Community Corner
🌱 How Netflix’s billion‑dollar studio could reshape Oceanport’s future
Make time for Moving Sale on the Oceanport Patch calendar
What's up Oceanport! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Netflix's billion‑dollar studio could reshape Oceanport's future
- Which big September festivals are coming to Oceanport's Monmouth Park?
Also on today's calendar: Moving Sale and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
- Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fort Monmouth Redevelopment and the Transformation of Monmouth County Real Estate (marketscreener.com) — Oceanport's share of the Fort Monmouth property is poised for a major boost as Netflix's billion‑dollar studio complex begins taking shape, with its first phase opening there in 2027. The piece explains how this redevelopment, coordinated through FMERA and neighboring Eatontown and Tinton Falls, is tightening the local real estate market, drawing new jobs, housing, and retail demand into Oceanport and surrounding Monmouth County communities. 
• NJIB's Guide to 90+ New Jersey September Festivals and Events (newjerseyisntboring.com) — Several September festivals are headed to Oceanport's Monmouth Park Racetrack, including a Labor Day BBQ & Craft Beer Festival and a Food Trucktemberfest packed with trucks and live music. This statewide roundup also spotlights dozens of other fairs, food events, and cultural festivals across New Jersey, giving Oceanport residents plenty of close‑to‑home and day‑trip options to close out summer.
📸 Around Oceanport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oceanport
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Board of Education Meeting
Little Silver Public Schools Markham Place Middle School, 95 Markham Pl, Little Silver, NJ 0
7:00 pm - Portal Opening
Point Road School 357 Little Silver Point Road, Little Silver, NJ 07739
4:00 pm - Meadowbrook/KinderCare Preschool Orientation
Meadowbrook School, 65 Wyckoff Rd, Eatontown, NJ 07724, USA
9:30 am - Kindergarten Orientation
Meadowbrook School, 65 Wyckoff Rd, Eatontown, NJ 07724, USA
10:30 am - Woodmere/Lightbridge Preschool Orientation
Woodmere Elementary School, 65 Raleigh Ct, Eatontown, NJ 07724\
11:30 am - M.L. Vetter/Kiddie Academy Preschool Orientation
Margaret L Vetter Elem School, 3 Grant Ave, Eatontown, NJ 07724
12:30 pm - Moving Sale →
7 Cecilia Court, 7 Cecilia Ct, Howell Township
11:00 am - Professional In-Service Day for Staff
Woodmere Eatontown, NJ 07724 - football Pasta Dinner in Cafe - Front
Shore Regional High School District West Long Branch, NJ 07764
5:00 pm - 10th Anniversary Ocean County Irish Festival →
County Road 530, County Rd 530
11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Saturday September 12
📣 Oceanport Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of Education Retreat
Red Bank Borough Public Schools District Calendar Red Bank Primary School, 222 River St, Red Bank, NJ 07701, USA
6:00 pm - Environmental Committee Meeting →
Eatontown Borough, NJ Calendar
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Little Silver Public Schools Markham Place Middle School, 95 Markham Pl, Little Silver, NJ 0
7:00 pm - Tuesday on Broadway →
Long Branch, NJ Calendar, Broadway & Third Avenue, Long Branch
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Shrewsbury - Kitchen Lead in Shrewsbury. Apply here.
- Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Shrewsbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oceanport here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Long Branch
- Virgin Mary appears to Marlboro man: From Asbury Park Press archives (app.com)
- Kozlowski Discusses Bruce Springsteen Center in Podcast Interview (monmouth.edu)
Long Branch
- Globeflex Capital L P Acquires New Holdings in Hovnanian Enterprises Inc $HOV (marketbeat.com)
- Red Bank Entrepreneur Launches Zip's Mailbox Club, Sending Kids Personalized Mail Twice a Month (tapinto.net)
- Barnegat And Red Bank Named Safest NJ Shore Towns For Seniors (wobm.com)
Red Bank
- Man Fired Gun Through Window Of Red Bank Home, Police Say (patch.com)
Ok Oceanport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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