Sunday, December 2, 2012
"Boardwalk Empire" is a hit television show that shares the same name—and a few facts—as the nonfiction book that inspired the HBO series.
What's in a name? When it comes to comparing Nucky Johnson, Atlantic City's real-life politics and racketeering boss, to HBO's fictionalized "Nucky Thompson" in the series Boardwalk Empire, the answer is more than just the TV character's fictionalized name. Author Nelson Johnson, who literally wrote the book on the real Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, says HBO's Terence Winter has said the fictionalized character created for the TV version of Boardwalk Empire is 70 percent drawn from Johnson's 2002 book of the same name. When I told Johnson, a state Superior Court judge whom I've known for more than two decades, that it strikes me that the percentages are more like 60 percent fiction and 40 percent fact in the HBO series, he laughed and quickly …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
After Sandy batters Atlantic City, the state teachers' union cancels its annual gathering there.
New Jersey’s teachers won’t gather in Atlantic City for their annual convention for the first time in 158 years. The damage and ongoing problems left behind by monster storm Sandy forced the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) to cancel its Nov. 8-9 conference at the shore town. NJEA said its convention is the largest gathering of its kind worldwide, and the sheer size helped make the final decision to cancel. “The NJEA Convention is a massive event, involving tens of thousands of people,” NJEA President Barbara Keshishian said. “We concluded it was simply not advisable to try to have that many people on the roads and using public transportation while so many communities are struggling to restore power and basic services to their …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Top wrestler from Jersey Shore area heading to Atlantic City
This year's Wrestling State Championships start today in Atlantic City, and there are several local competitors looking to prove they are not only the best in the Shore Conference but in the state as a whole. Over the past few years wrestlers from this area have routinely found themselves at or near the top of the medal stand and 2012 figures to be no exception. First round pairings for each weight class can be found below. 106 Top Bracket Yasel Corporan (Perth Amboy) vs. 8. Michael Russo (Jackson Liberty) winner vs. 1. Jan Rosenberg (Morris Knolls); 5. John Amato (Timber Creek) vs. 4. Tyler McBride (Camden Catholic); 3. Craig DeLaCruz (Bound Brook) vs. Max Rallo (Ocean Twp.) winner vs. 6. Tyler Casamenti (Bergen Catholic) vs. Rinaldy …
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BoardWalk Empire one of the best shows. I love the old school Mobster Movies and to have a show with Nucky, AL Copene, and Lucky Luciano this show has the big shots, of the old times. GREAT SHOW more ›