Weather forecast has some townships moving their trick-or-treat night

The weather forecast for Halloween evening looks spooky — up to one inch of rain and wind gusts above 40 miles per hour. While most townships and boroughs throughout Central Pennsylvania are sticking to their rain-or-shine trick-or-treating date of Thursday, October 31, several have put rain dates in place — with some moving the festivities up to this evening.

According to Lancasteronline.com, WGAL.com and Yorkdispatch.com, the following townships and municipalities have either moved up their official trick-or-treat night to this evening, October 30, or postponed them until Friday, November 1, or Saturday, November 2, 2019.

Trick or Treat nights rescheduled for Wednesday, October 30:

Dauphin County, Millersburg Borough, 6-8 p.m.
York County, West York Borough, 6-8 p.m.

Trick or Treat nights rescheduled for Friday, November 1:

Dauphin County, Derry Township, 6-8 p.m.
Lancaster County, Conoy Township, 6-8 p.m.
York County, East Prospect Borough, 6-8 p.m.
York County, Hallam, 6-8 p.m.
York County, Hellam Township
York County, Wrightsville, 6-8 p.m.

Trick or Treat nights rescheduled for Saturday, November 2:

York County, East Manchester Township, 6-8 p.m.
York County, Manchester Borough, 6-8 p.m.
York County, Mount Wolf Borough, 6-8 p.m.

If your township will hold its trick or treating night on Halloween, please use extra caution with your children. Pedestrian injuries are the most common injuries for trick-or-treaters, and rain makes visibility and breaking even more difficult for drivers.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has the following safety tips for navigating the neighborhoods with your costumed kiddos:

1. Accompany your children as they trick or treat.
2. Stay in a group and communicate where they will be going.
3. Use reflective tape for costumes and trick-or-treat bags.
4. Carry a cell phone for quick communication.
5. Remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk.
6. If no sidewalk is available, walk at the far edge of the roadway facing traffic.
7. Never cut across yards or use alleys.
8. Only cross the street as a group in established crosswalks. Never cross between parked cars or out of driveways.
9. Don’t assume the right of way. Motorists may have trouble seeing trick-or-treaters—especially on dark, rainy nights. Just because one car stops, doesn’t mean others will!

http://www.centralpennparent.com/2019/trick-or-treat-nights-in-central-pa/