The potential for rain and thunderstorms on Saturday has forced a popular weekend event to be cancelled. The Greater Wildwoods Chamber of Commerce has pulled the plug on the Wildwoods Seafood and Music Festival. The impending storm is expected to dampen much of Saturday and the festival organizers decided to cancel the popular event for…
Wildwood officials appear to be dissatisfied with the Cape May County Open Space Board. The board recently failed to fund a project that would extend a bicycle path on the beach near the Wildwood boardwalk over concerns relating to a dune project that may occur in the city. Wildwood City Commissioner Pete Byron vented his…
Wildwood will make its bi-annual change of many traffic lights in the community soon. Police announced that on Oct. 14 the traffic lights will go on flash mode. Police was drivers to be mindful of the change and remain alert and cautious as you approach all intersections.
Additional information was released this week regarding that $12.2 million in federal funding that will allow Wildwood to hire five additional police officers. Federal officials say nine cities in the state, including Wildwood, one one county will divide the funding to add new officers. Wildwood received the seventh largest influx of cash of the government…
Wildwood city officials say they are keeping a curfew on the books for now even though it’s probably unconstitutional. Wildwood’s City Commission met this week and decided to ask its solicitor to look into the legality of the curfew. Curfews enacted by local towns in New Jersey are coming under fire for violating constitutional rights.…
U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced on Wednesday that a $625,000 federal grant was awarded to the Wildwood Police Department under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, Jr. said the grant would “allow our police department to do the most important thing for our community: protect it.” The grant money…
Another local police department is participating in this year’s National Take-Back Initiate. The program will run this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with many local police departments accepting unwanted, unused, or expired medications. The collection is safe and ensures it won’t fall into the wrong hands. Hypodermic syringes and other sharp instruments will…
Wildwood Police have announced charges in a fatal drug overdose. Police say that a 59-year-old passed away from a heroin overdose over the weekend and Robert Lunzy was charged in the death. Lunzy was charged with Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death, which could lead to 20 years in jail. Bail was set at $400,000.
Bonelli’s Market in Wildwood is ending its 85 year run in Wildwood. A manager told the Wildwood Leader that the market will close its doors for good this Sunday. The unidentified manager says the business has quote “had enough” with the city of Wildwood, police, and the potential clientele. The store was known for its…
A volunteer fire company from South jersey has written a letter of apology for hanging a banner at the recent firemen’s convention in Wildwood that was sexual in nature. The Williamstown Volunteer Fire Company hung a banner from a North Wildwood condo balcony asking women to bare their breasts. Officials with the fire department say…