Wildwood’s first major beach concert of the season appears to be a no-go. Various ticket outlets including Ticketfly reported over the weekend that a concert featuring Asia, War, and a former lead singer from Journey scheduled for August 19th is “postponed”. No reason has been given for the postponement. ##
The Wildwood Fire Department and the Make a Wish Foundation gave a boy who is losing his eyesight the dream of a lifetime. Four year old Jackson Mitchell was sworn in Friday as the honorary chief of the Wildwood City Fire Department. Jackson went through a week long training program with fire officials before receiving…
There will be one more Downtown Wildwood Marketplace celebration this summer. Officials announced that the final event will be held on Thursday, August 17th starting at 4pm with everything from food to wine to dog treats. It will be held at the site of the weekly Farmer’s Markets, held on Saturdays. ##
Wildwood’s city commission meets Wednesday afternoon and is expected to declare the repair and refurbishing of the city’s boardwalk a municipal priority. The Commission is also expected to discuss the flooding on the beach in Margate as a result of a beach project; the request to discuss the Margate issues comes from Commissioner Tony Leonetti.…
Eddie Money and Foghat will both perform in a beach concert in Wildwood on September 8th. The concert will occur during what’s known as “Biker’s Weekend” and is being promoted by Alan Nau, who assisted with the Kenny Chesney concert in Wildwood five years ago. ##
Wildwood city officials are scheduled to hold a press conference later this morning to announce a second beach concert for the city. The event will be held in front of the popular “Wildwoods” tourism sign in the city. The concert is expected to be classic rock since the annual motorcycle show is in the city…
Former Wildwood High School football star Wesley Hills has been declared academically ineligible and will not be playing for the University of Delaware this season. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Hills and one other player will not suit up; Hills was entering his redshirt senior year at Delaware. ##
One person was safely rescued from the second floor of a home in Wildwood that caught fire late Wednesday afternoon. Wildwood fire officials say the blaze was brought under control in about 20 minutes; the cause of the fire appears to be accidental due to smoking. The individual who was rescued suffered smoke inhalation. ##
Morey’s Piers Official Statement: Following the tragedy that occurred on a ride at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday, July 26th, Morey’s Piers chose to close two rides, “IT” and “Maelstrom”, due to the potential similarities between these rides. On Thursday, July 27th, the State of New Jersey required Morey’s Piers to keep these two…
A 13 year old Pennsylvania girl who turned up missing last week has been found safe and sound at a youth shelter in her home state. Trinity Christianson had been missing from Wildwood since last Saturday, according to NJ Advance Media. ##