Tag: Oceanport

FORT MONMOUTH – Shortly after 5 p.m. Feb. 21, members of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) unanimously voted to approve revised plans for Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth, a major production studio on 292-plus acres of the former U.S. Army base. 

A developer’s efforts to revive the former Fort Monmouth Commissary’s food-centric legacy in a new incarnation has been recognized with the 2024 Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey (ULI NNJ) Excellence Award for Entertainment/ Hospitality.

Since no Northeast teams made it to the championship, during this year’s Super Bowl, most Two River-area residents likely enjoyed the thrill of the sport, the food, the commercials, the music and even Taylor Swift sightings. But there was a portion of the audience whose emotions may have been riding on another aspect of the game – the final score.

Frequent power outages and outdated technology could be in the past if the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approves a $935 million infrastructure upgrade plan from FirstEnergry subsidiary Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), based in Holmdel

With the application deadline for the New Jersey Green Acres grant program fast approaching, several municipalities in the Two River area are seeking funds to revitalize or establish new parks that offer all-inclusive playgrounds, through a special allotment from the Jake’s Law program, extended to municipalities this year.

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.

OCEANPORT – Bringing the past into the present to honor local military heroes, Oceanport Borough Administrator Donna Phelps, with help from volunteers, salvaged over 250 photographs of local veterans and restored them to create a new display for all to experience.

Michael Emanuele, left, and his father Richard, vice president and CEO of MGT Foods respectively, stand at the 20-foot kitchen counter...

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.