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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!

California Wild Fires Create Haze In Wildwood

California Wild Fires Create Haze In Wildwood It’s easy to forget that we are all together on this planet. When something happens halfway around the world you really don’t think about it too much as it doesn’t interfere with your daily life. Today that changes a little bit. If you have been down the shore …

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Hurricane Sally Could Bring Flooding To The Jersey Shore

Hurricane Sally Could Bring Flooding To The Jersey Shore Hurricane Sally may be downgraded to just a tropical storm but as it sweeps it’s way across the country, New Jersey shore towns will get a touch of it’s power. The current path of Sally has it heading through North Carolina and out near Virginia Beach. …

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Wildwood Hits Top 10 In Most Popular US Destinations

Wildwood Hits Top 10 In Most Popular US Destinations There was an interesting article on Associated Press today that I wanted to share with you titled “Summer Vacations Signal Long-Term Shift In Consumer Travel Behavior.” While this might seem like an uneventful article is has some very interesting data with it. With data coming from …

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Morey’s Piers Announces Additional Ride Dates!!!

Morey’s Piers Announces Additional Ride Dates!!! We have some awesome news coming out of the Wildwoods today! Yesterday Morey’s Piers announced that they will be adding another weekend on to their season! According to Morey’s Piers calendar, originally the rides were to end on September 20th, this weekend BUT it looks like they decided to …

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Mack’s Pizza And Sam’s Pizza Announce Updated Hours

Mack’s Pizza And Sam’s Pizza Announce Updated Hours You know that the end of the summer season is near when Mack’s Pizza and Sam’s Pizza both announce their new schedules. Sam’s Pizza, who will only be operating on a takeout-only basis, posted these hours for Sept, Sunday-Thursday 10:30am – 8pm Friday-Saturday 10:30am – 10pm FINAL …

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What Is This Giant Spider On The Wildwood Crest Beach?!

What Is This Giant Spider On The Wildwood Crest Beach?! As you know we get amazing families visit us from around the world. Sometimes on their trip they see something and what to know what it is. Today’s question came in from our Wildwood Talk facebook group. The Lombardos were vacationing in Wildwood Crest and …

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What’s Open This Weekend In The Wildwoods Sept 11th – 13th

What’s Open This Weekend In The Wildwoods Sept 11th – 13th It’s time for the for our weekly recap of what will be open this weekend in the Wildwoods. Please keep in mind that with covid-19 rising some of these things could change.  If you want to see the latest list of closing dates click …

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Humpback Whales Spotted Off The Coast of Cape May (Video)

Humpback Whales Spotted Off The Coast of Cape May (Video) It seems that humpback whales have been spotted all over the state of New Jersey over the past few weeks. Over the past few days there have been several humpback whales spotted just off the coast of Cape May. While there is no exact science …

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3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Jersey

3.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Jersey Did you feel the earthquake last night? If 2020 couldn’t get stranger enough, New Jersey had an earthquake. According to The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), around 2AM New Jersey had an M 3.1 earthquake roughly 20 miles South East of Edison New Jersey and 2 miles North East of West Freehold …

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