Tag: Monmouth County Park System

MARLBORO – Monmouth County has taken over management of the 411-acre former Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital property, which will be used for passive recreation, such as walking and hiking trails.

The township has approved Monmouth County’s proposal to acquire Port Monmouth Elementary School for $2.5 million. Last year, the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) conducted surveys to evaluate the potential use of the shuttered school property as an indoor aquatic center.

A proposed plan could splash some life into the former Port Monmouth Elementary School. The school, shuttered in 2020, is being evaluated by the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) as a potential public aquatic center.

Deep Cut Gardens is about to get a facelift. Monmouth County Park System has approved design plans and initiated construction of a new gazebo and other improvements, including renovations to the historic gardener’s cottage.

To thwart thieves, the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) is upping security in high-trafficked parks.

After almost a decade in the works, the public will soon enjoy new access to the local watershed.

MIDDLETOWN – Though the temperatures are still frightfully cold, late winter is the time when gardeners’ thoughts turn to the upcoming planting season. It’s a time for poring through seed catalogues and taking stock of seeds culled from previous growing seasons.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – With three decades and over $1.2 million in project funding under its belt, the Friends of the Monmouth County Park System nonprofit has accomplished quite a bit to improve and preserve local parks and open spaces.

Holmdel Township resident Edgar Badan, 95, stays active as he rides his bike at least 20 miles a day.

SPUR, located at the Monmouth County Park System’s Sunnyside Recreation Area, celebrates 40 years of teaching adaptive horseback riding to children...