North Wildwood News

A growing number of bucking beasts are overtaking Jersey bars. Hoboken is the home of the Garden State's newest mechanical bull, a motorized creature with blinking red eyes that sits in the back of a nightspot, the Stewed Cow.

Barbecue festivals come in all shapes and sizes. Some are all about the grill, including the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship, July 12 to 14 in North Wildwood.

THERE'S A FEELING you get, walking toward the Wildwood Boardwalk at night; an anticipation that hits you all at once when that wide, eclectic, electric expanse unfolds before you.

Area residents, veterans, military history buffs and patriots expect to gather at the World War II Tower here on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate Armed Forces Day.

"When they got in there in 1982, there was a foot of pigeon droppings," Steve Murray, chairman of the Friends of the Hereford Lighthouse, told The Press of Atlantic City .

The Amish Market, located at 700 New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood , had its official grand opening on March 15, 2013, and the sparkling new shop has been busy ever since.

As Mothers Day approaches we all think about our moms. Whether you will be spend the day with her or wishing that you had the chance to do that one more time Father Ed Namiotka, pastor of St.

Assistance to Firefighters Grant totaling $110,480 has been awarded to North Wildwood Fire Department, according to Congressman Frank LoBiondo,R-2. "We really appreciate this grant which will ensure the safety of our firefighters," said North Wildwood Mayor Bill Henfey.

As we approach the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a number of New Jersey shore resorts that got hammered by the superstorm - particularly in the southern part of the state - are going to great lengths to let people know they ready, willing, and more than able to deal with this summer's tourism.

A North Wildwood man was arrested Wednesday, April 24 for stealing a firearm from a West Wildwood resident, police said.