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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!

Seaport Pier Update (April 26th)

Another week has gone by so you know it’s time for another Seaport Pier update! If you have missed our last ones you can check them out below Seaport Pier Video UPDATE Seaport Pier Swim ClubPricing Announced Official Seaport Pier Info Posted Since our last update much progress has been made on the pier. On …

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N. Wildwood’s Traffic Signals To Change

N. Wildwood’s Traffic Signals To Change You know summer is right around the corner when the City of North Wildwood changes their traffic signals. For those you don’t come down to the Wildwoods in the off-season our traffic signals get changed from your normal red, yellow and green lights to flashing yellow or red. This …

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SOLD Wildwood Crest Motel To Open This Summer!!

SOLD Wildwood Crest Motel To Open This Summer!! On Monday we brought you the news that The Gold Crest Motel, located at 6611 Atlantic Avenue Wildwood Crest had been sold for $3,500,000 to Sure Time Hc LLC. Click below for thatannouncement Another Wildwood Crest Motel SOLD We are pleased to announce that they just sent …

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North Wildwood Fire Department Stops 2AM Fire

North Wildwood Fire Department Stops 2AM Fire Last night at 2AM theNorth Wildwood Fire Department was called to320 16th ave in North Wildwood for a small fire. The fire was started in the top left bedroom and started to penetrate the roof. TheNorth Wildwood Fire Department was able toextinguish the fire very quickly. Also See:South …

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South Jersey’s Ghost Ship

South Jersey’s Ghost Ship Lately we had tons of questions about Cape May’s concrete ship. Those questions range from “why wasn’t the ship moved” to “how much of the ship is still around under the sand.” In asking these questions someone asked me about South Jersey’s ghost ship. Not knowing what she was referring to …

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Another Wildwood Crest Motel SOLD

Another Wildwood Crest Motel SOLD We are inching ever so closely to the start of the 2018 Summer season and we just learned that another Wildwood Crest Motel has sold. The last time a motel was sold was on March 23rd. Just to catch you up below is a list of links to other articles …

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Cape May-Lewes’ Ferry To Be Sunk 

Cape May-Lewes’ Ferry To Be Sunk Last month we wrote up an article about one of the Cape May-Lewes’ older ships, MV Cape May, being found after it had been missing for some time. You can check out that article below. Cape May Ship Hull Found! While doing that article we had tons of questions …

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Wildwood & N. Wildwood Named In Top 10 for Parking Tickets

Wildwood & N. Wildwood Named In Top 10 for Parking Tickets In an article titled “The beach towns most likely to slap a parking ticket your car” by NJ.com, reporter, Bill Duhart complied a list of state municipal court records for a year-long period in July 2015 to June 2016 and put together a ranking …

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The Children’s Fresh Air Home Awarded 20K from Uber!

The Children’s Fresh Air Home Awarded 20K from Uber! Uber, yea we are talking about the rider app people use to request a ride, donated $20,000 to North Wildwood’s Children’s Fresh Air Home. Project Jumpstart is a program that funds causes and organizations that Uber’s drivers feel are important to the community. This is how …

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This Weekend In Wildwood (April 20th – 22nd)

This Weekend In Wildwood (April 20th – 22nd) Every weekend there is something exciting going on in the Wildwood. We decided to put together a list things to do so that you can join in on the fun! On Friday April 20th The Inlet on Olde Grand Opening For More Details on the Grand Opening …

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