Bill Barlow

WILDWOOD — Year after year, there have been disruptive crowds over Memorial Day weekend, but officials in Jersey Shore communities report calm and quiet this year, at least relatively.

“(Wildwood Police Chief Joe Murphy) and I are cautiously optimistic about the current state of affairs,” said Wildwood Commissioner Steve Mikulski, whose responsibilities include public safety, on Sunday morning. “Let’s see what happens tonight.”

Mikulski said the Boardwalk has seen high crowd volumes over the weekend, and there have been two arrests, including one person who was in possession of a firearm.

The person, who Mikulski did not identify, left the Boardwalk.

“Law enforcement successfully tracked and located the individual hiding in the stairwell of one of the local hotels,” Mikuls

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