Jim Billotte never imagined the bumper pool table he bought his children more than 10 years ago would ever lead to this. The Boston native thought the table would be a nice pastime for his four ...

ASBURY PARK -- At a time when this city was full of late-night hangouts, the Empire Bar stood out. Was it the 25-cent mugs of beer? The 55-cent sandwiches? The bumper pool table? Or perhaps it was, as ...