• Wildwood commissioners: Put a shirt on and pull your pants up
    Wildwood Leader

    WILDWOOD- The city is looking to clean up the look of the boardwalk and create a more “family friendly” atmosphere- by having visitors clean up their outfits.

    At Wednesday’s commissioners meeting, the administration introduced an ordinance requiring shirts and shoes to be worn on the boardwalk, and banned pants or skirts worn low off the waist.

    “I do believe the barometer of our community is based on the boardwalk,” Mayor Ernie Troiano said.

  • Yecco to retire from Crest
    Wildwood Leader

     WILDWOOD CREST- After working in city hall for 27 years, Borough Clerk and Administrator Kevin Yecco announced his retirement this week.

    “I feel that the time is right,” Yecco said Monday. “It has been an outstanding career.”

  • Wildwood chooses marbles champions
    Wildwood Leader

     Photo by Christie Rotondo/ Portalatin watches his shot during the boys finals. After seven games of ringer, he won the chance to represent the school for the first time in the National Marbles Tournament.
    Schools to represent island in national competition

    WILDWOOD- This year, local Wildwood kids will be competing for all…

  • Cheap, pure, and deadly
    Regional

    Heroin a growing concern in county

    CAPE MAY COUNTY – A generation ago, heroin was all but unheard of in Cape May County.

    Veteran officers say there were other illicit drugs sold throughout the Jersey Cape, but heroin, considered a scourge of urban areas, was rarely seen. During the 1970s, according to several sources, the heroin bought at the street level was usually less than 5 percent pure, the rest made up of anything the dealer had handy, from powder to brick dust. Starting in the 1990s, the highly addictive narcotic began…

  • 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 Leader

Bittner starts as Wildwood attorney

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Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, May 09, 2013 03:14 pm

WILDWOOD- Mary D’Arcy Bittner served at the city’s solicitor for the first time during the May 8 commissioner’s meeting. 

Bittner is replacing Marcus Karavan, whose contract was not renewed this year.

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Wildwood approves $23.9M budget

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Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, May 09, 2013 03:12 pm

WILDWOOD- Commissioners adopted the city’s 2013 budget Wednesday night, and said that this is one of the earliest budgets the city has adopted.

“I don’t know if my voice can project a yes vote this early in the year,” Mayor Ernie Troiano joked.

The budget cuts spending, but includes an increase in the tax rate, because of a drop in the city’s overall assessed value.

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Spring Boardwalk Classic Car Show returns to Wildwoods Boardwalk

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 09, 2013 02:42 pm Written by Staff Reports Thursday, May 09, 2013 02:24 pm

Vintage and classic cars will be displayed on the Wildwoods Boardwalk 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Vintage and classic cars will be displayed on the Wildwoods Boardwalk 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The Greater Wildwood Hotel-Motel Association will present the Spring Boardwalk Classic Car Show through Sunday, May 12 in the Wildwoods. The show is set to include a variety of fun activities from start to finish for car buffs and families.

The car show kicked off Thursday for registered participants with a car cruise from the Wildwoods Convention Center to Menz’s Restaurant in Rio Grande, where participants dined, listened to music and joined in some family fun.

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Morey’s developing app for piers

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:38 am Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:32 am

WILDWOOD- Morey’s Piers: there’s an app for that.

Well, almost.

Tim Sanson, a spokesman with Morey’s announced that the company is working on a new app for its piers this summer.

The app, short for a software application for a smartphone or other device, will allow visitors to track how many times they ride certain attractions and earn badges based on the achievements they unlock.

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Small hole shows big problem

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:31 am Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:29 am

A small sinkhole on Anglesea and Allen Drive signaled that the sewer line needed repairs April 29. A small sinkhole on Anglesea and Allen Drive signaled that the sewer line needed repairs April 29.

Deteriorated sewer line requires expensive fix 

NORTH WILDWOOD- A collapsed sewer on Anglesea and Allen Drive April 29 caused 250 feet of road to be opened and $100,000 in repairs to the sewer line.

Mayor Bill Henfey said that a small sinkhole was a signal of a break in the line, which was caused by deterioration and ground shifting.

“It turned into a major problem,” he said.

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Police: Heroin found after juvenile shot himself

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:13 am Written by Staff Reports Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:12 am

WILDWOOD- Police arrested three people Wednesday after a juvenile accidentally shot himself in the left hand and leg at the Blue Heron Motel.

Renaldo Lugo, 21, Elizabeth Dever, 19, and the juvenile were arrested after police allegedly discovered 30 bags of heroin at the motel. All three are Wildwood residents.

Police said that around 1 a.m. they responded to the Blue Heron on Roberts Avenue. There, they discovered that the juvenile had been wounded in his left hand and left leg from a single gun shot. He was transported to Atlantic City Medical Center and was treated for his injuries, police said.

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Business will be able to keep their leased parking in downtown

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:17 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:00 am

WILDWOOD- Local businesses who lease parking spots at the planned site of the Center City “Destination Station” will be able to lease the spots for this summer, despite plans to get the public lot up and running.

Commissioner Pete Byron said Tuesday that the city has leased out the spots for the summer to the handful of businesses around the site of the planned center city parking lot. The proposed lot is bordered by Oak, Cedar, Schellenger, Atlantic and Pacific avenues and owned by the city.

The Business Improvement District has budgeted $75,000 to get the lot operational in 2013, as well as bring in $35,000 in parking revenue.

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Wildwood may seek public input in survey

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:23 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, May 09, 2013 12:00 am

WILDWOOD- Local officials are interested in what residents have to say about the city, said Mayor Ernie Troiano.

At the last commissioner’s meeting, he proposed that the city look into finding a way to hear feedback from residents about the city’s progress and what could be improved.

So, he’s directed City Clerk Chris Wood to look into creating a survey for residents to gauge their opinions.

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