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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!

Another Historic Wildwood House Gets Demolished

Another Historic Wildwood House Gets Demolished Just this week another historic Wildwood house met it’s fate with the bulldozer. Located on 6906 Park Blvd in Wildwood Crest, this beautiful cottage was built in 1940. In April of this year the cottage was sold for around 1.4 million dollars. Below are the photos We haven’t received …

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Sonic Boom Felt In South Jersey

Sonic Boom Felt In South Jersey Around 11:15AM there were reports of earthquake like tremors. According to the seismogram on https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ no earthquake was recorded. This has mostly lead us to conclusion that the shock wave was created when a military jet broke the sound barrier causing a sonic boom. This has been pretty common …

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N. Wildwood House Demolition Update

N. Wildwood House Demolition Update About three weeks ago we brought you a great drone video of the house located at 2310 New York Ave in North Wildwood being knocked down. (If you missed the video or if you want to watch it again it will be at the bottom of this post). Many of …

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Sand Jamm Starts It’s Move Off The Boardwalk

Sand Jamm Starts It’s Move Off The Boardwalk During the off-season in March we broke the news that Sand Jamm was building a year round store off the boardwalk on New Jersey and 26th street. With the opening of that new store this past Summer it was just a matter of time until we saw …

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Could Morey’s Piers Be Getting A New Ride?

Could Morey’s Piers Be Getting A New Ride? On Instagram Morey’s Piers uploaded two photos of an empty spot on Mariner’s landing with the caption, “Hmmm, what’s filling this space next summer?” (Photos Below) The ride that used to sit in this spot was the Convoy. At this time we have no idea what will …

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New Bathroom Being Built On Boardwalk

New Bathroom Being Built On Boardwalk Many people asked us through-out the summer when will the restrooms at Glenwood and the boardwalk get an update. Well we have some good news for you! Starting this past week construction has gotten underway to build a brand new restroom. As you can see in the photo below …

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DID YOU KNOW: Cape May Had Two Military Ships Name After Her?

Did You Know: Cape May Had Two Military Ships Name After Her? While looking up information at the National Archives in New York City I ran across some very interesting information. Cape May had two military ships named after her. Here is a little information about those ships and a video! USS Cape May In …

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15%-OFF Coupon for Wildwood Merch

15%-OFF Coupon for Wildwood Merch Hey all! I am having a 24 hour active %12-off coupon live right now for all our merchandise on on website. The promotion includes everything on the site BUT you need to use this coupon code NGLY8Z90EI   The link is below! https://teespring.com/stores/wildwood-boardwalk Below are some photos of the merchandise …

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Fabulous ‘50s and Beyond Celebration

The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce presents the 14th Annual Fabulous ‘50s and Beyond Weekend Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 in the Wildwoods – a two-day celebration paying tribute to the 1950s and beyond, and highlighting the  Wildwoods’ role in the birth of Rock ‘n Roll music. The fun begins Friday night, October …

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