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My name is Joey Contino. I am a big lover of anything Wildwood. I have lived and worked in Wildwood my whole life. I worked jobs from working on the beach renting umbrellas and chairs to being a supervisor at Morey's Piers. Wildwood is my life and my home!

Wildwood Crest Bans Smoking On Beach, Limits Use of Recreational Cannabis

Wildwood Crest Bans Smoking On Beach, Limits Use of Recreational Cannabis Press Release The Borough of Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners has passed ordinances that ban smoking on the beach and impose some restrictions on recreational marijuana use. Wildwood Crest previously offered designated smoking areas on its beach. Those areas have now been eliminated, making …

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A Look Inside Wildwood’s NEW Restaurant – Santorini

A Look Inside Wildwood’s NEW Restaurant – Santorini As we have been reporting for the past several months, there are so many amazing new places opening up all around the Wildwoods. If you would like to see the full list click the link below. NEW In The Wildwoods 2021! One of those new places is …

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Truck Stuck In N. Wildwood Surf – Photos

Truck Stuck In N. Wildwood Surf – Photos Yesterday afternoon a very interesting thing took place on the North Wildwood beach. Roughly around 3 pm today, 911 received a phone call that a silver truck had gotten stuck on the North Wildwood beach around 5th Avenue. Due to the erosion that’s taking place on the …

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Watch A NASA Rocket Launch From the Cape May Beach This Weekend

Watch A NASA Rocket Launch From the Cape May Beach This Weekend There are so many amazing things happening down in Cape May County this weekend, especially in Wildwood. Morey’s Piers is opening for their 2021 season, the tram car starts rolling and you can watch a rocket launch from the beach! A NASA suborbital …

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Papi’s Tacos Is Now Open in Wildwood!!

Papi’s Tacos Is Now Open in Wildwood!! With yesterday being Cinco de Mayo, there was one other thing to celebrate. On Facebook, it was announced by Capt’n Jack’s Island Grill that their latest venture, Papi’s Tacos, held their grand opening. For the past few months, we have been reporting on the construction on Papi’s Tacos, …

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New Jersey Removes 50% Capacity On Indoor Dining + More

New Jersey Removes 50% Capacity On Indoor Dining + More Today, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, made a ton of announcements in regards to covid-19 restrictions. These announcements are mostly about how New Jersey’s numbers and trending downward and that many of its current restrictions will be relaxed. On top of this, he has introduced …

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GoFundMe Page Put Together For Wildwood Fire Boat Victim

GoFundMe Page Put Together For Wildwood Fire Boat Victim Over the course of the weekend, we have been bringing you updates about the vessel fire that took place in Wildwood’s Otten’s Harbor. For those who don’t know, on Saturday at 10:30 a 911 call was placed stating that a 40’ pleasure vessel was on fire in …

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