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  • County prosecutor has cameras on Ocean City, Wildwood ’walks
    Ocean City Gazette

    Several people enjoy a sunny spring day on the Ocean City boardwalk this week. The county prosecutor’s office is keeping an eye on the boardwalks in Ocean City and Wildwood, officials announced on Friday.

    Video cameras are installed on both boardwalks, with federal grant money from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness funding the purchase.

  • Wildwood defiant on FEMA maps
    Wildwood Leader

    FEMA News Photo by Bill Koplitz

    WILDWOOD — Commissioners say they refuse to adopt the current FEMA advisory base flood elevation maps as they stand.

    “I refuse to adopt any map that says that the back bay could see three feet of wave action,” Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. said at the May 8 commissioner’s meeting.

    However, if Wildwood commissioners do not adopt the maps, residents will not be eligible for grants to raise their homes and FEMA mitigation funds, according to Lawrence Hanja, a spokesman with the state Department of…

  • Wildwood seeks to attract tourists with magnet campaign
    Wildwood Leader

    Photo by Christie Rotondo/ Lori Roach of Laura’s Fudge puts a “DOO WW” magnet on her car.

    Watch for ‘Doo WW’ image 

    WILDWOOD- Now that it’s almost impossible to go anywhere on the Jersey Shore without seeing a “DO AC” magnet, Wildwood is hoping to get that same sort of recognition for their seashore resort, too.

    Patrick Rosenello, executive director of the boardwalk and downtown improvement districts, said that the districts are unveiling 10,000 “DOO WW” magnets this week.

    …
  • Improvements planned for Old NJ Ave
    Wildwood Leader

    File photo by Jen Marra/ Old New Jersey Avenue is the center for North Wildwood’s festivals and events, like the Mummer’s Brigade- where this photo of the crowd was taken last year. NORTH WILDWOOD- The city is planning to enhance Old New Jersey Avenue with a $450,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation.

    According to city administrator Lou Belasco, the grant will…

  • Shipping container art space to be completed this week
    Wildwood Leader

    Photo by Christie Rotondo/The painted shipping containers at Adventure Pier that will become the Artbox this summer. WILDWOOD- Morey’s Piers plans to install the last shipping container in the Artbox attraction on Thursday, May 16.

    The Artbox is set to be an artists’ community constructed from upcycled shipping containers at Adventure Pier. There will also be a museum shop and sushi bar called Café 4B.

    The attraction is set to open June 13, but media have been invited…

  • House fire on Pine Avenue in Wildwood
    Wildwood Leader

    Photo by Dan Duffy/ Firefighters were called to a home on West Pine Avenue last week for a multi-alarm blaze.

    There were no injuries reported in a fire Thursday that gutted a home on West Pine Avenue in Wildwood.

    Firefighters say the multiple-alarm blaze began around 2 p.m. May 9, but were not immediately certain of the cause. Officials at the scene said the utilities had been shut off at the house, and no one was…

Wildwood Leader

Wildwood introduces $23.9M budget

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Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, April 03, 2013 01:00 am

WILDWOOD- City commissioners last week introduced a $23.9 million budget. The budget includes a tax rate increase of just under one and a half cents.

“I’ve been in office since 1999 and this is the earliest budget I’ve ever approved,” Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. said at the meeting.

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Wildwood seeks new tools to fight rowdy houses

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Last Updated on Monday, April 01, 2013 01:00 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Tuesday, April 02, 2013 01:00 am

WILDWOOD- As prom and “senior week” season approaches, the city is again searching for ways to fight against problem properties.

The city has already passed changes to the “rowdy house” ordinance that would require property owners to pay big fines if their tenants get out of hand too frequently. Now, Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. wants the city to look into making sure rental properties are properly inspected before landlords get a mercantile license.

He said he had been alerted that a three bedroom unit property in Wildwood had advertised online that it could sleep up to 32 people. Troiano called a property like that “an animal house in waiting.”

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Crest awards ice cream contract for beach

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Last Updated on Monday, April 01, 2013 01:01 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Tuesday, April 02, 2013 01:00 am

WILDWOOD CREST- For the first time, visitors to the Crest will be able to buy an ice cream cone without leaving the beach this summer.

At the March 27 commissioners’ meeting, the borough awarded a contract to William Kelly for ice cream concession rentals. For the next two years, Kelly will pay a total of $332,132 to the Crest to sell ice cream on the beach.

According to borough administrator Kevin Yecco, Kelly is currently the concessionaire who rents beach chairs, umbrellas and floatation devices to beachgoers. He also handles the sale of bottled water on the beach.

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Hurdles loom for beach bar

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Last Updated on Monday, April 01, 2013 01:03 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Monday, April 01, 2013 01:01 pm

Once a city contract is won, operator will face a slog through state regs

WILDWOOD- Commissioners have said that they hope to have a beach bar up and running by summer. But before any margaritas are mixed, there may be some red tape at the state level for the winning bidder to cut through.

According to Bob Considine, a spokesman with Department of Environmental Protection, Wildwood secured a Coastal Area Facilities Review Act, or CAFRA, permit in September. Under that permit, the city received the go-ahead from the state to conduct a few different activities on its beaches. Included in that permit was the operation of one seasonal beach bar.

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Heroin, cocaine charges in Wildwood

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Last Updated on Monday, April 01, 2013 10:39 am Written by Christie Rotondo Monday, April 01, 2013 10:37 am

WILDWOOD- Police announced that Frank A. Alfe was arrested and charged with 17 criminal offenses Saturday, including possession of heroin and cocaine with the intent to distribute.

Alfe was arrested around 4:30 a.m. Saturday after police investigated a suspicious person in the 200 east block of Garfield Avenue, according to a police report. 

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Chinese company to take over Wildwood

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Written by By AVRIL POISSON Monday, April 01, 2013 01:00 am

WILDWOOD- City officials confirmed this week that they plan to export their positions and administrative control of the city to a Chinese corporation.

The deal was struck after a closed-door secret meeting at the Dog Tooth Bar and Grill last week, they said.

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Wildwood introduces $23.9 million budget

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Last Updated on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 03:32 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:36 am

Commissioner Pete Byron, Mayor Ernie Troiano, and Commissioner Tony Leonetti of Wildwood. Commissioner Pete Byron, Mayor Ernie Troiano, and Commissioner Tony Leonetti of Wildwood. WILDWOOD- City commissioners introduced a $23.9 million budget at Wednesday's regular meeting. The budget is about $4 million than last year, but includes a tax increase of just under one and a half cents.

"I've been in office since 1999 and this is the earliest budget I've ever approved," Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. said at the meeting.

Last year, Wildwood was the last municipality to introduce its budget, and it wasn't adopted until September.

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Greek independence, St. Demetrios celebrated

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Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:00 am

NORTH WILDWOOD- In the 1960s, a group of 20 people in the Wildwoods banded together to build the only Greek Orthodox Church in Cape May County.

Today, the congregation of St. Demetrios has grown to about 200 people in the summer, reaching out to tourists, locals, and Greeks and Greek-Americans from throughout the county.

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