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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!

Wild Whizzer is NOW OPEN!!!

On Saturday night Morey’s Piers NEWEST ride and family coaster, Wild Whizzer, opened!  If you have no idea what we are talking about catch yourself up with the links below The Wild Whizzer Update (may 17th) Wildwood Coaster Construction  (May 13th) Our buddy Sam Shurgott shot this great video of what the coaster looks like! (Video Below) Before …

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Prehistoric Fish Found On Jersey Beach

Prehistoric Fish Found On Jersey Beach How strange is this! Could you imagine running down the beach and stumbling across this strange fish on the beach? That’s what happened to Stephanie Hall as she was running at Island Beach State Park located near Seaside Park. The fish, pictured above, is of a prehistoric specie known as …

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Hurricane Sandy Blows Jersey Real Estate Sign To France   

Hurricane Sandy Blows Jersey Real Estate Sign To France    Yea you heard that right! When Hurricane Sandy hit landfall in Jersey it caused much damage. A local realtor office, Diane Turton Realtors, had a house listed in Wall New Jersey when Hurricane Sandy hit and one of their signs went missing. They jumped on …

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Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Got A New Beacon

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Got A New Beacon Over the memorial Day weekend many people asked what was wrong with Hereford Inlet Lighthouse’s light. We finally have an answer for you! The beacon, which was installed in the 1980s, was a fixed light that rotated every ten seconds. This motor that moved the light broke on …

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Wildwood PD Release Bodycam Video of Beach Arrest (Watch)

Wildwood police Release Bodycam Video of beach arrest (Watch) As a media platform I feel that it is my duty to share with you the bodycam footage of the Wildwood Police confrontation between police and a 20-year-old woman on the beach this past Saturday afternoon. Police accused the woman of underage drinking. The main video, …

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