Veterans need better access to health care. That was the message delivered on Friday morning by veterans who met with the media at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Wildwood, to discuss the need for better health care services for the men and women who served our country. They especially noted the long term health care…
For the third straight year, a rowing team from the Wildwood Beach Patrol won the annual Bud Tarbotton North Wildwood Beach Patrol Around the Island Row. Darrick Kobierowski and Terry McGovern became the first crew to win the event three years in a row. Their winning time of 2 hours, 38 minutes and 53 seconds…
Longtime Wildwood resident and business woman Beth Sobel Chiarella, passed away on Saturday at the age of 58. Beth was owner of Gia Restaurant in Wildwood, which was named for her late daughter Gia, who passed away in 1998. Chiarella founded the Gia Marcella Chiarella Foundation, which raised nearly two hundred thousand dollars for non-budgetary…
Three people were rescued from a boat that was sinking quickly a few miles off the coast of Wildwood on Friday evening. The United States Coast Guard responded with a helicopter and a boat and were able to rescue all on board. There were no serious injuries. The boat has been marked as a navigational…
This Saturday at 10 a.m. disabled veterans and their families can enjoy a day at the Davis Ave. beach in Wildwood with assistance from qualified instructors and support from local merchants. Operation Beachhead will host the free event, as part of their mission to provide adaptive recreational activities to veterans, troops, disabled individuals and their…
Two Wildwood residents were busted on drug charges during a raid at a Wildwood motel on Wednesday. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 27 year old Jerry Stafford Jr. and 20 year old Sharaya Ristine were both charged after authorities found nearly 300 bags of heroin and crack cocaine in their possession. Stafford…
In the wake of recent after-hours rescues, the Mayors of North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest are urging beachgoers to observe the rules and regulations of the beach before accessing the water, and to never swim when lifeguards are off duty. Last weekend there were two major rescues that occurred while the lifeguards were off-duty in…
A 29 year-old Maryland man died Tuesday at Cooper University Hospital after attempting a rescue of his nephew after hours on Sunday. Adan Guevara, of Rosedale, Md., attempted to rescue his nephew from a rip current on the Garfield Avenue beach after 7 p.m. when the lifeguards were off duty. Three people were pulled from the…
A swimmer who was rescued from the surf in Wildwood on Sunday evening is listed in critical condition at Cooper Hospital. A rescue was made shortly after 7pm Sunday of three swimmers in the surf off Garfield Avenue. Adan Guevara of Rosedale, Maryland had CPR performed on him following the rescue; he was transferred to…
The Tri-Wood Lifeguard Championships scheduled for Thursday in Wildwood, were postponed due to rough ocean conditions. The competition was rescheduled for this Saturday a 6 p.m. on the Lincoln Avenue Beach. The Tri-Wood Championships is held for younger lifeguards with less than five years experience.