• Breathing Life Back into Union County’s Four Lakes

    Elizabeth Bell

    Built during the Great Depression, Nomahegan Park was designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architectural firm. As the sons of renowned landscape architect and Central Park designer, Fredrick Law Olmsted, the brothers designed the park with the beautiful, 7.5-acre Nomahegan Lake as the centerpiece. The Brothers previously designed three other Union County parks in a ... Read More

  • West Front Street Bridge Improves Red Bank Traffic Flow

    Elizabeth Bell

    The sound of metal rattling and the feel of the ground shaking are probably familiar side effects for anyone crossing the West Front Street Bridge that connects Red Bank to Middletown. The original West Front Street Bridge (Monmouth County S-17) was built in 1921, and due to extensive deterioration, the bridge was replaced with a ... Read More