Happy Halloween to all our readers in the Bronx! Just be glad you don’t live on the Jersey Shore or lower Manhattan right now. Quick storm update here as we attempt to produce this week’s print edition of the Norwood News and find a place to print it. Our regular printer, out on Long Island, is currently without power. In any case, we will get the news out one way or another! (Update: Our printer is back up and running! The paper should be out, as usual, on Thursday.)

Here’s what you need to know:

— Schools are closed today, no word yet on tomorrow.

— Classes at CUNY schools, including Lehman College and Bronx Community College, have been canceled today. However, shelters at both of those school remain open.

— Subways and commuter rails remain suspended until further notice.

— Most of the city’s bridges have re-opened.

— A police car was blocking Reservoir Oval East at Holt Place because of downed wires.

— Sedgwick Avenue at Van Cortlandt Avenue is closed because of downed wires as well.

— Alternate side parking and parking meters are suspended today.

–- New York courts are closed today.

–- Parks and beaches remain closed until further notice.

–- Report power outages or downed power wires to Con Edison by calling 1-800-752-6633 or online here. Don’t go near power lines!

–- Use 311 (call or text message) for downed trees or other damage reports un-related to power outages or downed power lines, not 911. Use 911 only for emergencies. Bloomberg says the city has received more than 7,000 reports of downed trees, most of them in Queens.

— All Bronx bus routes are up and running, although everyone should expect delays due to conditions. Here are the service changes in effect:

(Service Change Posted: 10/31/2012 8:27AM)

–Bx12/SBS12 bus detour due to debris on Pelham Parkway between Stillwell Avenue and White Plains Road. Detour as follows:

–West Bound via Pelham Parkway, right on Stillwell Avenue, left on Pelham Parkway Service Road, right on Bronxwood Avenue, left on Waring Avenue, left on Boston Road, left on Thwaites Avenue into White Plains Road, right on Pelham Parkway and regular route.

–Pick up in the SBS stop, no stops will be missed.

(Service Change Posted: 10/31/2012 8:26AM)

–Bx1 and Bx2 bus detours in both directions due to debris on Sedgwick Avenue and Stevenson Avenue. Detour as follows:

–Bx1 North Bound via Sedgwick Avenue, right on Van Cortlandt Avenue West, left on Bailey Avenue, right on 231 Street and regular route.

–Bx1 South Bound via W 231 Street, left on Bailey Avenue, right on Van Cortlandt Avenue onto Sedgwick Avenue and regular route.

–Bx2 Northbound via Sedgwick Avenue, right on Van Cortlandt Avenue, left on Bailey Avenue, left on 238 Street into Fort Independence Street, right on Sedgwick Avenue and regular route.

–Bx2 South Bound via Sedgwick Avenue, left on Fort Independence Street, right on W 238 Street, right on Bailey Avenue, right on Van Cortlandt Avenue onto Sedgwick Avenue and regular route. Three stops will be missed, signage post directing customers to nearest stop.

*Please allow additional travel time.

–More than 40,000 Bronx customers are still without power, including many in the east Bronx. Here’s a note from Con Edison about how to report power outages: “Customers can report downed power lines, outages and check service restoration status online by computer or mobile device at www.conEd.com. They can also call 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752-6633). When reporting an outage, have your Con Edison account number available, if possible, and report whether your neighbors have also lost power. Customers who report outages will be called by Con Edison with their estimated restoration times as they become available.”

And here are some suggestions from Con Ed on how to stay safe if you choose to go out trick or treating with your kids tonight:

• Avoid any downed electrical wires or equipment. Treat any wire that’s in the street or on lawns as if it’s carrying electricity, which can carry painful shocks. They also should avoid any puddles or standing water, which can conduct electricity. More than 5,000 wires fell to Sandy’s wicked ride through our area.

• Be careful crossing streets, especially at corners with no red lights. Hold on to younger brothers, sisters and friends when crossing the street. Be sure to look both ways.

• Carry a flashlight when walking even if the street is lighted, but definitely if Hurricane Sandy snuffed out street lights.

• Wear a safety vest. They not only are cool but keep little trick or treaters visible to drivers and others.

• Never go into a stranger’s house. Make sure mom or dad, a guardian, or an older sister or brother, is within sight.

• Children should always let their parents know where they are going.

• Children are urged to be careful near Con Edison work sites in their neighborhoods.