Long Beach Township will close off Bayview Park, at 6805 Long Beach Blvd. in Brant Beach, to host a fireworks celebration this Saturday, July 4. The show is set to begin at approximately 9 p.m., and can be viewed from the surrounding homes, streets and Barnegat Bay.

The municipality will be giving out 200 tickets to local first responders, nurses and other health professionals to attend the fireworks show from within Bayview Park. “This will be a great thing for our health providers,” Mayor Joseph Mancini said during Monday’s board of commissioners meeting.

As for everyone else, as Commissioner Joseph Lattanzi remarked, “It should be visible from everywhere.