Effective immediately, Halloween is postponed in New Jersey. Millburn Mayor Sandra Haimoff cancelled Halloween on Tuesday but with no rescheduled date. 

Gov. Chris Christie issued an executive order declaring that no New Jersey town can hold trick-or-treating on Wednesday. Haimoff said yesterday that the roads were not safe for children to walk door-to-door. 

If towns had planned to do so, they must move trick-or-treating and any public celebrations to Monday.

Towns that already moved trick-or-treating to another day other than Oct. 31 can keep their plans, but state officials are still suggesting Monday instead.

“I’ve taken this action to minimize additional risks to lives and the public safety as we begin the process of rebuilding and recovering from Hurricane Sandy,” Christie said in a statement. “In too many communities in our state, the damage and losses from this storm are still being sorted out, and dangerous conditions abound even as our emergency management and response officials continue their work.

“As governor, it is my responsibility to use all available resources of the state government to protect against the emergency created by Hurricane Sandy – postponing Halloween celebrations by five days is a commonsense and necessary step to accomplish that.”