Local officials at some Jersey Shore towns say a storm earlier this month caused erosion that can't be repaired in time for Memorial Day weekend crowds.
Any hope to truly preserve the classic Doo Wop feel of the Wildwoods, which is much of what first attracted entertainers and working families to the island decades ago, is likely long gone, preservation experts fear.
12-year-old Cole Hagy, who's vacationing with his family in North Wildwood this week, made a lifetime memory last Saturday while fishing on the beach.
Cole caught a shark on the 2nd Street Beach. But, it was Cole did next that might make the biggest impact on his life.
The dime size species with its painful tentacles is found in their natural habitat of eel grass, sea lettuce and algae in the back bays, rivers and estuaries.
Beach maintenance, boardwalk renovations plus an coming minimum wage increase all need to be funded, according to the mayors of Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.