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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!

Tram Car Opening Date And Covd-19 Protocols

Tram Car Opening Date And Covd-19 Protocols The biggest question that has been set to us via Facebook is “when will the tram cars start running for the season.” This is a great question as the tram car normally starts to run in late April or March depending on when Morey’s Piers open for the …

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Keeping The Wildwood Boardwalk Safe For Visitors

Keeping The Wildwood Boardwalk Safe For Visitors Wildwood Mayor, Pete Byron, was on PIX 11 News, which is in New York City, to discuss the new beach and boardwalk rules that went into effect as of last Friday May 8th. Those rules allowed visitors on the boardwalk to exercise and allowed visitors to sit on …

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Wildwood Crest’s COVID-19 Restrictions

Wildwood Crest’s COVID-19 Restrictions Here are the current Covid-19 Restriction in Wildwood Crest as of Monday May 11th. Public Parks are Open For Exercise Bike Paths are Open For Exercise Beach (Only In Crest) is Open For Exercise ONLY (No sitting, sunbathing, Swimming) Tennis Courts – Open but no large gatherings Basketball Courts – Open …

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Wildwood Promotional Video From 1970

Wildwood Promotional Video From 1970 Go back in time to the 1970s in this 30 minute promotional video about the Wildwoods. This was a video that city of Wildwood paid to produce. It had aired in many different movie theaters to promote The Wildwoods. This promotional really showed EVERYTHING on this island. From the fishing, …

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Did You Know Little Richard Once Performed In Wildwood?

Did You Know Little Richard Once Performed In Wildwood? Unfortunately today it was announced that Rock and Roll super star, Little Richard had passed at the age of 87. It wasn’t covid-19 related. But did you know that he once performed in the Wildwoods? The Wildwoods from the 1950s through the late 1970s was considered …

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N. Wildwood To Allow Sitting On The Beach!

N. Wildwood To Allow Sitting On The Beach! North Wildwood’s Mayor, Patrick Rosenello sat down with CBS Philly’s Jim Donovan this morning to talk about the beaches reopening. As you may know, every single day there is a change in the ‘rules’ for what’s opening. Today we finally got some clarity on the question, “can …

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What’s Open On The Boardwalk Mother’s Day Weekend

What’s Open On The Boardwalk Mother’s Day Weekend I have been getting a ton of questions on what will be open on the Wildwood Boardwalk this weekend. I decided to put together a go-to list of what we know so far. Of course things can change due to weather. This weekend we are expecting winter …

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Winter Like Conditions This Weekend (May)

Winter Like Conditions This Weekend (May) We may be weeks away from summer but this upcoming weekend is going to make you feel like it’s winter again. According to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania will feel lows into the 30s as a polar vortex makes it’s way …

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