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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!

GoodBye Lamp Post Diner

Before I start this article, I would like to give a big thank you toJackson Betz who provided the historical facts and information to make this article possible.   Goodbye Lamp Post Diner   In the past month (December), The Wildwoods saw the fall of two iconic places. We lost The Sand Castle Motel And …

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Christmas House Tour 2015

    We decided to take a night and drive around Wildwood to take pictures of some of the houses all dressed up for Christmas. We are choosing not to post the addresses in respect of the house owners. If your house is pictured below and you wish for it not to be on this …

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Wildwood Decorating Contest

PRESS RELEASE – Wildwood Decorating Contest    The WBID and the Greater Wildwood Jaycees have announced the 6th Annual Holiday Decorating Contest for Pacific Ave, Downtown Wildwood Businesses. Awards will be presented following the greater wildwood Jaycees’ Christmas parade and Christmas tree lighting inside the convention center on December 11th. Award categories will include most creative, best …

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Buy Your 2016 Wildwood Art Calendar

  Looking for something to buy a friend or a family member for Christmas? consider buying them a 2016 Wildwood Art Calendar. The 2016 Wildwood Art Calendar showcases many of The Wildwoods landmarks and beautiful views but in digital art form. Created by the Wildwood Video Archive founder, Joey Contino, this calendar includes twelve (12) …

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A Landmark’s Death In The Junkyard

As many of you may know, I am a lover of anything Wildwood. I lived here, grew up here, and worked most of my life here. That being said I would do anything it took to save anything historical from The Wildwoods. This post is in regardsto a post I wrote about the Ed Zaberers …

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To Save Or Not To Save….Zaberers’ Sign

To Save Or Not To Save….Zaberer’s Sign (Before you read please know I want your opinions. Good or bad, please let me know how you feel about it)   In a time long before cell phones, there was a magical restaurant call Zaberers. There was nothing like it in the world. From the fun decor …

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Cheerleading Championships – Nov. 1 & 15

Cheerleading Championships – Nov. 1 & 15 Cheer Tech is coming back to theWildwoods Convention Center for four days with hundreds of cheerleading teams bringing their dance moves, pom-poms and spirit to compete for a winning title on Sunday, November 1, Sunday, November 15, Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6. The Cheer Tech Island …

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