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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!

Flying Over The Flooded / Erosion Damaged Wildwood Beaches

Flying Over The Flooded / Erosion Damaged Wildwood Beaches As you know, Hurricane Teddy was 800 miles off the coast of New Jersey but due to it mixing in with a New Moon and the leftovers of Hurricane Sally, it created higher than normal swells. These rough conditions caused much damage to our beach. I …

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2020 Irish Weekend Details – N. Wildwood

2020 Irish Weekend Details As you know, The Irish Festival and Parade has been cancelled BUT that isn’t stopping folks from coming down for Irish Weekend. On Tuesday we asked you all to send us any questions about this weekend and we would answer them for you. Here we go! The biggest question we have …

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What’s Open This Weekend In The Wildwoods Sept 25th – 27th

What’s Open This Weekend In The Wildwoods Sept 25th – 27th It’s the last weekend in September and what would have been Irish Weekend! Here is a recap of what will be open this weekend in the Wildwoods. Please keep in mind that with covid-19 some of these things could change. If you want to …

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North Wildwood Beaches Get Hit Hard!

North Wildwood Beaches Get Hit Hard! Over the past few days, the beaches of the Wildwoods have been getting hit pretty hard. Between a New Moon, the remnants of Tropical Storm Sally and Hurricane Teddy causing havoc on the currents, the North Wildwood beaches experienced heavy erosion. For those who recall, just back in May …

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N. Wildwood’s “NOT” Irish Weekend Details 

N. Wildwood’s “NOT” Irish Weekend Details As you know, The Irish Festival and Parade has been cancelled BUT that isn’t stopping folks from coming down and having an old fashioned Irish Weekend. As we were doing our live stream on the boardwalk many of you had some questions about what would be going on this …

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Wildwood’s Historic Sea Theatre SAVED!

Wildwood’s Historic Sea Theatre SAVED! We have some AMAZING news out of the Wildwoods today! As you know, we try to do everything in our power to preserve Wildwood history. From scanning 8mm films to historical videos, we like to keep the memories of Wildwood alive. Yesterday we received word that a historic theater, the …

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Hurricane Teddy Creates Beach Erosion In N. Wildwood

Hurricane TeddyCreates Beach Erosion In N. Wildwood Hurricane Teddy may be 800 miles away from us, offshore, but we are seeing some of the effects of it. As we predicted a few days ago, the New Moon and Hurricane Teddy/ TS Sally would be sitting roughly around the same time which would cause some flooding. …

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What’s Open This Weekend In The Wildwoods Sept 18th – 20th

What’s Open This Weekend In The Wildwoods Sept 18th – 20th It’s time for the for our weekly recap of what will be open this weekend in the Wildwoods. Please keep in mind that with covid-19 rising some of these things could change. If you want to see the latest list of closing dates click …

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