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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!

White Caps Motel UPDATE

White Caps Motel UPDATE Incase you missed it, Back in August we alerted you of yet another camera crew coming to Wildwood to film. With some research we saw that “Hotel Impossible” was making their way down to Wildwood from August 29 (twenty-ninth) through September film at the White Caps Motel in North Wildwood. The …

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A Successful Wildwood Polar Plunge! (Drone Video)

A Successful Wildwood Polar Plunge 2017 The Wildwood water was a very cold 36.3 degrees when plungers took the waters in support of New Jersey’sSpecial Olympics. The annual event drew over a twelve hundred (1,200) people who braved the cold winter weather and almost freezing temperatures to support an amazing cause. If you don’t know …

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Great Nor’Easter 2007

Great Nor’Easter 2007 With the new overhaul the The Great Nor’Easter on Morey’s Piers’ Surfside Pier, we decided to jump back in time and see what it looked like before it was white. Do you remember when the Great Nor’Easter was pinkish-red? Take a trip down memory lane as we not only see the Great …

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Great Nor’Easter Update

Great Nor’Easter Update   Now that we are in the New Year (2017) we figured we would give you an update on the Great Nor’Easter’s progress at Morey’s Piers’ Surfside Pier. This is ourexclusiveGreat Nor’Easter Update. The first thing we can share with you is this the constructionof the new sign for the Great Nor’Easter. …

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Another Wildwood Building Bites The Dust

TheFirst United Methodist Church located at6700 Atlantic Ave in Wildwood Crest is no more. Over the past few days. In September the church had announced that they were merging with it’s sister church in North Wildwood stating that, “If you haven’t heard the news our two churches have merged “on purpose for God’s purpose” we …

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Wildwood: A Year In Review 2016

Wildwood: A Year In Review Can you believe that it is the end of 2016? It felt just like yesterday we were covering the Polar Bear Plunge or kicking off the summer on Memorial Day Weekend. Where has the time gone? 2016 was such a busy year for us here in Wildwood. We had the …

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Wildwood Christmas Parade 2016

On December 10th 2016, The Wildwoods hosted their annual “Wildwood Christmas Parade.” Hundreds turned out for such an amazing event! A fire engine from every city in Cape May County came decorated and ready for the Holiday Season! The event ended at the Wildwoods Convention Center for the official Wildwood tree lighting. If you were …

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