Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:55
Staff Reports
WILDWOOD — The Doo Wop Experience Museum is interested in visitor’s memories of vacations in the Wildwoods.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:00
Jacob Schaad Jr.
Although formal police forces were virtually nonexistent in the early days of the Wildwoods, the realization was to come in the middle of the first decade of the 1900s that the new municipalities needed more than marshals riding around on horses like something out of a Zane Grey novel.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:57
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:42
Lauren Suit
WEST WILDWOOD — By the end of this month, a judge will decide if the borough should accept a petition that would have had voters decide if the town’s regular May election should be moved to November.
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:44
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:38
Lauren Suit
Sand from the Crest is being trucked to North Wildwood on the beach
WILDWOOD — As much as 100,000 cubic yards of sand is slated to move from Wildwood Crest, through Wildwood and into North Wildwood in April.
Last Updated on Friday, 17 February 2012 11:47
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:33
Staff Reports
WILDWOOD CREST — The borough is looking for community input with its new county library branch.
The borough’s library, one of the busiest in the county library system and the only one on Five Mile Island, is expanding. Last summer the county completed the purchase of the former Masonic Lodge property at 6300 Atlantic Ave.
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:34
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:48
Staff Reports
NORTH WILDWOOD – A benefit fundraiser for The Free Meal Center will be held 3-7 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Flip Flopz in North Wildwood.
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 12:08
Staff Reports
From left, Lt. Hawthorne WCPD, District Commander Howard, Sergeant Weigand, Wildwood Crest Committee person Joyce Gould, Captain Mayor WCPD, and Commander Orlando North Wildwood VFW.
WILDWOOD CREST -- Wildwood Crest Police Sgt. Jon A. Weigand was honored at North Wildwood VFW Post 5941 monthly meeting held at North Wildwood Knight's of Columbus Hall on Feb. 9.
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:48
Staff Reports
WILDWOOD — Glenwood Avenue Elementary School released names of their students that earned the honor roll for the second marking period.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:00
Staff Reports
WILDWOOD — Voting started on Feb. 21 in the contest to name the 10 best beaches in New Jersey. The contest is run by the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium and winners will be announced before the Memorial Day weekend. The three beachfront municipalities comprising The Wildwoods are the reigning champions in the competition, having won in three of the past four years. People can cast ballots for their favorite stretch of the Jersey shore at www.njtoptenbeaches.org.
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:41
Lauren Suit
WILDWOOD — The city will undergo a property reassessment this year that will go on the books in time for the 2013 tax year.
City Commissioners directed city tax assessor Jason Hesley to conduct a property reassessment in order to find out what the properties in Wildwood are really worth.
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:42
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:36
Staff Reports
Fire Company No. 1 presents scholarships
WILDWOOD — The Wildwood Fire Company number 1 gave six $1,500 scholarships to local high school graduates after their first semester of college. The awards were presented to Katie Tirottta and Aidan Devlin from Wildwood Catholic High School, Kirby Thorton and Justin Fritz from Wildwood High School and Danielle D’Amico and Richard Zeigler from Cape May County Technical High School. The 18th annual scholarships are awarded in memory of Joseph R. Walto, a lieutenant in the fire company, who died while fighting a fire on the Ocean Pier on Christmas 1943.
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:38
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:31
Lauren Suit
Commissioner considering another way to boost revenue
WILDWOOD — Could beach bars be the answer to the city’s revenue woes?
Mayor ErnieTroiano said that the city has ruled out beach tags for this summer and wouldn’t move forward on the issue unless it was put to a public vote, but the mayor said he was talking with the area’s tourism officials about other ways to generate revenue from the beaches.
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:32
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:50
Lauren Suit
RIO GRANDE — Three people were sent to the hospital, two airlifted, after a crash on Wildwood Boulevard on Feb. 15 at 6:24 a.m.
According to Middle Township Police, the two cars were both traveling towards Wildwood when they collided near the middle of the roadway, which runs between Wildwood and Rio Grande in Middle Township.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:57
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 12:03
Editorial Department
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