The rescheduled Olde Time Italian Festival will be happening this weekend in Wildwood. The event was postponed due to Hurricane Joaquin and will be taking place this Saturday. There will be live entertainment, food and craft vendors, and contests for grape stomping and spaghetti eating. The hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit SonsOfItalyWildwood.org…
Is Wildwood as redneck as other towns in South Jersey. If you believe a new survey by a snack company, Wildwood should be on the list. A company called Road Snacks, which is trying to get free publicity by releasing this list, names Wildwood the 12th most redneck town in New Jersey. Topping the list…
There is now another option to follow the Wildwood debate. A video stream will be available via 987thecoast.com on Thursday night for the debate that begins at 7 p.m. The debate was going to be aired on the radio and via the audio stream on the website before, but people can now watch the debate…
The nine candidates in the Wildwood election can be heard on 987 The Coast on Thursday night. The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce is hosting the debate at their building, located at 3306 Pacific Ave. in Wildwood at 7 pm. The debate will air on 987 The Coast. The League of Women voters will moderate.…
A new report shows that one of the tickets running in Wildwood has a significant financial advantage. The Wildwood Leader reports that the team of Duane Sloan, Erik Delinski, and Nancy Mercado have reported $24,813 by the Oct. 12 election reporting deadline. The incumbents, Mayor Ernie Troiano and Commissioners Tony Leonetti and Pete Byron have…
A six week investigation into the sale of narcotics led to a bust in Wildwood. Police there say they arrested John Balzer, in the 200 West Block of Juniper Ave. He was found to be in possession of distribution quantities of heroin and narcotics paraphernalia. The 65-year-old was charged with possession of heroin and related…
A bar in Wildwood has announced it will be closing after the weekend. O’Boyle’s Irish Pub announced via its Facebook page on Thursday that it would shutting down for good after Sunday. No reason was given for the shut down but they did thank the visitors for their patronage and looked forward to one final…
A vehicle stop in Wildwood led to the discovery of heroin by local police. Police there say Kelvin Aguilar-Soto was found in possession of 84 bags of heroin. The contraband had a street value of roughly $1,000. He was charged with heroin possession and placed in the Cape May County Jail on $100,000 bail.
The Wildwood City Fire Department responded to 4800 Arctic Avenue for a reported dwelling fire at 11:33 AM. Firefighters found fire in one unit of a three unit dwelling. Fire was confined to the kitchen area of that unit. The building was occupied at the time of the incident. The occupants self-evacuated prior to the…
The second phase of the New Jersey Avenue Resurfacing Improvement project from Youngs Avenue to 26th Avenue in the City of Wildwood is slated to restart on or about October 5, 2015. This second phase involves the reconstruction of the New Jersey Avenue roadbed from Wildwood Avenue to 26th Avenue and is expected to be…