Township Trick-or-Treating to be held Next Week

Newtown Township will hold trick-or-treating next Wednesday, Nov. 7, supervisors Chair Mike Gallagher confirmed to Patch.

Thousands of Newtown residents are without power due to Hurricane Sandy, making trick-or-treating a safety issue.

Gallagher said residents with power are not prohibited from celebrating the holiday, but a second, "safe" trick-or-treat night will be held next week.

Township Supervisor Ryan Gallagher (not related to Mike Gallagher) posted the following statement on his Facebook page: "In light of the safety hazards and power outages in Newtown Township caused by Hurricane Sandy, Newtown Township will be providing another opportunity to celebrate Halloween and trick-or-treat, on Wednesday, November 7th. We recognize that many of our communities are without power, and do not want our children to be deprived of the opportunity to trick-or-treat safely."

For those neighborhoods with power, tonight’s trick-or-treat may go on as planned. We leave the decision to participate in trick or treat this evening, to the families in those affected areas

Many area communities,

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