Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano says Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorm blew the roof off of his city’s public works building. The storm also toppled trees and downed wires throughout the community, and others in southern Cape May County. 80mph winds hit portions of Cape May County during the storm event.
An electronic music festival slated for early July in Wildwood is still on. A judge denied a request by the Morey Organization to prevent the festival on the beach. The Moreys have been highly critical of the city for holding the festival, alleging foul language and other issues with the concert. Wildwood will hold the…
The 93rd National Marbles Tournament lands in Wildwood on Monday. Dozens of kids from around the country will be playing at Ringer Stadium for the right to win this year’s tournament on the Wildwood beach. More than 1200 games of marbles will be played during the tournament which wraps up on Thursday with a king…
Visitors to the Wildwood Boardwalk this summer will notice some changes and improvements at Schellenger Avenue and the Beach. The Wildwood Information Center building, once considered an unattractive eyesore to residents and visitors alike, has been transformed by improvements and much needed maintenance. The repairs were made by Tom Miceli, who has worked for the…
The Wildwood Fire Department doused a car fire early Tuesday morning and are calling the fire suspicious in nature. Engine Company 38 responded to a car fire in the 200 block of East Youngs Avenue on Tuesday morning just before sunup. A fire started inside the car’s engine compartment and did not spread to the…
A 2001 graduate of Wildwood High School is reportedly one of the survivors of the weekend shooting at an Orlando, Florida nightclub. The Wildwood Leader reports that 33 year-old Jason Gonzalez was inside the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando this weekend when Omar Mateen opened fire and killed 49 people. When the shooting began Gonzalez ran…
Wildwood paramedics responded to a call Monday night for a man who fell from a second floor deck. The fall victim was located in the rear of an abandoned building in the 400 block of West Montgomery Avenue, who reportedly fell twenty feet from a deck. The man complained of paralysis on his left side…
The owners of Moreys Piers in Wildwood are suing the city, trying to stop a Beachglow concert scheduled for next month. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Morey Organization has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court alleging the festival would interfere with its business and the enjoyment of their piers. The Moreys were…
After 27 years on the job, Lynne Krukosky will be stepping down as executive director of Cape Assist. The Wildwood Leader reports that Krukosky has decided to resign her position in February due to health issues. Katie Faldetta has been named acting executive director of the agency and will work with Krukosky during the transition…
Wildwood Beach Patrol lifeguard Myra McCann will take a break from her duties this week to compete against 29 other hopefuls for the title of Miss New Jersey 2016. The 24-year-old 2016 Miss Eastern Shore is a graduate of Holy Spirit High School and St. Joseph’s University. During the winter months she is employed as a one-on-one…