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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!

2018 Boots at the Beach Festival CANCELLED

2018 Boots at the Beach Festival CANCELLED Press Release BREAKING NEWS HURRICANE FLORENCE UPDATE : Due to the uncertain forecast and potential impacts of Hurricane Florence and the threat of gale forcewinds, tidal street flooding and steady rain forecasted thru Saturday evening, we are sad to say the 2018 BOOTS AT THE BEACH FESTIVAL, HAS …

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Flitzer’s Final Farewell Party

Flitzer’s Final Farewell Party Morey’s Piers is going to put together a fantastic farewell party for the Flitzer. If you missed our first announcement about Morey’s Piers deciding to get rid of the family coaster Flitzer, get caught up by using the link below. Flitzer’s Final Farewell at Morey’s Piers Moreys piers put out this …

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Flitzer’s Final Farewell at Morey’s Piers

Flitzer’s Final Farewell at Morey’s Piers This is breaking news!!! Morey’s Piers just announced that they will be getting rid of the family roller coaster the Flitzer Built in 1983 it only coast Morey’s Piers $150,000 to build. That is $386,512.27 in today’s money. The ride itself can handle 240 riders per hour with a …

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Wildwood Beach Erosion

Wildwood Beach Erosion Beach erosion isn’t something out of the ordinary here in North Wildwood. Over the past couple of years the city of North Wildwood has been flighting with Mother Nature to keep it’s sand in place. The last time we had bad beach erosion was in March. You can check out the video …

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Hurricane Florence Category 4 Update

Hurricane Florence Category 4 Update At 12pm today, the National Weather Service upgraded Florence from a Category 3 hurricane to a category 4. This has became a severe hurricane with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour with gusts up to 145 miles per hour. According to the National Weather Service, Damaging hurricane-force winds are …

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Last Night’s Flooding Around Wildwood (Videos)

Last Night’s Flooding Around Wildwood (Videos) As predicted yesterday in most weather forecasts, Wildwood experienced some of the worst flooding it has seen in a while. The new moon plus a high tide around 8:30 caused for some major flooding through-out the Wildwoods. We went ahead and put together some of the videos from last …

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Hurricane Florence Sunday Update

Hurricane Florence Sunday Update While we are still getting closer and closer a Hurricane Florence landing, it is still a bit unclear of the exact location. Here is the latest on Hurricane Florence according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and our very ownSNJ.com‘s NorEasterNick. There is an increasing risk of two life-treatening impacts from …

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Help Save The Wildwood Historical Society’s Roof

Hey folks! Please do us a favor and donate to the GoFundMe account to help save the building that houses the Wildwoods History. Below is the post theGeorge F. Boyer Museum posted on Facebook. If everyone who read this article donated a dollar we would be done in one day! Please consider helping. HELP US …

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Tropical Storm Florence Update

Tropical Storm Florence Update Here is the latest on Hurricane Florence according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and our very own SNJ.com‘s NorEasterNick. (You can watch Nick’s full broadcast by watching the video at the bottom of this article) Currently Florence is a Tropical storm but will be moved up to a major category …

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4th Annual ‘Boots at the Beach’ Country Music Festival

4th Annual ‘Boots at the Beach’ Country Music Festival The Country Music Festival, “Boots at the Beach,”is coming back to Wildwood for their 4th season! Come join us on September 14th, 15th & 16th for three (3) days of Country fun! Admission to the festival is FREE! Festivalfeatures country music, vendors, crafts and food on …

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