert,
teen heartthrobs, 22-year-old Kevin
and 21-year-old Joe, dropped into Singer Taio Cruz brought his hits
the casino’s High Limit Gaming Salon “Break Your Heart” and “Dynamite” to
5 (Baccarat Pit) for a private game of Borgata’s MIXX.
Blackjack. (3)
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By Ken Calemmo and Kristine Kodytek
Before it was called Boardwalk Hall it was
just Convention Hall—an impressive venue
located on the Atlantic City Boardwalk just
a ways down from Steel Pier.
This large-scale venue—Madison Square
Garden could fit inside it with room to
spare—was unique in its own right: it could
hold 40,000 people in the main auditorium
(66,000 utilizing all space in the facility)
and was the first hall of its kind to be
created without support columns. It also
housed the largest stage at the time it was
built and the loudest and largest organ in the
world. Most recently, the organ has been
completely refurbished and will soon be
again entertaining concertgoers and visitors
to the hall.
Boardwalk Hall was home to a multitude of
events that were not only entertaining, but
also historically significant. The events held
at the hall ranged from political conventions
to dog shows and left event goers with
memories of amazing experiences.
In 1930, Boardwalk Hall hosted the first
indoor football game…ever! A rubber mat
was placed on the floor, sod (that needed to
be watered) covered it and two teams,
Lafayette University and Washington
Jefferson University tried to out-play one
another. This football game opened the door
for professional, independent, college, high
school and kids football leagues to play in
the historic hall. Even popular bowl games,
the “Boardwalk Bowl” and the “Liberty
Bowl,” were played here.
During World War II, Boardwalk Hall was
taken over by the Army Air Force for basic
training purposes. The boardwalk served as
a marching space for the troops-in-training.
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW
Historic Boardwalk Hall
From 1940 – 2004, Boardwalk Hall was
home to the famous Miss America Pageant.
During the 1972 pageant, a helicopter was
flown INSIDE the venue with the newlycrowned
Miss America inside.
During heat-stricken summers between
1941 and 1981, Atlantic City visitors
could “cool off” by seeing the Ice Follies
and Ice Capades shows performed in
Boardwalk Hall.
In 1963, Dick Tiger and Joey Giardello
“battled it out” for the Middleweight
Championship. It was this fight that cost
Tiger his crown.
1964 was a huge year for Boardwalk Hall.
The Beatles performed at the hall after it
was deemed that their act (and audience)
was too massive to be housed by the
theaters on Steel Pier.
In addition, the 1964 Democratic National
Convention was held in the hall. It was
here that President Lyndon B. Johnson
was nominated and Senator Robert F.
Kennedy delivered an emotional speech
regarding the assassination of his brother,
John F. Kennedy.
Prior to the 1976 legalization of gambling
in Atlantic City, underground greyhound
races were held in the hall—further
solidifying Atlantic City’s role as a place
for adult entertainment.
The list of sporting events to grace the
stage and floor of Board Walk Hall alone
is truly endless, but here’s a snapshot of
what could be seen: college basketball,
professional and amateur ice hockey (in
the form of the AC Seagulls who were
league champs in 1932), the 1949
American Bowling Congress Tournament
(complete with 48 alleys), the Harlem
Globetrotters, horse shows and polo, holein-one
golf tournaments, ping pong
championships, fencing, lacrosse and field
hockey games and jai alai. Remember, this
doesn’t even include the countless concerts
held in the hall.
Boardwalk Hall remains one of the
busiest venues of its size in the country.
The hall recently held a performance by
Lady Gaga that jammed the streets of
Atlantic City. Upcoming events
include: the return of professional
hockey, a three-day Phish concert, Toby
Keith, Justin Bieber, the Legends
Classic Championship Tennis, rodeo,
indoor auto racing and, one of my
favorites, the Atlantic 10 Men’s
Basketball Championship.
Come enjoy some history and great
entertainment.
Allen “Boo”Pergament “
contributed editorial for this story
ken_calemmo@cooperlevenson.com

Paul Anka is Still Swinging
By Veronica Dudo
Paul Anka first burst onto the scene in 1957
with his number one hit, “Diana.” He was
instantly an international teen idol at 14 years
old. Anka is now a successful performer and
among the most influential songwriters of our
time. In addition to these accomplishments,
he is a prominent businessman in the music
industry and an extremely sought-after and
respected consultant.
“This is what I’m born to do,” the now
69-year-old told me from his California
home. “You’re happy to be doing it because
it’s what’s inside of you.”
A fixture in music history, Anka has penned
countless hits recorded by others, most
notably “She’s a Lady” (Tom Jones), “It
Doesn’t Matter Anymore” (Buddy Holly),
“Puppy Love” (Donny Osmond), and the
English lyrics to Frank Sinatra’s signature
song, “My Way.”
Born in Canada to parents of Lebanese
Christian decent, Anka has certainly come
a long way from his early years of stealing
the family car and singing at Amateur
Night contests. He’s now sold close to 15
million albums worldwide.
His Billboard chart stats in the United
States include three number one songs:
“Diana,” “Lonely Boy,” and “You’re Having My
Baby.” There have also been 22 Top Twenty
hits.
Anka is about to embark on a new tour
that will include two shows in November
at Resorts. He recalls working in the resort
with affection.
“Atlantic City has been a part of my life since
1957 and 1958 when I worked with that
diving horse over at the pier,” he said, adding
that he’s looking forward to his upcoming
performances here. “The audience is so
passionate. I love coming here because
you’re pulling from the surrounding areas
where people are just so into their music
and so loyal. It’s always fun because they’ve
grown up with you and communicated with
you in letters. You meet them, you see them.
It’s really an interesting pool of people who
come in and it’s wonderful for us. We love it!”
Anka has recorded 125 albums and has an
astonishing 900 songs to his credit—130 of
them recorded by other artists, including
Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Linda
Ronstadt and Robbie Williams. He even
composed the theme to The Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson.
In 2009, when Michael Jackson’s
posthumous number one worldwide hit,
“This Is It,” was released, it came out that
the song was originally titled, “I Never
Heard” and was co-written by Anka during
a 1983 session with Jackson. When the
news broke, Anka said he felt as though he
had finally received justice.
“It was obviously a very meaningful
moment because I knew Michael Jackson
and his family for many years in Vegas,”
Anka said. “When he called, he was only 20
years old and he wanted to write with me
and be on the album I was doing at that
time with Sony. I was already recording
with Michael McDonald, The Doobie
Brothers, Sa-Fire and a bunch of people, so
he was the last artist in. He spent a lot of
time with me. Once his album came out,
obviously he got a little eccentric and that’s
when he stole the tapes.”
It has been reported that administrators of
Jackson’s estate granted Anka fifty percent
of the copyright to the song. Anka said
that during the 1983 session, the pair
actually wrote three songs together. The
second one was recently discovered: “Love
Never Felt So Good.” It is scheduled to be
released in the near future.
Anka said that he never imagined in 1983
that he would one day be in this situation,
but he’s grateful to now receive the credit
he deserves. “It was a very unusual and
emotional moment,” he said.
With dozens of projects and requests from
many popular artists to work with him,
Anka said that it is important to stay true to
yourself, but to also stay current and evolve
with the times. “You don’t want to quit a
profession like this,” he told the Boardwalk
Journal. “When you’ve got a demand out
there and an audience, that’s when you get
your feedback and your motivation. You
want to stay with that.”
Anka said that he will continue to do it his
way, and he plans on working for many
years to come.
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