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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!

The Residences on Pacific To Become A Hotel

The Residences on Pacific To Become A Hotel If you have been following along with our monthly Wildwood construction updates you would know that the Wildwoods is going through a massive revitalization. From new hotels to new businesses, the island will look very different by the time Memorial Day Weekend 2023 hits. [At the bottom …

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Wildwood Construction Update – Sept 2022

Wildwood Construction Update – Sept 2022 Now that summer is unofficially done, it’s time to restart the Wildwood Construction update videos. These updates normally stop during there summertime since everyone is down here checking out the construction projects themselves. As we make our way out of the summer season and into the shoulder season, get …

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Oceanview Motel SAVED, To Become Madison Resort

Oceanview Motel SAVED If you have been following our channel for the past year you would know we have been working extremely hard to save the Oceanview Motel. Located at 7201 Ocean Ave in Wildwood Crest, the Oceanview Motel was built in 1963 and opened as the Admiral Motel before becoming Admiral East and finally …

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Wildwood Tramcar Extends Their 2022 Season

Wildwood Tramcar Extends Their 2022 Season A little bit of summer will be staying around longer! About a week ago it was announced that the world-famous Wildwood Boardwalk Tramcar would be closing for the summer on Saturday, September 10th. Due to the covid pandemic, low staffing, and weather, the tramcar had been closing earlier in …

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Crabbing In New Jersey – Wildwood 2022

Crabbing In New Jersey – Wildwood 2022 If you are looking for the best crabbing spots in New Jersey, then we have you covered. For the past 30 years, my family and I have been crabbing every inch of the Wildwood bays and even started our own group called The Contino Crabbing Commission. Usually the …

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Wildwood Tramcar Closing Day Announced 2022

Wildwood Tramcar Closing Day Announced 2022 It’s hard to believe but the end of the summer season is just around the corner. With Labor Day, the unofficial end of the summer, next week, folks will start to see many ‘end-of-the-summer closing dates. One thing to keep in mind though, even though things seem to be …

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New Jersey Waters See Massive Spike In Ocean Temperature

New Jersey Waters See Massive Spike In Ocean Temperature It may be the end of summer (say it isn’t go) but you would never know this by the temperature of the ocean. In a given year our waters can range in temperature from an average high of 74.3°F in August and a low of 39.2°F …

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Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol Announces Late Season Coverage

Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol Announces Late Season Coverage We hate to say it but the end of summer is around the corner. As we inch closer and closer to Labor Day weekend, the feeling that the end of summer has already started to hit us on the island. This is the time of year when …

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