It's important to note that while public safety officials can make recommendations the decision in neighborhoods that are safe (no downed lines or trees) is really up to private citizens. There is no state of emergency in effect at this point so there is no curfew or force of law that says you can't trick or treat.

If you have a neighborhood association that may be the best organization to make a "community" decision.

Many churches and other organizations have harvest parties. If you know of a Springfield church or organization(s) that is sponsoring a trick or treat/harvest/fall party that is open to the public let us know by posting a comment here.

Some sections of Broomall are still without power...hoping we can postpone Halloween to Friday. Just want the kids to be safe. Also, to allow those without power to have the time to take care of their own issues too.
The trees are over saturated and it is not safe. Hopefully Marple Township will provide some guidance. Everyone stay safe.

It would just be easier for everyone involved if they moved it to Friday. Scoda is a nice man but anytime he needs to make a decision, he usually picks the wrong one.

Well this is how Mr. Molinaro's neighborhood does their holiday to begin with. This is not how the other sections of Marple do it. There are areas still without power. That means no street lights too. The trees are over saturated everywhere. This should be the priority.

Trick-or-treating is on in Media Borough.

I guess MARPLE SUMMIT is where Marple Township shoud go trick or treating. Thanks for the suggestion.

Even the new shows are postponing holday celebrations due to this devastation,

i really think they should wait,theres still a lot of debris laying around,i dont want to see the kids get hurt by a falling tree,.

Nether Prov announced that they are moving trick or treating to Sat! My kids are going to freak out. We are over in South Media - no downed trees or wires that I have seen. I think we're going to see if anyone is out.

I think that the Township should make the call, not the neighborhoods. We're all going to be standing around wondering if we should wait until the weekend or go out tonight. Our neighborhood isn't all that close knit so making it 'up to the neighborhood' seems sort of lazy and disconnected. Radnor Twshp made the announcement to move it to Sunday. Why does TE take such a passive attitude about this???

I think it was a smart decision on behalf of the township to postpone Halloween trick-or-treating. The streets in my neighborhood are covered with debris and are dangerous to navigate during the day, let alone in the dark (and many residents have not yet had their power restored) with costumes and masks. And yet many parents think it's okay to let their kids loose on the streets under these conditions.

Newtown Township Manager Mike Trio says because it is not a federal holiday townships are unable to regulate whether Halloween should be postponed or canceled. The township recommends parents to use their discretion when trick-or-treating, especially in areas/neighborhoods without power.

Wouldn't it be nice to just do it alternatively on a regular basis. For example - the Saturday BEFORE halloween - this way there would be time for dinner and putting on costumes, and you wouldn't have to worry about getting home to get them to bed for school after "sugaring" them up with the candy............just a thought. For this Halloween, I would like to see it wait until Friday night or Saturday. Lots of places have no power - so no lights at the houses, no street lights, debris on the sidewalks and streets. I just hope it is safe enough for the kids to have a good time!! Happy Halloween everyone!!

Just really concerned with the over saturated trees. There are still sections of Broomall with no power and neighborhoods in the dark.

We have a power line down right in front of our walk path to the front door, and even better it is only 3ft off the ground so thank you Jennifer Kim for mentioning the driveway idea which is what we will need to be doing tonight.

Obviously Halloween is not a federal holiday. Marple Township could make a suggestion...they are responsible for the safety and welfare of the individuals here. Just trying to get everyone on the same page. If Halloween were to be postponed everyone is safe and no kids miss out. It really that easy.

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The Governor of NJ did it and so did Radnor, andUpper Dublin...
Halloween is not a federal holiday there.

Go to WPVI for a complete listing of townships that have postponed Halloween (even though it is not a federal holiday). Marple families need to go to the next township meeting to be heard...this is ridiculous.

People have been cooped up long enough, go for it. People can navigate around sticks and debris. As long as the streets are not blocked off because of hazards, everyone should get out and take a well deserved break

The Township could utilize their "global connect" phone service. Just ashame that they are not concerned for the kids.

Lets just bubblewrap everything so that our kids are always safe from everything ever.

Lower Merion Township decided today to recommend postponing trick-or-treating until Sunday: http://patch.com/A-zhWC

So glad halloween is going on as planned. You don't need electricity to trick or treat as they have done for hundreds of years. The kids need to get out and have some fun! No more sulking because of not tv, computers, or other electronics! This is good encouragement to get active. Parents should of course be supervising, but this really would go without saying weather their was a hurricane or not.

-Happy Marple Mommy

In the future, I would like to see trick-or-treating moved to the last Saturday in October. This would all the kids time to enjoy Halloween celebrations without worrying about school the next day. Maybe this is something that Marple Township can look into for next year.

It's called being responsible.

So since when is the GOVT in charge of Halloween? Responsible citizens can use their common sense and make the decision to participate or not. That's part of the problem, we no longer are able exercise our own judgement on everyday matters, we require GOVT to determine what is right and wrong. Well my decorations are up, the candy is out and my lights will on to welcome any trick or treaters.

The authority--Marple & Newtown Townships--need to remember that this holiday is for the kids. Other ordinances have decided to be responsible and make sure that kids from responsible families are not left out. Halloween should always be on the last Friday of the month of October. Too bad that these townships do not care about the kiddies and their safety.

People have lost their minds, I would find it very convenient to move all kinds of days on the calendar, have you checked the poll results above? I for one would take my board of supervisors or commissioner to task on their legal right to do anything more then recommend an alternate date, that I and many others simply would ignore, and hold it on, of all days, October 31st. This would be just as much of a disaster, if not more, as when states make their own rule regarding daylight savings time observence.

Facts are facts. We were just in a state of emergency. Many folks in Marple are still without power. A recommendation would of been appreciated during this time from the township.

We're talking about free candy here people....every one of the younger kids has had some sort of celebration? in school. If you dont want to trick or treat because you're concerned about your child's safety, then don't. If you don't want to participate because you don't have power or just dont want to, you're free to do that. But having different dates for different communities is absurd. Go bring a warm meal to someone who has lost their power, offer to let them use your shower. The kiddies will survive without all the candy dontcha think?