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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!

Morey’s Pan American Hotel Gets Face Lift

Morey’s Pan American Hotel Gets Face Lift Here is a cool quick story for you to check out. With this being the 50th year celebration of Morey’s Piers, they decided to not only fix up their rides but also their resorts. As we were driving down Ocean Ave in Wildwood Crest we noticed that the …

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Wildwood’s Paradise Hotel Update (Nov 7th)

Wildwood’s Paradise Hotel Update (Nov 7th) Every few weeks we live to fly our drone over the new Hotel, Paradise Hotel, that is being built in Wildwood. It is located on thecornerofAtlantic and Spencer ave in the heart of Wildwood, New Jersey. You can see our older updates on the motel below. The latest update …

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Major Changes Coming To Surfside Pier In 2019

Major Changes Coming To Surfside Pier In 2019 There are some major changes coming Morey’s Piers Surfside Pier! As you know, 2019 will be 50 years since Morey’s Piers came into our life. So far with the construction and de-construction going on at the piers it looks like Morey’s will be celebrating 50 years with …

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1940’s Saltwater Taffy Box Found

1940’s Saltwater Taffy Box Found Hey everyone! I had a quick cool story to share with you today. Ted Yaeckel uploaded a video on youtube showing off an old Saltwater Taffy Box from Wildwood. We wanted to get some information on this lost Saltwater Taffy company. It all started in 1888 when the Sagel’s Saltwater …

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Cape May Restaurant Week 2018

Cape May Restaurant Week 2018 During Cape May Restaurant Weekend, November 1-4, get an appetizer, entree, and dessert for $35 per person at participating restaurants. To take part, simply visit any participating restaurant during the event (please see days/hours on individual restaurant listings) and you’ll be presented with their Restaurant Weekend menu in addition to …

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Mysterious Sounds From The Delaware River

Mysterious Sounds From The Delaware River Thank you to Carol Napoleon Hampton for allowing us to share this strange occurrence with us. People around Pennsville, NJhave been hearing mysterious sounds and strange music coming from the The Delaware River these past few days. The sounds were being played from sunset until early morning hours. The …

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Batman Visits A Wildwood School

Batman Visits A Wildwood School Halloween may be over but we had to take a minute to share with you this awesome story. Students who attend Glenwood Avenue Elementary School in Wildwood, were treated to a special treat when they arrived at school yesterday. Just above the entrance of the school was batman! That’s right! …

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Watch The Flitzer Get Ripped Out

Watch The Flitzer Get Ripped Out For all those who were hoping that the Flitzer would be saved or moved to a different park in America, today is the day we lose hope. For the past 24 hours Morey’s Piers have been ripping the Flitzer apart piece by piece. Now last week we went ahead …

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The Original Tram Car Toy

The Original Tram Car Toy I was doing research on the history of the tram cars in Atlantic City, which you can read by clicking the link below, and stumbled upon something really cool Atlantic City Once Had Tramcars As you all may know Wildwood’s famous tram cars are from the 1939 World’s Fair held …

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