Tag: Fort Monmouth

Imagine the biggest performing artists of the day recording their most popular hits and new compositions for members of the United States Armed Forces to enjoy – for free. Red Bank’s William J. “Count” Basie and other music legends did just that over a six-year period during and just after World War II in what was called the V-Disc program. 

Oceanport asked Netflix for a town hall for Christmas. The borough could get it for Easter.

From World War I’s Signal Corps and homing pigeons to the development of modern night vision goggles, Fort Monmouth, almost 100 years old, holds a rich history and fabled past.

The public can now access and peruse detailed plans for Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth online in a 137-page document complete with visuals.

Is your town ready for its close-up?

The atmosphere was electric throughout the new multilevel space inside Fort Monmouth’s former Commissary, now named Baseline Social, at 3 p.m. last Thursday when The Two River Times arrived for a pre-opening tour.

McKenzie A. Wilson of Jersey City has been named chair of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), filling the position that has been vacant since the passing of Robert Lucky, formerly of Fair Haven, in March 2022. 

Netflix has completed a key initial phase in purchasing almost 300 acres of Fort Monmouth known as the Mega Parcel for its new film production studio. The next step – Netflix’s presentation of its Reuse Plan to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) – is imminent, officials said.

A 23.78-acre wooded area between Hope and Pinebrook roads in the Tinton Falls section of Fort Monmouth is being purchased by the county for a new passive recreation park.

The United States Army Chaplain Corps celebrates its 284th birthday July 29. Today, the Chaplain Corps is headquartered on Fort Jackson, South Carolina. However, the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School – the only training center for the Army’s clergy – could once be found right here in Monmouth County. It operated out of Fort Monmouth from 1979- 1995, in a building named for a New Jersey hero killed during the Vietnam War.