Halloween cancellations, postponements due to Sandy

PHILADELPHIA - October 31, 2012 (WPVI) -- A number of communities have postponed or cancelled Halloween activities due to Hurricane Sandy.

Here is what has been sent to Action News so far. This list will be updated as new information comes in, so be sure to check back often.

NEW JERSEY:

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed an executive order postponing Halloween until Monday, November 5

PHILADELPHIA:

City of Philadelphia: No postponement - trick or treat if you think it is safe

Friends of Seger Park - Festival canceled

Please Touch Museum - Trick-or-Treating postponed to Friday, November 2

PENNSYLVANIA:

Bucks County

• Buckingham Township: not postponed, up to neighborhoods
• Falls Twp. is recommending residents postpone Halloween Trick or Treating until Saturday, November 3
• Doylestown Twp. - Up to the individual neighborhoods
• Bensalem - on, but use extra caution
• Bristol Twp., Pa - asks residents to postpone until Wed., November 7. Township will be under curfew until weekend, due to large power loss
• Lower Southampton  postponed to next Wednesday, November 7
• Middletown Twp. - postponed till Wednesday, November 7; Encouraging parents to take kids to Oxford Valley Mall tonight (October 31) for trick-or-treat
• Morrisville - Postponed until further notice.
• Newtown Borough - Recommending parents wait until Wednesday, November 7
• Northampton Township - postponed until Wednesday, November 7
• Perkasie: not postponed
• Quakertown: not postponed
• Richland Township: postponed until November 3
• Upper Southampton  discouraging trick-or-treat until Saturday, November 3
• Warrington Twp.: postponed until Saturday, November 3, from 2pm to 5pm

Chester County

• Caln Township: not postponed
• Downingtown: not postponed
• Malvern: not postponed
• West Chester - Still on

Delaware County

• Media Borough - Still on
• Middltown Twp. - Still on
• Radnor Twp. - postponed to Sunday, November 4

Montgomery County

• Abington - Postponed until Sat. November 3
• Horsham Twp. - postponed to Saturday, November 3
• Cheltenham Twp. - recommending residents postpone to Friday, November 2
• Collegeville: not postponed
• East Norriton: postponed until Saturday, November 3 from 5pm to 8pm
• Hatfield Township: not postponed
• Langhorne: not postponed
• Lansdale:  not postponed
• Limerick Twp. - encouraged postponement until Friday, November 2
• Lower Frederick Township: not postponed
• Lower Merion Twp. - recommending Trick-or-Treat be postponed until Sunday, November 4 from 4pm-6pm
• Lower Moreland - At discretion of parents in individual neighborhoods
• Montgomery Twp. - Still on, but be safe
• North Wales: not postponed
• Perkiomen Township: not postponed
• Schwenksville:  not postponed
• Skippack Township: not postponed
• Souderton: not postponed
• Trappe: postponed until November 2
• Upper Dublin  - Moved to Saturday, November 3
• Upper Gwynedd - decision is up to each neighborhood
• Upper Merion  - recommending postponement until Friday, November 2
• Upper Moreland - Encouraging families not to trick-or-treat until Saturday, November 3
• Whitemarsh Twp. - Strongly encourage parents to postpone until Friday, November 2
• Worcester Twp. - Not postponed, but at discretion of the residents. Urging extra safety
• West Norriton: postponed until Saturday, November 3 from 5pm to 8pm

Lehigh County

• Allentown parade - postponed till Sunday, November 4

Northampton County

• Bethlehem Parade and 5K -  postponed till Sunday November 4

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