Wildwood Crest

Wildwood Crest has cancelled three upcoming events, including its popular Borough-wide yard sale in May.  Also cancelled in the Crest are the Mayor’s wellness walk, and the Crest Beach Sweep.  There will be another beach sweep event in late Octob...

Wildwood Crest, Avalon, and other communities in Cape May County are restricting access by the public to municipal buildings.  The move is being made in order to slow down the spread of coronavirus in the State.  Both communities will restrict public a...

Crest Memorial School is closed Monday so the school can prepare for the possibility of online classes.  Superintendent David Del Conte says in a letter to parents that a March 20th professional development day will now be a regular school day.  An online portal will be made available to parents and students if the school …

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Wildwood Crest will hold a public discussion on March 28th regarding some planned improvements for the downtown business district along New Jersey Avenue.  The meeting will be held at the Wildwood Crest Volunteer Fire Company #1 at 11:00am.  Wildwood C...

A longtime fixture in the Wildwood Crest business and social community passed away Saturday at the age of 82.  Funeral services will be private for Joseph Franco Sr., who worked as both a hotelier and in real estate for decades in the Crest.  Franco al...

Wildwood Crest is expected to introduce its municipal budget Wednesday afternoon.  Council is also expected to to appoint Ronald Harwood as Fire Official, and award a contract to the Taylor Design Group for redevelopment planning of New Jersey Avenue. ...

Wildwood Crest will hear some ideas about the future of its fishing pier this week.  The Borough Commission meets Wednesday morning and will hear from the newly formed Crest Fishing Pier committee, and professional consultants.  The presentation will t...

Another local pizza business has admitted to skipping out on paying taxes.  NJ.com reports that Guiseppe D’Arancio and a second owner of Sal’s Ristorante and Pizzera admitted to keeping two different sets of accounting books from 2010 through 2016 and skipping out on paying nearly a half million dollars in taxes.  Maximum penalties are three …

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There will be enough traffic in the Wildwoods next week for the presidential visit that Wildwood Crest will turn on the traffic lights.  Crest Police announced that traffic lights will be turned on the morning of January 27th and will stay on until the morning of January 29th to help regulate increased traffic in the …

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The Wildwood Crest Police Department is adding two new officers.  Zackary Magnavita and Brian Harrison both graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy on Tuesday and will be full time officers with the department, according to the social media p...