Blackberry Bay Park Will Get $280,770 In Improvements

OCEANPORT, NJ — On Nov. 14, the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners awarded grants to 27 Monmouth County towns to make park improvements.

Little Silver received $220,708 to make improvements to its Markham Place complex. And Oceanport received $280,770 to make improvements to Blackberry Bay Park.

Neither town has said what exactly the coming improvements are.

The towns that were awarded funding through the 2025 Municipal Open Space Grant program, and the amount each awardee received were as follows:

• Allenhurst – Railroad Park Plaza – Phase III - $144,727
• Atlantic Highlands – Improvements to Municipal Harbor Park - $180,908
• Belmar – Silver Lake Recreation Trail Reconstruction Project - $203,341
• Brielle – Brielle Eco Path - $75,981
• Eatontown – F. Bliss Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary Bridge Replacement - $161,370
• Fair Haven – 21 Fair Haven Road Waterfront Improvements - $361,817
• Freehold Borough – Veterans Park Improvement Project - $49,931
• Freehold Township – Opatut Park Improvement Project - $122,294
• Hazlet – Interior Fit Out of Pre-fabricated Recreation Building - $361,817
• Highlands – Improvements at Veterans Memorial Park, Improvements at Huddy Park, and Community Center Improvements - $225,050
• Little Silver – Markham Place Complex Improvements - $220,708
• Long Branch – Van Court Park Improvements - $361,817
• Manalapan – Dreyer All-Inclusive Playground Surfacing - $54,272
• Manasquan – Winterstella Park Playground Improvements - $344,811
• Matawan – Terhune Park Improvements - $180,908
• Middletown – Kunkel Park Site Improvements - $361,817
• Millstone Township – Baird Homestead Improvement Project 2025 - $126,636
• Monmouth Beach – Monmouth Beach Memorial Park and Griffin Park Fitness Equipment - $108,545
• Neptune City – Improvements to Memorial Park and Adams Field - $361,817
• Neptune Township – Improvements to Sunshine Park Playground - $267,744
• Oceanport – Blackberry Bay Park Improvements – $280,7700
• Red Bank – Count Basie Park Open Space Improvement Project - $361,817
• Rumson – Jumping Point Park – West Park - $361,817
• Spring Lake – Marucci Memorial Park Improvements – Phase III - $217,090
• Union Beach - Scholer Park Improvements – Phase XI - $68,022
• Wall Township – Camp Evans Recreational Upgrades – Phase II - $361,817
• West Long Branch – Valenzano Park - $72,363