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Wildwood Visitors Confused After Receiving Parking Tickets from Morey’s Piers

Issue #345

May 12, 2025

In This Cape May Local Scoop Issue…

 📆 Cape May Events

☀️ Cape May Local Weather 

🅿 Wildwood Visitors Confused After Receiving Parking Tickets from Morey’s Piers

🏫 Loss of Chateau Bleu Stirs Memories and Frustration Among Shore Visitors

⛽Taxes, Transport, and Reality: The Truth Behind $1.98 Gas Headlines

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Wildwood Visitors Confused After Receiving Parking Tickets from Morey’s Piers

 

A parking ticket issued by Morey's Piers in Wildwood caused confusion after appearing on Facebook, leading many to mistakenly believe it came from the city. Founded in 1969, Morey’s Piers remains a prominent family-owned business in the Wildwoods, operating not just amusement rides but also managing parking facilities on Atlantic, Ocean, and Juniper Avenues near the Boardwalk. The incident serves as a reminder to shore visitors: when parking near the Boardwalk this summer, it's important to double-check whether a lot is privately owned and ensure payment is made to avoid unexpected fines.

 

Loss of Chateau Bleu Stirs Memories and Frustration Among Shore Visitors

 The Chateau Bleu Motel in North Wildwood, a 1962 landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been demolished to make way for three single-family homes. The demolition has drawn strong reactions across social media, with many longtime visitors expressing sadness and frustration. Commenters lamented the loss of a place where generations of families vacationed, noting the motel’s affordability and nostalgic charm. Some criticized local officials, accusing the North Wildwood zoning commission of disregarding historic preservation in favor of development interests. The Chateau Bleu’s disappearance adds to a growing list of demolished motels in the Wildwoods, once celebrated for their neon lights and vintage style, evoking the glitzy spirit of old Las Vegas. For many, the motel’s end marks not just the loss of a building, but a piece of the region’s cultural and communal history.

Taxes, Transport, and Reality: The Truth Behind $1.98 Gas Headlines 

 President Donald Trump recently claimed gas prices dropped to $1.98 per gallon, prompting confusion as actual pump prices remain much higher. The figure refers to wholesale RBOB futures, not retail costs, and does not account for taxes and fees that significantly raise consumer prices. New Jersey’s gas prices are heavily influenced by taxes, with a federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon and a state gas tax of roughly 41.4 cents per gallon—totaling nearly 60 cents in taxes alone. Once distribution costs and business overhead are factored in, the wholesale price of $1.98 quickly climbs to over $3 per gallon at retail locations. Experts predict retail gas prices will stay around $3.10 per gallon through 2025.

What important mode of transportation, introduced in the 19th century, significantly boosted tourism to Cape May?

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Answer to the May 11th Trivia Question

What museum in Cape May, opened in 2021, celebrates the life and legacy of a famous figure from the Underground Railroad?

A) Harriet Tubman Museum
B) Frederick Douglass Museum
C) Sojourner Truth House
D) William Still Heritage Center

Answer: A) Harriet Tubman Museum

 Harriet Tubman lived in Cape May in the early 1850’s working to help fund her missions to guide enslaved people to freedom.

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