Tag: Fort Monmouth
First Tenants Announced for Fort Monmouth’s RiverWalk Center
Sports businesses and a fruit-forward franchise are the first lessees at RiverWalk Center, a commercial redevelopment on 12 acres inside the Oceanport Avenue gates of Fort Monmouth. Construction is about to begin on the two buildings the businesses will occupy, with completion anticipated for spring 2024.
Monmouth Park: A Summer Attraction for Centuries
Horse racing enthusiasts will flock to the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport this summer, as they have since its opening in 1946. But that racetrack is not the first in eastern Monmouth County to delight residents and lure tourists to the area.
Fort’s First Food Festival A Major Success
Organizers pre-sold 1,100 tickets, but ultimately close to 4,500 people showed up for the inaugural BouJee FoodieCon food and music festival held last Saturday and Sunday on the lawn behind Russel Hall on Fort Monmouth.
Netflix Gets First Project Extension, RWJBarnabas Health Its Fourth
The challenges of redeveloping a 100-year-old former military base took center stage during May’s monthly meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) as representatives for two major projects – Netflix at Fort Monmouth Studios and a new campus for Monmouth Medical Center – requested and received time extensions.
Netflix Will Pay the County to Mow and Maintain the Site...
Until Netflix begins building its planned production facility on Fort Monmouth’s Mega Parcel, someone has to mow the grass.
Food, Music Festival Scheduled On Fort Monmouth
A new festival that organizers hope will become an annual event will debut on the grounds of Fort Monmouth’s historic Russel Hall June 3 and 4, bringing food, music, and revelers inside the fort’s Oceanport Avenue gates.
Uncle Giuseppe’s Specialty Store To Open in Tinton Falls
Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace is all set to open its first location in Monmouth County next month, on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls.
Access Denied: No Trespassing Signs Placed At Fort’s ‘Public’ Walkway
While scouting locations for commemorative markers along Fort Monmouth’s new Riverwalk promenade on Parkers Creek, members of Oceanport’s Historical Committee were met with “No Trespassing” signs in the East Gate development. Subsequently, Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) officials launched an inquiry into their origin.
Federal Nursing Funds Bolster NJCU’s ‘Road To Recovery’
New Jersey City University, based in Jersey City with a two-year-old campus on Fort Monmouth, continues enacting measures to regain its financial footing and keep the Oceanport campus open, including offering its facilities to outside groups.
As Fort Renovations Grow, Utility Modernization A Priority
The pervasive question “What’s happening on Fort Monmouth?” refers not only to redevelopment projects; it is also spurred by the sight of heavy equipment and excavations throughout the 1,126-acre property.
