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The borough hall was packed for Oceanport’s reorganization meeting as officials were sworn in, honors were doled out, and a new mayor took his seat on the dais.

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

TINTON FALLS – A chilly drizzle could not dampen the festive atmosphere at the Veterans Day Picnic at Soldier On’s Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community on Essex Road Nov. 10, sponsored by Netflix in conjunction with JBJ Soul Kitchen of Red Bank. 

FORT MONMOUTH – It was more a celebration than a press conference. Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, traveled to Fort Monmouth last Friday to take center stage at a press event announcing a key step toward building its planned production facility on the former U.S. Army Base.

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?

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.

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.

Until Netflix begins building its planned production facility on Fort Monmouth’s Mega Parcel, someone has to mow the grass.