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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!

Igloos Are Coming To Cape May

Igloos Are Coming To Cape May During his covid-19 press conference on November 10th, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, gave restaurants the green light to install plastic dining domes outdoor for costumes. For those who don’t know what these dome are, they are special dining pods or bubbles that can be heated. They only hold …

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Remember These Wildwood Restaurants? – Page 1

Remember These Wildwood Restaurants? – Page 1  With the Wildwoods being over 135 years old (if you count Anglesea) the island has seen it’s share of iconic restaurants. In a Facebook poll this weekend we asked you all to name some of your favorite restaurants that are no longer around. We took that list and …

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Exploring An Abandoned Morey’s Piers Ride

Exploring An Abandoned Morey’s Piers Ride Morey’s Piers was founded in 1969 after Will and Bill Morey decided to build a slide just off the boardwalk and on the beach. It’s been 51 years and Morey’s piers are still giving us plenty of fun. In those 51 years the piers had seen many different changes. …

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Heavy Rain And Isolated Tornado Are Possible In Tri-State

Heavy Rain And Isolated Tornado Are Possible In Tri-State Flood Warning,Gale Warning and Wind Advisory across the state New Jersey today. According to the National Weather Service Mount Holly, Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into early this evening. These showers and storms will be capable of producing damaging winds. An isolated tornado …

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A Cozy Christmas Quarantine (Song)

A Cozy Christmas Quarantine (Song) For those who don’t know, The Wildwood Video Archive has a sister YouTube page that is dedicated to my other Non-Cape May County related videos. Sometimes they are video vlogs on my travels, singing videos, comedy videos or videos about Fox’s The Masked Singer. This other Youtube page allows me …

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Our Humpback Whales Are Migrating South

Our Humpback Whales Are Migrating South There was an interesting post in one or our groups from marine biologist Melissa Laurino that I wanted to share with you. For those who haven’t been on one of our world famous dolphin and whale watching tours probably don’t know that we have a massive population of Humpback …

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Wildwood Crest To Host Drive-Up Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

To Host Drive-Up Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony The Borough of Wildwood Crest will host a drive-up Christmas tree lighting and bayfront decorating ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. along Sunset Lake at Atlanta and New Jersey avenues. The event is free and open to the public. Due to executive orders by New Jersey …

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Heritage Surf and Sport Donates $15,000 To Local Charities

Heritage Surf and Sport Donates $15,000 To Local Charities Press Release: Heritage surf and sport is facilitating a way to fight food insecurity in our local community. To launch a new “combat hunger” initiative, on November 17th, heritage donated $15,000 of this year’s holiday season proceeds to local food banks, ahead of the holiday shopping …

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Biking The Wildwood Boardwalk – [In November]

Biking The Wildwood Boardwalk – [In November] Have you ever wondered what it looks and feels like to bike the Wildwood Boardwalk in November? The feeling you get is unbelievable!!! As you know, the weather is starting to get a bit chilly out and so we need to enjoy being outside before olde man winter …

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