Wildwood

Officials in the Wildwoods have issued letters to residents asking that they check on the integrity of the decks on their homes.  NBC10 reports that the letters went out following a deck collapse last month in September that injured over 20 people.  Proper inspections of the decks will prevent incidents …

New Jersey Transit bus passengers in Wildwood will no longer be picked up on Rio Grande Avenue in the city.  The new bus stop is now the Wildwood Bus Terminal.  NJT posted a notice on a pole at the old bus stop to alert passengers.

The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Coastal Broadcasting Systems to host a Wildwood candidates’ forum on October 24th.  The forum will feature nine candidates running for three seats on the Wildwood City Commission in November.  The event will be live streamed on 987thecoast.com.

The Wildwood City Commission meets Wednesday afternoon and is expected to consider an ordinance that would include the Uniform Property Maintenance Code as a standard for determining if a building is unfit for human habitation.  Wildwood was the scene of a deck collapse that injured more than 20 people last …

Citing increasing crime and attendance by more bike gang members, Wildwood officials have been approached about cancelling biker’s weekend, an annual event that follows Labor Day weekend.  Commissioner Pete Byron tells the Press of Atlantic City that the event has morphed throughout the years, and is a little intimidating to …

Some traffic detours will be in place in Wildwood Wednesday.  Police say Hand Avenue, between Susquehanna and Arctic avenues, will be paved on Wednesday.  There will also be various milling operations on some other local streets.

Wildwood Police have reported that various side streets used to access Rio Grande Avenue have been closed for a major construction project.  Police say the roads include Susquehanna Avenue, as well as a portion of Hudson Avenue.  Motorists are advised to avoid the construction area and access the island via …

Wildwood Fire Chief Daniel Speigel and Captain Daniel Dunn attended a firefighting safety seminar in Chicago, Illinois.  They were among only 12 fire departments throughout the country chosen to attend the event.  All participating departments received customized reports on their safety culture scores.

Wildwood Police say residents have reported receiving phone calls from people who say they are with Atlantic City Electric.  The impersonators are telling people they have an overdue bill and should pay it via prepaid credit cards.  At times, an actual number from the utility appears on caller ID.  If …

Traffic pattern changes will occur on Rio Grande Avenue next week as the next phase of a gateway project will take place.  County officials announced that traffic will be shifted and detoured for the work that will result in the center median being removed.  Some lanes on the roadway will …