Lacey's 4th Of July Fireworks 2020 Postponed

LACEY, NJ — July 4 events across the country will not look the same this year thanks to the coronavirus. Many cities and towns have been forced to cancel or postpone the annual Fourth of July events, including Lacey.

Lacey doesn't have a definitive date for when their fireworks event will take place, but the township is looking at September.

"With the uncertainty of the social gathering limits and the amount of people our event draws, we had to make a decision early to postpone," township Administrator Veronica Laureigh told Patch. "It is not feasible to limit each access area to 500 persons and there are too many entrances that people use to get to the location and logistically it was not going to work this year."

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The Lakwood BlueClaws will host a Red, White, and BlueClaws Fireworks Extravaganza on July 3. The team will allow 450 people inside FirstEnergy Park and let people watch the fireworks from their vehicles in the parking lot.

A fireworks show will take place at 9 p.m. July 4 on Shelter Cove in Toms River. Organizers will comply with Governor Phil Murphy's executive orders and are working hard to create a safe environment, according to the Sipe Adjustment Group, the event's sponsor.

Although many displays won't take place on July 4, now could be a good time to plan trips to future fireworks shows.

Beachwood postponed its fireworks to Labor Day, Sept. 5, "for the health and safety of all involved," said Mayor Ron Roma. The donation-funded pyrotechnics show dates back to 1922, when flare guns were used to send the fireworks into the sky. It draws thousands to the banks of the Toms River every July 4, from Island Heights on the north bank of the river, to spots in Ocean Gate and Berkeley Township farther downstream.

The State Fair Meadowlands, which normally has fireworks on July 3 and 4, is now running instead from July 23 through Aug. 9. When they update their schedule it will be here.

Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks are taking place on July 4 as usual, and will be shown on NBC. The store chain has not yet announced specifics.
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