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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!

Public Cleanup Station Now Open in Wildwood Crest

Public Cleanup Station Now Open in Wildwood Crest Living down the shore there is one thing you understand, you have to keep mother nature clean and happy. Besides the monthly, sometimes weekly beach cleanups, we like to think that every time we go to the beach we should pick up three pieces of trash to …

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New Boardwalk Stop – Capt’n Chucky’s Crab Cake Company

New Boardwalk Stop – Capt’n Chucky’s We may be well into the summer season new places opening up every single week here in the Wildwoods. If you would like to see a full list of what’s new on the Wildwood Boardwalk link below. As you know Seaport Pier located at 22nd and the Wildwood Boardwalk, …

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Cape Square Entertainment Center UPDATE

Cape Square Entertainment Center UPDATE For the past year, we have been giving you updates on the old Frank’s Rio Theater, which is located at 3801 Rte 9 S #1 inRio Grandeclosed in May of 2019. The new owners were supposed to open it up two months later but never did. In late 2020 it …

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Explaining These Strange Wave Clouds

Explaining These Strange Wave Clouds Yesterday, Cape May County was hit hard with some crazy storms. From 5 pm until the early evening the Wildwoods were hit with a large thunder and lighting storm cell. This cell created heavy winds, dropped a decent amount of rain, and small amounts of flooding. One of the coolest …

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Retro Morey’s Piers 1990s Commercials

Retro Morey’s Piers 1990s Commercials It’s strange to think that the 90s were 21 years ago. Time surely does fly by when your spending time on the beach and the boardwalk. The 90s were an incredible time for the Wildwoods. It was at that time that Morey’s Piers introduced two new coasters that were the …

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Wildwood 4th of July Events 2021

Wildwood 4th of July Events 2021 Independence day falls on Sunday this weekend, which means that you will have a three-day weekend. (the holiday schedule gives you off that Monday if you didn’t know). Let’s break down some of the events that will be taking place around the Wildwoods. The Wildwood 4th of July events …

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Morey’s Piers Launches ‘Dear Summer’ Contest

Morey’s Piers Launches ‘Dear Summer’ Contest Morey’s Piers just launched a new ad campaign that could land you a weekend getaway to the shore! Morey’s Piers & Resorts, Wildwood, New Jersey’s premier seaside amusement park, has launched a new TV and omni-channel advertising campaign that aims to remind everyone just how much summer was missed …

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The Wildwoods Play The National Anthem Daily

The Wildwoods Play The National Anthem Daily It turns out that the Wildwoods do something daily that not many towns do anymore and that is the airing of our National Anthem. This past weekend we posted a video on Facebook showing what happens and you all had a ton of great questions. Every single day …

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