Preparation work continues in Wildwood this week for the arrival of country music superstar Tim McGraw, who will perform live on the beach on Monday. Crews are bring various stage elements to the city’s beachfront, and the big stage will be erected on Thursday. The big event will take place between the Lincoln and Spicer…
Due to the threat of bad weather, the Tuesday Free Downtown Wildwood Movie Night has been moved to Wednesday. The free movie this week is “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, and will be shown Wednesday night at about 8:15 pm at the Downtown Wildwood Farmers Market lot at Schellenger and Pacific Avenues. The Free…
Officials with the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority are in active discussions with the State over a host hotel for the Wildwoods Convention Center. The Wildwood Leader reports that Senator Jeff Van Drew brought both sides together to discuss the possibility of a host hotel for the facility. The Authority is getting close…
Due to the threat of inclement weather, the First Friday Night Fireworks of the 2016 Summer Season will be postponed until Sunday, June 26th at 10 p.m. The fireworks will be launched from the Wildwood Beach at Pine Avenue, with a musical background, simulcast on 98.7 The Coast.
The Wildwood City Commission will not renew the mercantile license for a troubled property that was involved in a major drug investigation this month. The City Commission will not renew a property at 205 East Cresse Avenue. This month, a sting operation called “Operation Cold Front” resulted in more than two dozen arrests and 1,800…
The 93-year tradition continued in Wildwood on Thursday as the National Marbles Tournament crowned their new king and queen. The boy’s title went to 11 year-old Louie Lee of Mesa County, Colorado, and the girl’s champion was 13 year-old Haley Grenesko from Pittsburgh. The final matches were moved inside of the Wildwoods Convention Center due…
Ocean City High School’s lights-out pitcher Sean Mooney was named as the Press Baseball Player of the Year. Mooney led his team to a South Jersey Group III title with a 9-1 record and an ERA of 0.63. Wildwood’s Chris Mormile made the All-Star Team as a utility player, and Wildwood’s career leader in hits…
The Morey Organization has postponed the first birthday celebration of their themed amusement ride “KONG” for one week, due to the weather forecast for Thursday. The new version of the 1970’s ride opened last summer. The first birthday party will now take place next Thursday, June 30th from 1-3 pm on Surfside Pier. During the…
Thousands of customers are still without electrical power in Cape May County on Wednesday morning after crews from Atlantic City Electric worked through the night. Power to some areas may not be restored until Thursday, as crews continue to cleanup from a powerful storm that blew through the area around 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Wildwood…
There were plenty of wind related damages and electrical outages reported throughout Cape May County from Tuesday’s storms but no injuries. The Wildwood Leader reports that as of Tuesday evening the county office of emergency management had no reported injuries from the storm, but plenty of damage. In North Wildwood a house under construction on…