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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

Karavan out as city attorney

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Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 03:30 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, May 08, 2013 03:27 pm

WILDWOOD- The city is planning to replace its city attorney, Marcus Karavan, during Wednesday’s commissioners’ meeting.

Commissioner Tony Leonetti said that the city plans to offer a resolution awarding Mary D’Arcy Bittner, the city’s municipal judge, a contract to act as the city’s attorney.

He did not give specifics Wednesday as to why the city is replacing Karavan, but did say the administration is hoping to hire someone to fill the position full time.

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Johnson's popping up in Wildwood

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Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:47 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:39 pm

Photo by Christie Rotondo/Johnson's Popcorn is set to open on the Wildwood Boardwalk this summer. Photo by Christie Rotondo/Johnson's Popcorn is set to open on the Wildwood Boardwalk this summer. WILDWOOD- An Ocean City staple is making its way to the boardwalk this summer.

Johnson’s Popcorn, which has three locations on the Ocean City boardwalk, is expanding into Wildwood and is set to open early this summer next to Sand Jamm Surf Shop and Captain Jack’s.

“Wildwood has an amazing boardwalk and our product fits very well into people’s vacations there,” Rebecca Juzwiak, vice president of operations for Johnson’s said Tuesday.

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Parking rates up in North Wildwood, Wildwood

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Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:37 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:36 pm

NORTH WILDWOOD- Parking in the city is set to climb to $2 an hour this summer, now that council has passed a resolution hiking the rates up.

Wildwood made a similar move earlier this year. In both municipalities, a quarter will get you seven and a half minutes on the meter.

Last year, a quarter put 10 minutes on the meter.

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North Wildwood to purchase Eighth Street Field

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Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:32 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:21 pm

Photo by Christie Rotondo/ The city plans to purchase the Eighth Street Field from the Dioceses of Camden. Photo by Christie Rotondo/ The city plans to purchase the Eighth Street Field from the Dioceses of Camden. NORTH WILDWOOD- The athletic field on Eighth Avenue may soon be city-owned property.

City council announced plans Tuesday to purchase the Eighth Street Field from the Diocese of Camden for $3 million. 

The baseball diamond, basketball courts, and grassy field are a center for sports games and events in North Wildwood, and Mayor Bill Henfey said he wants the field to stay that way.

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Crack charges filed against Wildwood man

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Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:32 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, May 08, 2013 11:17 am

WILDWOOD- A 66-year-old Wildwood man was arrested Tuesday and charged with distributing crack cocaine, police said.

Walter Aubrey, 66, was arrested May 7 as a result of a joint investigation by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Ocean City Police Department, and Wildwood Police Department, according to officials.

Police did not immediately give details about the arrest or where it took place.

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Wildwood man jailed on drug charges

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Last Updated on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 05:29 pm Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, May 07, 2013 05:28 pm

WILDWOOD – A 29-year-old Wildwood man was arrested Monday, May 6 and charged with distributing cocaine in the city, according to police.

Kamil Smith was arrested as a result of a cooperative narcotics investigation between the Cape May Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force and Wildwood Police Department.

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In Another Time > A tragedy in the early history of Catholics in Wildwood

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Written by Jacob Schaad Jr. Tuesday, May 07, 2013 04:24 pm

Before it happened, before the grim news traveled from the city to the ocean, optimism exuded at the first Catholic church in the town of Holly Beach on the island that was born to be known as Five Mile Beach.

As the 20th century approached, the construction of the house of worship of St. Ann Roman Catholic Church of Holly Beach was nearing completion, so near, in fact, that there was enough room for the first mass to be held in September of 1897. In a spirit of ecumenical cooperation it was to be built on land at the corner of Roberts and Holly Beach Avenues donated by a Methodist and an Episcopalian.

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Crest celebrates students

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Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, May 07, 2013 02:56 pm

Some students in the third, fourth, and fifth grade had their work exhibited in the Principal’s Corner at Crest Memorial. Some students in the third, fourth, and fifth grade had their work exhibited in the Principal’s Corner at Crest Memorial.

WILDWOOD CREST- Crest Memorial School students in third through eighth grade who had produced exemplary written work during the month of April were recently rewarded with a pizza party and a display of their work in “The Principals Corner.”

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