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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!

Wildwood’s Frances Apts To Be Demolished

Wildwood’s Frances Apts To Be Demolished A building that’s been standing for over 100 years will meet it’s maker this week. Frances Apartments, located at 146 Spencer Ave in Wildwood, was built in 1920 as a multi-family building. Located just off of Pacific Ave, this building became a perfect spot to stay during the hustle …

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Saving The “E” [Wildwood Neon]

Saving The “E” [Wildwood Neon] It’s a dream of mine to create a ‘Wildwood Neon Garden,” and while I will go into deeper video into what that would look like, today we are going to be saving a little bit of Wildwood neon history. Today’s history comes from the The Aztec motel which was built …

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N. Wildwood To Allow Bars To Extend Outdoor Music To 11pm

N. Wildwood To Allow Bars To Extend Outdoor Music To 11pm As we reported before, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy announced this week that we will be getting new restrictions in restaurants and bars. If you want to read the full restrictions click the link below. Gov. Murphy Introduces New Covid Restrictions For Dining And …

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Answering: What Is This Strange Thing On The Beach?

Answering: What Is This Strange Thing On The Beach? Living at the Jersey shore you happen to see some strange looking equipment on the beach. This photo, which was taken by Jeff Siebold, shows a very strange engineering vehicle. For the past few years this machine has been popping up around many South Jersey shore …

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The Wildwoods Holiday Shopping Village

The Wildwoods Holiday Shopping Village *** This event is STILL scheduled *** With the Holiday season starting to rev-up, there is one holiday event that you don’t want to miss, The Wildwoods Holiday Shopping Village. The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce presents a completely outdoor shopping experience. (Social distancing and masks will be required) Join …

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Gov. Murphy Introduces New Covid Restrictions For Dining And Bars

Gov. Murphy Introduces New Covid Restrictions For Dining And Bars Today New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy held a briefing to speak about the ever growing covid-19 cases in the state of New Jersey. “A second wave is here” is how Gov. Murphy explained it before going into details on what new restrictions will be put …

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The N. Wildwood Jetty From The 70s That Never Happened

The N. Wildwood Jetty From The 70s That Never Happened The below story is written by PJ Hondros. Be sure to to follow North Wildwood Coastal Processes for other historical information about our coast line. “Humans protecting their assets is not a new thing, we’ve been doing it for centuries. So, when North Wildwood was …

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Coast Guard Rescues Two From Boat Fire Off Jersey Coast

Coast Guard Rescues Two From Boat Fire Off Jersey Coast Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City rescued two fishermen after their boat caught fire approximately 34 miles east of Barnegat Inlet, N.J., Thursday. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a mayday call via VHF Channel 16 from one of the fishermen aboard the 53-foot Sport …

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New Street Signs Are Coming To Wildwood Crest

New Street Signs Are Coming To Wildwood Crest We got a bit of surprise yesterday from Wildwood Crest’s Mayor, Don Cabrera, who posted online that a change is coming to the city of Wildwood Crest. In a Facebook post online Mayor Cabrera reveled that the city will be replacing the existing street name signs. The …

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