At 5 p.m. this evening Chief Ed Denmark issued a statement saying that trick-or-treating on the Common was rescheduled to Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. However, Demark said that this may change if remaining safety concerns have not been resolved by then.

Harvard Fire Chief Rick Sicard announced this afternoon the town has decided to postpone Halloween trick-or-treating on the common due to "the total number of household that are still without power, the number of power lines that are on the ground, and the number of power and tree crews working around town."

Update: According to a document issued by National Grid last night, 510 out of 2,281 customers in Harvard are without power. Power will be fully restored by midnight Friday, the document says.

While the full force of Hurricane Sandy has yet to reach Harvard, power outages have been reported in the area this morning, according to National Grid. Town officials have not issued any statements on the storm, but Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick declared a statewide State of Emergency and told state workers to stay home today.

Today, Wednesday, Oct. 17, is the last day to register to vote (if not already registered) in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. A registration session is being held at the Town Hall today from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.