Lakewood Township announced that there will be nine public Chametz food burning sites (including a new site added for this year).

The sites will be open on Wednesday, April 1st, from 7:00 am until 12:30 pm. The logistics and safety of these sites are coordinated by multiple agencies, including the Lakewood Police Department; Lakewood Department of Public Works (DPW); Lakewood Fire Department; and the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Chametz Burning Site Locations:

• ShoreTown Ballpark – 2 Stadium Way
• 9th Street and Clifton Avenue
• 7th Street and Private Way
• Frank Bartolf Sports Complex (336 Brook Road)
• Khal Zichron Yaakov (175 Sunset Road)
• John F. Patrick Sports Complex – Soccer Parking Lot (1111 Vine Avenue)
• Larry D’Zio Park – Locust Street and New Hampshire Avenue
• Pine Park – West County Line Road (Front Parking Lot)
• West Gate – Hillside Boulevard and Brisk Lane (New Site)

Fire Safety Precautions:

In the interest of public safety, residents making use of these sites are urged to closely follow safety precautions. There have been several instances of injuries in previous years where precautions were not properly followed.

• Please follow all directives from the personnel supervising the sites.
• Children should be supervised by a responsible adult at all times, to prevent accidents or burns.
• All individuals should remain behind the barricades and maintain a proper distance from the fire.
• Once your items have been thrown in, move further away from the fire – so that the area near the fire does not get overcrowded.
• Only food items may be thrown into the fire.
• Aerosol cans; plastic bags or bottles; glass; vacuum cleaner bags; and/or other non-food items; can pose a serious danger to anyone in the surrounding vicinity when placed in a fire. There will be trash cans onsite to enable the safe disposal of these items.
• The Fire Department would like to remind everyone that unauthorized burns are illegal. However, if you must burn the Chametz on your own, only use a small outdoor fire pit or grill made of non-flammable materials like metal or stone (for example: a fire pit, chimenea, or charcoal grill).