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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!

Inside the New Cape Square Entertainment Center

Inside the New Cape Square Entertainment Center With the release of the movie of the year, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” breaking records at the box office, many Cape May County residents are wondering when their new movie theater will be open. The movie theater they are referring to is the Cape Square Theater which …

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Stranded Cape May Boaters’ Survival Story

Stranded Cape May Boaters’ Survival Story There might be a really great documentary to be made about the Cape May boaters who were lost at sea. After they were saved by a Dutch ship, the boaters told a story that one could only think would be a fictional movie. With winter coming in quickly, 64-year-old …

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Wildwood’s Sinclair Gas Station is Officially Open

Sinclair Gas Station is Officially Open Those driving down Rio Grande Avenue in Wildwood today were in for a treat. After what feels like years of construction, the new Sinclair Gas Station is officially open. Gas attendants were filling up cars as new flags flew out front indicating to passing cars that they could stop …

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HELP Cape May Boaters Missing

HELP Cape May Boaters Missing On Monday morning, the United States Coast Guard was called after two Cape May boaters, Kevin Hyde, and Joe DiTommasso were reported missing. Hyde and DiTommasso were sailing their boat, Atrevida II, which is a 30-foot Catalina sailboat that left Cape May New Jersey on December 3rd towards the Florida …

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Massive Whale Washes Up On New Jersey Beach

Massive Whale Washes Up On New Jersey Beach Life is never boring in the state of New Jersey, especially when you live ‘down’ the shore. On Saturday morning, residents of Strathmere woke up with a foul smell coming off their beach. Upper Township was called to the scene where it was revealed that a 30-foot …

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Playland’s Castaway Cove Construction Update

Playland’s Castaway Cove Construction Update Construction is starting to ramp up at Playland’s Castaway Cove in Ocean City New Jersey. For over a year their grand entrance into the entertainment complex has been missing. Back in January 2021, Playland’s Castaway Cove experienced a boardwalk nightmare, a massive fire. Around 7:30 am smoke started rising out …

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