More than 1,000 people plunged into the ocean in Wildwood on Saturday for the Special Olympics New Jersey. The huge turnout helped raise more than $330,000. The raised money helps to keep Special Olympics activities free for participants in the state. The organization provides year-round training and athletic competition to more than 24,000 participants. There…
Dig out your bathing suit and join in the fun of a polar bear plunge! The Special Olympics New Jersey returns to the Wildwoods to kick off 2015 with an icy plunge into the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday at 1 p.m. on the beach behind the Wildwoods Convention Center.…
The City of Wildwood is improving in the eyes of Moody’s Investor Services. The group gives financial outlooks on municipalities, which impacts the overall bond rating a city receives. The better the outlook, the cheaper it is for the municipality to borrow money. In a Dec. 4, 2014 opinion, the investor services company noted the A2…
Its official. Wildwood has agreed on a new ice cream vending contract for the next three years. Popsy Pop LLC won the bid to vend ice cream on the beach. The city will make over $300,000 in the next three years from the deal. Popsy Pop LLC will pay $100,000 for the first year, $110,000 for…
The City of Wildwood is looking once again to bring a beach bar to the city. A request for qualified proposal has been put out and all proposals need to be received by the city clerk’s office by 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 29. The contract length would be for five years. The winner bidder last…
Middle school families interested in learning more about Wildwood High School can find out on Thursday evening. The high school will be hosting an open house at 5:30 p.m. The event is mostly for 8th grades but 7th graders are welcome to come out as well to find out what the school has to offer.…
It looks like 2014 was a good year in the Wildwoods if you go by a key tourism measurement. The two percent tourism tax assessed by the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority is on pace for its best year ever based on numbers through the end of Oct. The executive director of the…
On Friday Wildwood got their 13th police chief at a swearing-in ceremony. Former Capt. Robert Regalbuto was sworn-in as chief Friday, after over 20 years on the force. Regalbuto replaces former Chief Steven Long who retired from his post. Also sworn-in were seven new police officers, Joseph Murphy was promoted to captain and Edward Ramsey was…
All of the Wildwoods are with the same private animal control company. Wildwood has signed up with Shore Animal Control to take over animal control services in 2015, joining neighboring North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest. The company handles animal control services for several other Cape May County communities as well.
New construction or home and business improvements could lead to a tax exemption in Wildwood. The proposed ordinance will allow property owners throughout the city to make improvements to their homes and businesses as well as create new commercial opportunities such as hotels, restaurants and other new businesses without having to face the slam of a…