Tag: Eatontown

FORT MONMOUTH – The streaming giant is moving rapidly toward its targeted completion of 2028 on the former U.S. Army base.

FORT MONMOUTH – Kara Kopach, who has served as executive director/secretary of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) since 2022, will vacate that post effective July 1 for one of the first positions offered by Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth – manager of studio operations. She will join the entertainment firm in mid-July.

EATONTOWN – Borough officials awarded more than $800,000 in first-round grants from the $5 million Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) negotiated with Netflix.

EATONTOWN – The State Health Planning Board heard hours of testimony last week about plans by Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) to relocate its core services from its 135-year-old Long Branch facility to a new 36-acre campus in Tinton Falls.

EATONTOWN – As the borough council moves closer to approving a 30-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) arrangement with Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth, Eatontown officials are contemplating local projects the initial payments could fund.

EATONTOWN – Last week’s unanimous approval by the Eatontown Planning Board means Netflix can proceed with the largest portion of its planned production studio on Fort Monmouth.

FORT MONMOUTH – This fall, Netflix representatives will present the firm’s next round of plans for Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth to Eatontown and Oceanport officials in pursuit of approvals to construct a 12-soundstage production complex on 292 acres of the former U.S. Army base.

FORT MONMOUTH – The Eatontown Planning Board voted unanimously Monday to approve a “sliver” of Phase 1A of Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth within its borders, clearing the path for the entertainment giant to proceed with presenting Phase 1B.

EATONTOWN – Netflix will bring a team of professionals to the Eatontown Planning Board at 7 p.m. on successive Mondays, Aug. 4 and 11, for a two-part presentation of its plans for Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth.

OCEANPORT – On Sunday afternoon, motorists found they had to share the road with an unusual mode of transportation, as a horse from Monmouth Park bolted from the facility and headed down Route 36.