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Wildwood Writer

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!

ICONA Moves Into The Amusement Business

ICONA Moves Into The Amusement Business For a while now we have been reporting on the amazing projects that ICONA is currently working on in South Jersey. From their recent purchase of the Windrift hotel in Avalon to their full renovation of their Diamond Beach location, ICONA is on the move to become a house …

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What’s Happening With Cape May’s Rail Line?

What’s Happening With Cape May’s Rail Line? Over the past few weeks, we have noticed that something has been going on with the tracks on the old Cape May Seashore Lines. (Video at the bottom) For those who are unfamiliar, from the late 1800s until the 1970s, trains used to bring folks and cargo to …

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What’s Open In Wildwood For Easter Weekend 2021

What’s Open In Wildwood For Easter Weekend 2021 Over the past weekend the number one question we have been getting is “what will be open over Easter Weekend?” If you are like my family, Easter weekend was always a ‘taste of summer’ weekend where we would visit Morey’s Piers for opening day and do an …

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ICONA Resorts Acquires Windrift Hotel In Avalon

ICONA Resorts Acquires Windrift Hotel In Avalon ICONA Resorts, whose Diamond Beach location has recently was named the best in the State and one of the best in the Country, has made a MAJOR announcement today. In a press release put out this morning, they confirmed the rumor that last month they purchased the Windrift …

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Answering What’s Going Across From Wildwood’s Wawa

Answering What’s Going Across From Wildwood’s Wawa Now that Spring is finally here folks are starting to make their way down the shore to get their houses ready. As people are driving on to the island via the George Redding bridge, they are hit with a large plot of land. This plot of land is …

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Explaining N. Wildwood’s NEW “Dogs On The Beach” Rule

Explaining N. Wildwood’s NEW “Dogs On The Beach” Rule Yesterday we were flooded with questions about the new rule in North Wildwood where dogs would be allowed on the beaches. The news came out via an article posted by the Cape May Herald. For the most part folks only read the titles of articles without …

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