NY Giants Super Bowl-winning champions Ottis Anderson and Stephen "Touchdown Maker" Baker will open the park Tuesday.
Everyone's favorite season has arrived. Here what's planned in Monmouth County Parks:
Vincent Chapman met local families and signed autographs last Friday in McMahon Park.
Thompson Park Day is the quintessential fall festival, and it's held every October in Middletown's Thompson Park.
Led by Park System naturalists, this free program teaches kids what lives and swims in Sandy Hook Bay.
The restored Army barracks can accommodate up to 30 campers. The campsite is perfect for Boy Scout/Girl Scout/Cub Scout troops and more:
Here's everything the American Littoral Society has planned, plus a horseshoe-tagging event in Neptune:
Food trucks, a hayride, petting zoo, touch-a-trucks, craft vendors, Halloween costume parade, car show, Brian Kirk & The Jirks perform.
The crisp fall air and crunch of leaves underfoot make November an amazing time to head out to a Monmouth County park. What's planned:
Teach your kids the sport of surf fishing in a free clinic next Saturday, Sept. 16, or take a fall migration sunset bird walk Sept. 20:
As anxiety rates skyrocket in American children, the Middletown Library will host three talks on mental health for kids and teens:
From the NJ Ghost Hunters Society on Nov. 5 to celebrating Cookie Monster's birthday on Nov. 15, all the events for children/teens:
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The brand-new park is Wardell Park, located at 230 Wardell Road near the Fox Chase residential development.
This is a nature program that meets each week in a different Monmouth County Park and is fun, easy and free.
Hey Middletown, turn your (clean) trash and recyclables into an art sculpture to be displayed in front of the new Middletown DPW eco-garden.
So much going on in Monmouth County Parks this July! We've got the full round-up:
These two fourth graders from St. Leo the Great school in Lincroft were honored Thursday as the first- and second-place winners.
Held at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth, from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, June 21-August 27. Free.
For the first time ever, Gateway National Recreation Area is now launching guided canoe tours around the Sandy Hook peninsula.
Perhaps the loveliest month of the year, June is the perfect time to visit the Monmouth County Parks System:
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At 4 p.m. June 2, the Middletown Library will open a time capsule, have a special event in the Story Walk, an obstacle course and ice cream.
Three Middletown teens, two boys and a girl, who have been missing since Monday night, were safely found Tuesday at the train station.
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With summer just around the corner, here are the best pools, private swim clubs, spray parks, lakes, beaches and rivers in Middletown:
During May, the Monmouth County Park System offers free or affordable, fun and family-friendly activities. What's planned:
The five Middletown teens who jumped into a frozen pond and saved two little kids in a sledding accident in December will be given $7,500.
Learn how to code, swim, skimboard, become a YouTube star or work on a farm! All the summer 2021 camps for kids in and around Middletown:
U.S. Army Major Matt Zilinski's family, especially his three daughters, share what it was like having him away from home for so long.
Tindall Park is getting a dog park and Bodman, Chanceville and Countryside playgrounds are all getting new playground equipment.
The Monmouth County Park System will host a climbing wall for kids and drop-in zip lining in April, as well!
These two fifth graders from Bayview Elementary in Belford will represent Middletown this summer.
Solve riddles, clues and find all these hidden spots at Sandy Hook! You can win a free summer parking pass, plus $100 at the Lusty Lobster.
The summer job fair will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 3 at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, 2566 Guam Lane, Tinton Falls.
Sign kids up now for fossil digging in Poricy Park and pond netting at Murray Pond. Or sign up for adult-only nature hikes.
Take a guided bird walk through county parks, learn how to keep chickens in your backyard and more. All free.
Registration for summer camps and swim lessons begins on Sunday, March 7 with phone and online registration beginning at 12 p.m.
Fulfill, the food bank of Monmouth and Ocean counties, stepped in after a third-grader started crying in the middle of a virtual class.
Thompson Park, and all other Monmouth County parks, are open Monday for those who want to hike, sled or cross-country ski on their own.
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