tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193768962011-07-28T20:47:17.989-04:00Wildwood LeaderThis is a (partial) collection of the <a href="http://www.thewildwoodleader.com/">Wildwood Leader</a> stories dating back to May 2005.
<p>Questions/comments to: <a href='http://www.spambutcher.com/spamfreeze/decode.php?crypto=
dzfznzekczn.za.zdz7z-jn.7hzcz77a.znzn.7fzk7j7'>Troy</a></p>Troynoreply@blogger.comBlogger971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1175669683112064262007-01-17T02:51:00.005-05:002010-09-23T02:34:53.757-04:00AboutThis is an archive of Wildwood Leader articles written by Maureen Cawley from 2005-2006 . If you are looking for something else, contact me.All Wildwood Leader pages are Copyright © Catamaran Media Co., LLCTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1158724633761200312006-09-20T23:54:00.000-04:002006-09-19T23:57:13.763-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1158724420731801012006-09-13T23:47:00.000-04:002006-09-19T23:53:40.746-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1157023068361836832006-08-30T07:09:00.000-04:002006-09-18T21:40:42.316-04:00Judge says condo owners must fix problems By MAUREEN L. CAWLEYCorrespondentWILDWOOD – It’s a handyman’s special. But obtaining the necessary construction permits to repair the crumbling chimney and weather-worn windows of this Pacific Avenue office space is not likely to be a problem. After all, the employees who work at the Joint Construction Office of the Wildwoods (JCOW) are eager to have their building repaired.“There are several Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1157022216868568482006-08-23T06:45:00.000-04:002006-09-18T20:41:47.793-04:00NORTH WILDWOOD – The Irish Fall Festival may be a weekend of dueling fiddles this year now that headliner Blackthorn is taking its act south to the Bolero, and plans are in the works for a satellite Irish celebration in Wildwood.“I know a lot of North Wildwood bar owners are not very happy about it,” Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano said. And apparently neither is the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOHTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1156800759726548352006-08-16T17:27:00.000-04:002006-09-18T20:53:04.183-04:00WILDWOOD – Former JCOW fire inspector Al Beers, 82, will retire from his post effective Aug. 31, according to published reports. Beers was the fire subcode inspector for the Joint Construction Office of The Wildwoods (JCOW), during the period where a number of properties were allegedly “misclassified” by local builders, architects and building inspectors leading to fire code safety violations. Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1151480292774717692006-06-28T03:35:00.000-04:002006-06-28T03:38:12.776-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1151480123333005022006-06-21T03:29:00.000-04:002006-06-28T03:46:16.066-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1150686806386286302006-06-14T23:09:00.000-04:002006-06-18T23:15:53.826-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1150098840280076262006-06-07T03:48:00.000-04:002006-06-12T03:54:00.283-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1150098188650141022006-05-31T03:34:00.000-04:002006-06-12T03:48:06.283-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1147370669630029532006-05-10T13:59:00.000-04:002006-05-11T14:05:00.026-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1147371179617301912006-05-03T14:06:00.000-04:002006-05-11T14:12:59.620-04:00 Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1147377654392304802006-04-26T15:50:00.000-04:002006-05-11T16:00:54.406-04:00Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1144394235553385222006-04-05T03:09:00.000-04:002006-04-07T03:18:58.360-04:00April 5, 2006Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1144389906962172872006-03-29T11:22:00.000-05:002006-04-07T03:19:25.126-04:00March 29, 2006Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143343519406851632006-03-22T22:56:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:59:54.220-05:00Island officials look to smooth development processTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143343651002366612006-03-22T22:30:00.000-05:002006-03-25T23:00:28.210-05:00Schooner Bay owners, JCOW reach agreementTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143345441404190312006-03-22T22:26:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:59:26.636-05:00JCOW to withhold portion of Preston's retirement dealTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143343385134005582006-03-22T22:22:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:31:25.390-05:00Centennial update/School budgetTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143343323871168552006-03-22T22:20:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:31:13.270-05:00News Notes/Neighborhood Heroes (3/22/06)Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143343234162551592006-03-22T22:03:00.000-05:002006-03-25T22:20:34.190-05:00Five Mile Beat (3/22/06)Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143331005357253102006-03-15T06:10:00.000-05:002006-03-25T18:56:47.026-05:00Your last minute is quickly approachingTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143331651321366722006-03-15T06:08:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:22:48.710-05:00Two Doo Wop high-rises approvedTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143331334069188712006-03-15T06:06:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:22:29.720-05:00Wildwood schools newsTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143331169943664892006-03-15T06:05:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:22:04.893-05:00Wildwood's plans for new rec just waiting on the moneyTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143332795771683932006-03-15T06:04:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:30:12.646-05:00Ready to welcome home a heroTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143339634898252822006-03-15T06:02:00.000-05:002006-03-25T21:20:34.906-05:00Community comes together to give St. Ann's a faceliftTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143339874934475562006-03-15T06:01:00.000-05:002006-03-25T21:25:04.446-05:00News Notes/Neighborhood Heros (3/15/06)Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1143333545511340612006-03-15T06:00:00.000-05:002006-03-25T19:39:05.510-05:00Five Mile Beat (3/15/06)Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1141211225496261412006-03-01T06:06:00.000-05:002006-03-01T06:07:05.496-05:00Sam's pizza will take up entire blockTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1141210651323485502006-03-01T05:55:00.000-05:002006-03-01T05:57:31.326-05:00Judge orders a freeze on JCOW appeal deadlinesTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1141210531006608222006-03-01T05:53:00.000-05:002006-03-01T05:55:31.006-05:00In time when variances abound, this 1 is shot downTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1141210428758437722006-03-01T05:52:00.000-05:002006-03-01T05:53:48.756-05:00Council, residents rail against reval mistakesTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1141210324377073512006-03-01T05:50:00.000-05:002006-03-01T05:52:04.386-05:00Wildwood to make it easier on high-rise developersTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140845289370212882006-02-22T00:27:00.000-05:002006-02-25T00:28:36.096-05:00NW property values soar...Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140845195357272412006-02-22T00:25:00.000-05:002006-02-25T00:26:35.356-05:00All they know is they're facing finesTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140845065319445782006-02-22T00:23:00.000-05:002006-02-25T00:24:25.320-05:00"Everyone's running for cover"Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140844970251473182006-02-22T00:22:00.000-05:002006-02-25T00:24:52.680-05:00How will property insurance play into condo code mess?Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140844916050404952006-02-22T00:20:00.000-05:002006-02-25T00:21:56.063-05:00MMS students find another reason to love Valentine's DayTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140035292719140192006-02-15T15:26:00.000-05:002006-02-15T15:28:12.743-05:00JCOW files suit to have judge decide who's to blameTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140031081288015952006-02-15T14:14:00.000-05:002006-02-15T14:18:01.286-05:00Perplexed property owners now in stressful situationTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140035410274880382006-02-15T14:12:00.000-05:002006-02-15T15:31:01.390-05:00NW trying to remedy faulty flood warning systemTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1140030870026680642006-02-15T14:10:00.000-05:002006-02-15T14:14:30.070-05:00Margaret Mace report card: scores up, enrollment downTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139448754554544652006-02-08T20:29:00.000-05:002006-02-08T20:32:34.556-05:00Palm trees and pina coladasTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139448561243210052006-02-08T20:28:00.000-05:002006-04-22T03:49:06.396-04:00GWTIDA says TDF collection rate must improveTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139448483074406772006-02-08T20:26:00.000-05:002006-02-08T20:28:03.076-05:00NW streamlines event planningTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139448319721699632006-02-08T20:22:00.000-05:002006-02-08T20:25:19.723-05:00NW officials allay 2nd homeowners' concernsTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139448151948079552006-02-08T20:18:00.000-05:002006-02-08T20:22:31.950-05:00NW man included in Romanian murder investigationTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139454558230921232006-02-01T22:07:00.000-05:002006-02-08T22:10:59.993-05:00New plans for WW rec would cost $5.2MTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139454435813805852006-02-01T22:05:00.000-05:002006-02-08T22:11:22.973-05:00Nouveau Wave approved, Starlight vote on Feb. 13Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139454209626194872006-02-01T22:02:00.000-05:002006-02-08T22:03:29.626-05:00$1.3M Fox Park upgrade to begin soonTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139454112296831362006-02-01T22:00:00.000-05:002006-02-08T22:03:47.003-05:00Wildwood school administrators have nothing to hideTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139454027865468072006-02-01T21:59:00.000-05:002006-02-08T22:04:11.346-05:00Getting a taste for college while still in high schoolTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139453974624473662006-02-01T21:57:00.000-05:002006-02-08T22:04:53.646-05:00Blondie's floats keep rolling...Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1139453846363681492006-02-01T20:42:00.000-05:002006-02-08T21:57:27.516-05:00Really Snowflakes were on the Beach SaturdayTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138455381756800152006-01-25T08:34:00.000-05:002006-01-28T08:38:30.663-05:00Pacific Avenue to be returned to normalTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138455264476187622006-01-25T08:32:00.000-05:002006-01-28T08:38:18.450-05:00Study urges Wildwoods to reach out to day-trippersTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138455167613476862006-01-25T08:31:00.000-05:002006-01-28T08:38:04.213-05:00'Sticker shock' for N. Wildwood property ownersTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138454993477076542006-01-25T08:28:00.000-05:002006-01-28T08:37:50.946-05:00Cripps will leave with many fans and a stronger chamberTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138454906729770472006-01-25T08:25:00.000-05:002006-01-28T08:37:35.486-05:00Bald is beautiful (Friends of Jordan)Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138074222006938522006-01-18T22:27:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:30:26.583-05:00Sunset Cove will add 298 homes to Wildwood's west sideTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138091636975809052006-01-18T03:43:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:42:46.863-05:00Crest gets tough on developersTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138092044171219642006-01-18T03:39:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:41:30.443-05:00JCOW disapproves 2006 budgetTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138091964454103382006-01-18T03:38:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:41:46.123-05:00All these new homes and no place to liveTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138074589453581862006-01-11T22:48:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:35:01.483-05:00Community rallies to support Regalbuto familyTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138074494797252982006-01-11T22:47:00.000-05:002006-01-23T22:55:23.623-05:00Centennial logo is ready, party plans continueTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138074392252821352006-01-11T22:46:00.000-05:002006-01-23T22:55:01.496-05:0010 Questions with Bill HenfeyTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1138074342741677912006-01-11T22:43:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:36:17.833-05:00Troiano: Keep hi-rises on beach sideTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1136368423941420832006-01-04T04:53:00.000-05:002006-01-04T05:23:20.470-05:00High hopes for north end of BoardwalkTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1136368331035246162006-01-04T04:51:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:36:48.570-05:00Byrne Fund to donate $1M toward Wildwood recTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1136367850787447432006-01-04T04:42:00.000-05:002006-01-24T03:31:17.426-05:00Revals are in, where's the company?Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1136367673680547262005-12-21T12:40:00.000-05:002006-01-04T05:20:31.696-05:00Condo owner says Schooner Bay is unsafeTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1136367001890793302005-12-21T12:28:00.000-05:002006-01-04T05:19:08.013-05:00Troiano says city will not force people into streetsTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1136367478402764642005-12-21T11:37:00.000-05:002006-01-04T05:18:28.146-05:00WHS students, Oceanside Realty, Civic Club team up to help needyTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1134528353252461442005-12-13T21:30:00.001-05:002005-12-13T21:50:34.073-05:00NW Christmas PartyBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterNORTH WILDWOOD – The city kicked off its 2006 centennial a month early by introducing Mr. and Mrs. 1906 at the city’s annual Christmas party on Saturday. Decked out in turn of the century style were Nancy Cellini, a former wardrobe dresser for the stars in Philadelphia, and Jim MacMillan, the voice of radio station WCMC, who will attend the city’s birthday Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1134528395151222542005-12-13T21:30:00.000-05:002005-12-13T21:50:17.673-05:00Glenwood ChoirBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – For years, budget restrictions nearly silenced the music program here. But last year a $100,000 grant from the Byrne Foundation resuscitated the district’s band, and the sounds of music could again be heard in the middle school and high school hallways. Now, the influence of that seed money is being felt by some of the district’s youngest students, as Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1134528443826138832005-11-30T21:46:00.000-05:002005-12-19T21:20:17.106-05:00Fire destroys their businesses, not their spiritBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – The holiday parade was scheduled to pass the Zuccarello’s house on Central Avenue last Friday evening, bringing with it Santa Claus and a special gift, an engagement ring to be presented by Sal Zuccarello to Lauren Belasco.“Sal had a whole thing planned,” his father, Anthony said, but the devastating fire that burned at the Shore Plaza, at 26th Avenue Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1135045191301144142005-11-30T21:15:00.000-05:002005-12-19T21:20:59.883-05:00Waypoint project shot down againBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – After six months of deliberation and appeals, the zoning board again withheld approval for the 23-story Waypoint Beach Club project, which was proposed by developer Larry Howard to replace The Binns and Bonito motels on Ocean Avenue between Spenser and Spicer avenues. Submitted plans for the DooWop-style condotel included 185 residential units and 114 Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1134756794586993842005-11-30T13:10:00.000-05:002005-12-16T13:13:14.596-05:00Residents may find no more rooms at the innBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – With Christmas just around the corner, some residents might soon find out there is no room at the Inn – or at least at the motels where they are now living.An ordinance introduced by commissioners here last Wednesday limits the duration of stays in the city’s hotels and motels. The proposed law stipulates: "No transient visitor can occupy a hotel, motel Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133158555131521012005-11-22T01:15:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:45:27.170-05:00Wildwood schools report all A’s for districtBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – It’s report card time. And while students across the island are finding out how they are doing in school this year, the Wildwood school board is measuring the district’s progress since the new administration was hired last year.“So much is going on,” Superintendent Dennis Anderson said, and the reports presented at last Wednesday’s meeting bear this Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133158516428806492005-11-22T01:14:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:46:33.306-05:00Crest to developers: Slow down..you move too fastBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD CREST – The newest change to the borough’s land use law is an ordinance designed to slow things down. The amendment is one in a series of changes made to zoning and land use policies and procedures in recent months.The ordinance introduced on Nov.9 by Commissioner Don Cabrera and Mayor Carl Groon requires that site plans be submitted 45 Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133158438769422152005-11-22T01:12:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:18:58.443-05:00Marina Bay Tower residents get Van Drew's supportVan Drew pledges support for Marina Bay TowersNORTH WILDWOOD -- Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew is giving his full support to the residents of Marina Bay Towers, a senior citizen affordable housing building here, in their effort to obtain New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) action to stave off potential eviction from their apartments.“I am pleased the residents have persuaded the HMFA to Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133158356974752662005-11-22T01:11:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:17:59.810-05:00GWTIDA announces new initiativesAuthority hoping for an IMG Beach BashMerci, Canadians, says GWTIDABy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD -- Merci and Bienvenue. Thank you for visiting The Wildwoods, and please come back. That’s the message the Greater Wildwoods Tourism and Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) sent to Canadian visitors this week.They placed full-color French-language advertisements in two of Canada’Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133157537603162562005-11-22T00:57:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:18:45.293-05:00Millers’ time to relaxCurtis and Sandra Miller are spending less time in Wildwood lately. The couple have worked for more than two decades serving the needy here. Now they are hoping to officially begin their retirement in Sumter, S.C., before Christmas.By MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – In the Air Force, they call it a PCS – a Permanent Change of Station. And that’s what Curtis and Sandra Miller are calling Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133162873946399382005-11-16T14:26:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:27:53.950-05:00NW beach replenishment scheduled for next summerBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterNORTH WILDWOOD – Five years ago, lifeguards drove elderly and disabled beach-goers about 100 yards from their headquarters on 15th Avenue and JFK Boulevard to the water’s edge, Beach Chief Tony Cavalier said.They don’t need to do that anymore.Today the distance from the foot of beach patrol headquarters to the ocean at high tide is 20 twenty feet, and shrinking Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1134758256017324722005-11-16T13:36:00.000-05:002006-06-12T04:12:02.816-04:00NW officials leery of Paradise Suites ‘motel’Are developers fooling local planners?By MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterNORTH WILDWOOD – According to the plans submitted to the planning board here last month, the proposed Paradise Suites will be a motel.The 12-unit project, approved to replace The Lau Ray Inn, at 221 East 26th Street, will be four-stories high, as is allowed for motel properties, but not for condominiums. The project will also Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133162755566105492005-11-12T14:24:00.000-05:002005-11-28T02:25:55.570-05:00WC-Land use ordinance passesLand use ordinance passesBut more motels approved for demolition By MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD CREST – Commissioners adopted the new land use ordinance on Oct. 26, but not before motel owners had a final say.Attorney Ron Stagliano represented a few motel owners whose site plans were scheduled to come before the planning on Thursday, Nov. 3. They wanted assurances that their plans wouldTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133162637672004822005-10-26T14:23:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:23:57.680-05:0010 Questions on a Changing Wildwood 10 Questions with Reggie Byrne and Mary ErcegThe construction of high-rise hotels promises to change the skyline and the character of Wildwood. While some residents and property owners have organized and voiced opposition to the plans, two local hoteliers have been attending zoning board meetings to explain why they think the dramatic changes to the landscape are for the better.The motel ownersTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133162538388111262005-10-26T14:21:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:22:18.390-05:00High-rise hotel planned for Wildwood Boardwalk High-rise hotel planned for Wildwood BoardwalkBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – A new high-rise hotel is in the works for the north side of Wildwood on the Boardwalk. The building, tentatively named The Starlite Resort, is proposed for a public parking lot between Juniper and Poplar avenues.Realtor Michael McDonald and Gateway Real Estate are in the process of the buying the proposed Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133163896945941762005-09-28T14:43:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:44:56.953-05:00DCA finds JCOW code violationsBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterTHE WILDWOODS – The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has notified the Joint Construction of the Wildwoods (JCOW) about a classification problem that exists on at least 79 addresses in Wildwood and North Wildwood.In a letter, dated Sept. 1, addressed to incoming Construction Official Mario Zaccaria, DCA Construction Official John Dotoli said that “the problem Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133203610458085502005-08-28T13:44:00.000-04:002005-11-29T16:00:36.903-05:00Three 25-story hotels planned for WildwoodNancy BehransArtist's rendition of the proposed 25-story Wildwood Beach "WB" hotel. The amped-up DooWop style hotel will offer meeting space, deluxe rooms, an indoor/outdoor pool, retail and restaurant space and a lobby bar.By MAUREEN CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD -- Commissioners here have decided that it is time for the city to think big, really big.They unanimously approved an ordinance last weekTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133164777711007902005-07-13T14:59:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:59:37.713-05:00More problems for Wildwood motelsBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – Parking has been an issue for Will LaForge since he bought the 50-year-old Windward Motel 19 years ago. The motel has 23 rooms and only 16 parking spots. LaForge attributes the shortage to changing times.“Building codes then are not what they are now,” he said.The lack of parking has never affected the success of his business, however. He was always ableTroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133164682836003282005-07-06T14:57:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:58:02.840-05:00Grand plan slammed at CAFRA hearingMAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterLOWER TOWNSHIP – The crowd at the Lower Township Municipal Building last week was literally split down the middle on a proposal to construct a 14-story, 125-unit condominium development at the Grand Hotel site in Diamond Beach.On the left were Diamond Beach and Wildwood Crest residents who were there to tell CAFRA project manager Gail Moore they opposed the scale of Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133164546662288682005-06-15T14:54:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:55:46.666-05:00Seaport Village Pier possibilities to be studiedBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterNORTH WILDWOOD – City Council members believe that if they build something at Seaport Village Pier, tourists will come. They just aren’t sure yet what they want to build or who they want to build it.Council members do know, however, that they want some control over the process. So at a June 8 meeting, they unanimously passed a resolution to hire the Remington and Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133203403774421702005-05-28T13:42:00.000-04:002005-11-28T13:43:23.783-05:00Moreys buy rec, may expand StarluxBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD – The recreation center here was sold to the first and only bidder for $950,000 at 3 p.m. on April 19. Will and Jack Morey, of the Morey Organization, and John and P. Martin Way, of Wildwood Crest, won the bid under the name Port Royal, Inc., a corporation named for another co-owned property, the Port Royal Motor Inn at Palm Avenue and the beach in Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19376896.post-1133164278085790832005-05-11T14:50:00.000-04:002005-11-28T02:53:20.180-05:00Crest master plan goes to commissionersBy MAUREEN L. CAWLEYStaff WriterWILDWOOD CREST – The master plan was passed here May 4 during a special planning board meeting. During the public hearing, residents, business owners and attorneys rose to speak to the standing-room-only crowd to express conflicting views on the pace and content of the much-anticipated plan.The first major change to planning in the Crest involved the B-1, or Troynoreply@blogger.com