A liquor license in Wildwood has been transferred, and a report says the phone number to the prior business has been disconnected. The Wildwood Leader reports that the city has approved the transfer of a liquor license held by Tavern on the Bay to Backfin Blues Bar and Grill. A phone number for Tavern…
The summer of 2015 set a record for tourism and room tax collection in the Wildwoods. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a record $4.5 million in tourism taxes were collected last year, up by nearly nine percent from 2014. The overall state tourism tax of 14 percent includes a 3.15 percent room-occupancy tax.…
On Easter Sunday a special dinner was held for the hungry, organized by a 6 year-old girl with autism. FOX-29 News aired a feature report on Alyssa Playford, who was responsible for a special Easter dinner served in Wildwood. Alyssa has wanted to help the hungry since the age of two, according to her mother…
Reducing flood risks brings down insurance premiums. That will be the focus of a forum being presented by the City of Wildwood on April 6th at City Hall. Property owners are being invited to attend the free seminar presented by the International Association of Structural Movers. Various FEMA regulations and other issues will be discussed.
A Wildwood man has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor. Police say 26 year old Juan Nieves-Barrios is charged with sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl on Monday. He is charged with aggravated sexual assault and with other crimes. He was unable to post his bail, set at…
The Morey Organization is taking the City of Wildwood to court. The Wildwood Leader reports that lawyers for the Morey’s allege the city of Wildwood has failed to enforce a consent order handed down last June, which requires the Wildwood Commissioners to provide the public with fair notice of meeting agendas and detailed minutes of those meetings.…
Taxes are scheduled to go up this year in West Wildwood. The Borough Commission met last week and introduced a new budget that increases the tax rate in West Wildwood by nearly two cents. A public hearing and final vote on the new $2.5 million budget is scheduled for April 1st.
A New Jersey asphalt plant comes back online Tuesday and that’s good news for residents and businesses along New Jersey Avenue in Wildwood. This will be the first project to be paved with asphalt from that plant on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster. The plan is to finish the…
An electronic dance concert will be returning to the Wildwood beach this summer. The dates being approved are July 8 and July 9. The two day concert is supposed to include other music genres. The organizers of the original BeachGlow are back to bring their festival to Wildwood. Mayor Ernie Troiano said the event would…
The Wildwood City Commissioners will hold a special meeting Friday at 3 p.m. to consider Requests for Proposals for events on the Wildwood beach for this summer season. One of the proposals is for an Electronic Dance Music Concert for the weekend of July 8th and 9th. A proposed EDM concert for the Wildwood beach…