Wildwood Articles

FEMA Awards Wildwood Fire Department Two Awards! Press Release:  The City of Wildwood Fire Department recently received two highly competitive AFG awards from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Fewer than 20% of these applications are typically approved so winning two is a great feat that saves the city taxpayers money. $16,641 was for the purchase …

Wildwood’s “It’s Sugar” Closes For The Season Though Tropical Storm Isaias is long and gone, some businesses are still feeling the effects of it’s aftermath. Isaias brought flooding, down power lines and tornados to our area. One of the bigger issues we had in the Wildwoods was the winds. It had been reported that wind …

2020 Wildwoods Food and Music Festival Cancelled Press Release The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce feels that it is our responsibility to help flatten the coronavirus curve and keep our residents, visitors, vendors, staff and volunteers safe. In order to do this, we have made the difficult decision to cancel The 2020 Wildwoods Food and …

The Sea Serpent Coaster Is OPEN!! We have some exciting news for those coaster fans out there. Morey’s Piers has just announced that the Sea Serpent roller coaster is back open!!! On Sunday we gave you the inside scoop on a possible opening. The night before we had seen folks testing out the ride. Click …

WATCH: Firefighters Put Out Boat Fire On Delaware Bay On Saturday Morning around 9:45 a.m, a fire was reported on a 36-foot sport-fishing vessel located in the Delaware Bay near Town Bank. The vessel, which only had two people on board, were recovered by a fellow boater who heard the mayday call. The Cape May …

New Jersey Tornado Damage Tour (+Drone) Marmora, New Jersey was hit big a big Tornado when Tropical Storm Isaias made land fall this week. It was the first time a tornado had found it’s way in this area. The tornado started in Ocean City’s sound and pushed over the Garden State Parkway into the city …

Could The Sea Serpent Coaster Be Opening Soon? Over the past few days Morey’s Piers have been posting Sea Serpent related content. Could it be possible they are teasing the re-grand opening of the ride? For those who don’t know, starting in October, the Sea Serpent had a major transformation. On October 28th two large …

What Happened To Last Night’s Fireworks Over the past few weeks we have been promoting the Friday Night fireworks’ return to the Wildwood Boardwalk. Normally Friday Night Fireworks start in the Wildwoods in late June but due to covid-19 restrictions they had been placed on hold. On July 25th we announced that the fireworks were …

Watching the Middle Thorofare Drawbridge Open (By 2 Mile Landing) Many folks have written into me asking if the draw bridges in the Wildwoods actually still open. There are three drawbridges near the Wildwoods. Before you enter North Wildwood you have the Grassy Sound Bridge, when you enter Wildwood you have the George Redding Bridge …

Saving Sinking Boats (Tropical Storm Isaias) As you know Tropical Storm Isaias came ripping through our area yesterday leaving much distraction in it’s path. As of today there are still thousands in Cape May County without power. Due to the heavy winds, surge and swells many boats had a hard time to stay afloat. Our …