The Two River Times

11/19/2025

HOLMDEL – Residents voiced strong opposition Monday night to initial plans for Azura at Holmdel, a nearly 300-unit senior residential community planned at the former Vonage headquarters. The concerns they cited included potential groundwater contamination due to the project’s proximity to Willow Brook, a state-designated Category-1 stream that feeds into Swimming River Reservoir. The reservoir supplies drinking water to more than 335,000 Monmouth County residents – 36 million gallons a day – through the New Jersey American Water Company.

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11/14/2025

OCEANPORT – If Oceanport approves a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement with Netflix Dec. 4, it’s likely the entertainment giant will close on the property for Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth the following day.

By Laura D.C. Kolnoski OCEANPORT – If Oceanport approves a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement with Netflix Dec. 4, it’s likely the entertainment giant will close on the property for Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth the following day. Last Thursday, the borough council voted unanimou...

11/12/2025

Democrat Mikie Sherrill made history Tuesday as the first woman from her party elected governor of New Jersey. She defeated Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli in a race that kept the state solidly blue, even as Monmouth County voters largely backed Republicans, including Ciattarelli, preserving the region as a GOP stronghold.

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11/11/2025

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Many families are preparing for Thanksgiving, but not all with the same spirit this year.

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11/06/2025

MIDDLETOWN – Applause and excited cheers echoed down the hallway at Harmony Elementary School Friday, Oct. 24, as students and staff gathered to open the school’s new band room. The long-anticipated space, carved out of the former library, marks a fresh start for the fourth- and fifth-graders who will learn and rehearse there this year.

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11/04/2025

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11/01/2025

MONMOUTH COUNTY – For more than 50 years, Bruce Springsteen and his music have been synonymous with working-class, blue-collar life in New Jersey. With that part of the Freehold native’s life story now coming to the big screen, it bears acknowledging that the production of the 20th Century Studios film was itself a boon for the local economy in the Garden State.

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10/29/2025

Monmouth Medical Center plans to relocate its core services to a new acute care facility at the Vogel Medical Campus in Tinton Falls after the state advanced its expansion and license transfer application, paving the way for the hospital to shift services from Long Branch.

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10/24/2025

FREEHOLD – Fast and furious is an apt description for the speed with which Netflix is making its impression on the Garden State.

FREEHOLD – Fast and furious is an apt description for the speed with which Netflix is making its impression on the Garden State.

10/23/2025

Big win for a local history - $750k to restore the Monmouth Boat Club!

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10/21/2025

Big ballot in Tinton Falls - 12 candidates vie for local seats.

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10/18/2025

Waloo Park is back! Designed by residents, reopened for everyone to enjoy.

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