Tag: Tinton Falls

Some skeletons have taken up residence on a Tinton Falls lawn, but don’t be scared; these bony figures offer more laughs than fright.

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 state cleared up confusion about last year’s general election in a recent report, noting a software error was to blame for incorrect vote counts. The report discloses why in four Monmouth County municipalities, some votes were counted twice.

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.

At a recent borough council meeting, the governing body introduced two ordinances that would appropriate more than $7 million for park and road upgrades.

Next month New Jersey will become the first state in the nation to use scientific “predictive precipitation modeling” for future developments, hopefully reducing flooding in some inland areas.

Residents of Hope Road may have found some respite after years of urging the borough to restrict oversize vehicles on the residential road.

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.

Laughter – and a few tears – permeated the proceedings May 18 when the women’s wing of the Gordon H. Mansfield veteran’s complex on Essex Road was dedicated for Monmouth County Commissioner Lillian G. Burry, who launched and spearheaded the 10-year effort to make the facility a reality.

When two very talented chefs decide to team up and create a tasting menu dinner, you can expect something special. And that is exactly what occurred recently when chef Chris Calabrese of Nettie’s House of Spaghetti of Tinton Falls and chef Bradley Rodriguez of Spring Lake Seafood joined forces to offer a seven-course Seafood Tasting dinner at Nettie’s.