A third man has come forward and admitted guilt in a scam involving fake athletic jerseys. Haresh Aildasani, a 30 year-old apparel maker, said he gave counterfeit sports jerseys to two game operators on the Wildwood Boardwalk to give away as prizes. The game operators, brothers Evan and Brett Strothers, pleaded guilty to fraud earlier…
After a weekend of rumor and speculation, it’s official. Tim McGraw will be performing on the Wildwood beach this July 4th. Country artist Hunter Hayes will open for McGraw on the final night of the four day event. The Celebrate America Concert venue will be on the beach between Morey’s Mariner’s Landing Pier and Morey’s Adventure…
The State is prepared to eliminate all harvesting of diamondback terrapin turtles. New Jersey DEP Commissioner Bob Martin announced this week that he has proposed regulations that will ban harvesting for the turtles at all times in the Garden State. The terrapin is the only species of turtle that lives in New Jersey’s back bays…
Locals continue to buzz about the rumors regarding the announcement on Tuesday regarding a four day beach concert event this summer in Wildwood. The rumors started with the names Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts until the weekend. Over the weekend, locals were gossiping about a potential lineup that would include Tim McGraw, Kelly Pickler, Hunter…
The municipal tax rate is going up slightly in Wildwood. City commissioners met last week and approved a new $27.9 million budget that raises the local tax rate by 2.5 cents. The tax rate will climb to just under $1.30 per $100 of assessed valuation. About one third of the public is allocated to public…
Wildwood High School baseball star Brendan Bean is looking to transfer out of the school as soon as possible. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the junior baseball player is not happy with his situation and is looking to transfer to Cape May Tech as early as Monday. Bean has not played for the…
This coming Tuesday the Pizza Hut on Rio Grande Avenue in Wildwood will close their doors for good. The restaurant staff was notified on Wednesday that Tuesday, May 18th would be their final day of operation. Local management said they were told the building had been sold and the business would be closed for good.…
A 39 year old woman is accused of stealing over $75,000 from her employer, the Ocean Towers Condominiums in Wildwood. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced that Helen Lloyd of Elmer allegedly stole the funds from September 2015 through March of this year. She was arrested at her residence on Wednesday and charged with…
It was announced on Thursday that a major beach concert event will be held on the Wildwood Beach over the July Fourth Weekend. A major country music act is scheduled to perform on Monday, July 4th, but the identity has not been revealed. A press conference will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on the…
The Oakcrest High School baseball team won the ninth annual Warrior Classic Baseball Tournament on Monday. The Falcons defeated Wildwood High School 5-3 in the championship game of the rain-delayed tournament. Wildwood reached the title game of the six-team double-elimination tournament with a 2-0 victory over Lower Cape May Monday afternoon.