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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!

Free Family Movies Return To Downtown Wildwood

Free Family Movies Return To Downtown Wildwood Downtown Wildwood Free Tuesday Night Family Movies are back on Pacific Avenue beginning on June 27th! The Wildwood Business Improvement District invites families to bring their beach chairs and blankets to the Farmers Market lot at 3501 Pacific Avenue and enjoy a movie under the stars! Come early …

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Memorial Day Weekend Recap 2017

Memorial Day Weekend Recap 2017 Every Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend In Wildwood, we like to put together a recap video of that weekend’s events. This year, due to the rain this is what we came up with! Couldn’t make it to Wildwood For Memorial Day Weekend? Do not worry, watching the recap …

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Great Nor’Easter Grand ReOpening Recap

Great Nor’Easter Grand ReOpening Recap On Thursday May 25th we attended the grand reopening of Morey’s Piers’ Great Nor’Easter. For those who haven’t been following our monthly updates on the Great Nor’Easter (GNE), Morey’s Piers re-tracked the entire ride. If you want to watch our update videos click here. Re-tracking is when the track is …

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Morey’s Piers Mentioned On Netflix Show

Morey’s Piers Mentioned On Netflix Show A few days ago Netflix released it’s 3rd season of their original television show, the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” The show is a comedy produced by Tina Fey who grew up coming to the Jersey shore. She actually was in Wildwood this past summer! During the 8th episode of the …

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Memorial Day Weekend Events 2017

Memorial Day Weekend Events 2017 Happy Almost Memorial Day everyone!! We decided to put together a list of events that will be taking place on Memorial Day weekend. Before we get started please remember that all these events are weather permitting. Friday May 26th Regional Gymnastics Championship 9:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Wildwood Convention …

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Watch A Ship Sink Off of Cape May

The 202 foot long U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa was sent to davie jones’ locker. She was one of 70 built in her class for the US Navy. She saw action in World War II, including the Marianas, Philippines, and Iwo Jima operations. After the war she was transferred to the USCG. (To Your Right …

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Rebuilding North Wildwood’s Beaches (Drone Video)

Rebuilding North Wildwood’s Beaches With all the recent storms that have hit Wildwood over the years, this year it seems they are causing more havoc on our North Wildwood’s beaches. For about four times now the city has had to rebuild the beaches from 2nd and JFK up towards 18th street as the storms pull the …

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