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  • 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 power 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.

  • Final piece in place in Wildwood boardwalk attraction
    Wildwood Leader

    Workers guide the final piece of the Artbox into place on Adventure Pier on the Wildwood boardwalk Thursday, May 16. Workers in hardhats used a huge crane to lift the final piece in place for Artbox on the Morey’s Piers on Thursday afternoon.

    The attraction is made up of former shipping containers, repurposed as gallery space, a café and studios at Adventure Pier. According to Jack Morey, president of Morey’s Piers, part of the idea…

  • 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.

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Wildwood Leader

Report: Wildwood schools well behind state average

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Last Updated on Monday, April 15, 2013 10:19 am Written by Christie Rotondo Monday, April 15, 2013 10:18 am

Local educators focus on improvements made 

WILDWOOD- Wildwood High School’s academic performance is significantly behind other New Jersey schools, the state Department of Education reported Thursday.

According to the new state report cards, 90 percent of New Jersey’s schools are outperforming Wildwood High on HSPA exams.

To local school officials though, these new reports aren’t the most accurate representation of the schools’ progress- and may not be measuring that progress effectively.

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Four Wildwood teachers won’t be back next year

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Last Updated on Friday, April 12, 2013 11:29 am Written by Christie Rotondo Thursday, April 11, 2013 03:53 pm

WILDWOOD- Four teachers in the city’s school district received notice Thursday, April 11, that they would not be rehired for the upcoming school year, the superintendent confirmed.

One elementary school English as a second language teacher, as well as a special education, ESL, and science teacher at the middle school are set to be cut.

“Cuts any time are very difficult and this is no exception,” Dennis Anderson, superintendent of the Wildwood School District, said on Thursday.

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Crest looking for coastal engineer

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:54 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:52 pm

Borough Commissioners Joyce Gould, Mayor Carl Groon, and Don Cabrera plan to hire a coastal engineer by the next commissioners’ meeting. Borough Commissioners Joyce Gould, Mayor Carl Groon, and Don Cabrera plan to hire a coastal engineer by the next commissioners’ meeting. WILDWOOD CREST- Borough commissioners plan to hire a coastal engineer to help interpret the impact of FEMA’s new base flood elevation maps as soon as their next meeting April 24.

The engineer will also assist in issues as a result of Hurricane Sandy, such as beach erosion and dune rebuilding.

“We need someone to work with our in-house team to identify what we want to try to minimize,” Mayor Carl Groon said at the meeting April 10.

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Digital billboards eyed for Wildwood properties

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:48 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:44 pm

The city has planned to turn 25 acres of land on the back bay between Baker and Lincoln Avenues into a solar farm since 2011. The city has planned to turn 25 acres of land on the back bay between Baker and Lincoln Avenues into a solar farm since 2011. WILDWOOD- Panasonic, which would possibly have created a solar farm on the city’s back bay, has approached the administration with a new business idea: digital advertising.

Commissioner Pete Byron said that the company has approached the city about bringing large digital screens similar to “Jumbotrons” onto city-owned property. The screens would then be used for paid advertising, which the city would see a percentage of, Byron said.

The idea was discussed during a closed-door session at the last commissioners’ meeting March 27.

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Morey to head international amusement park association

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:35 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:34 pm

Previous chairman of the IAAPA, Roland Mack, presents Will Morey with the gavel- signifying his new role as the 2013 IAAPA Chairman of the Board. Previous chairman of the IAAPA, Roland Mack, presents Will Morey with the gavel- signifying his new role as the 2013 IAAPA Chairman of the Board. WILDWOOD- After 10 years of service within the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Morey’s Piers co-owner, Will Morey, was named chairman of the association for 2013.

According to the association, the IAAPA is the largest international trade association for permanently situated amusement parks and attractions and has more than 4,500 members from 90 countries.

Before serving on the international board, Morey said his park has been involved with IAAPA for over 25 years.

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Events help kick start season

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:19 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:16 pm

WILDWOOD - From now until June 30, the Convention Center plans to host 44 events.

“When we stay pretty busy, then everybody feels it,” John Lynch, director of sales and entertainment at the Convention Center said.

While local business owners wait until the summer starts, these events help keep traffic to the island up, and visitors spending money, Lynch said.

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FEMA to inspect repetitive loss properties

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:16 pm Written by Christie Rotondo Wednesday, April 10, 2013 03:15 pm

NORTH WILDWOOD- Representatives from FEMA are surveying properties in the city that have had claims paid from flood damage at least twice.

Mayor Bill Henfey said 300 of the city’s properties are set to be surveyed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and are considered “repetitive loss properties” by the agency.

According to a notice from FEMA, teams began surveying properties March 26, and will continue to do so through Friday.

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Snapshots of another century

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 02:08 pm Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, April 10, 2013 01:41 pm

James Magee stands with his wife, Ida, and daughter, Sallie, in front of a truck delivering the Wildwood Leader in 1911. James Magee stands with his wife, Ida, and daughter, Sallie, in front of a truck delivering the Wildwood Leader in 1911.

To the editor,

Recently I attended the dog show in Wildwood and picked up a copy of the Wildwood Leader.

The name of the paper sounded familiar. After searching through my mother’s (Sallie) photos I found these photos.

My grandfather, James M. Magee, sold the Wildwood Leader in 1911. In one photo, that’s my grandmother, Ida, holding my mother, Sallie.

Evelyn Sheppard

Newfield

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