Lehigh Township Police Department has postponed its National Night Out event until Oct. 6.

The event was originally scheduled to be held 6-8 p.m. Aug. 4 at Berlinsville Park (Bryfogle Park), 4610 Aspen Drive, Walnutport.

However, the police department said that “due to recent events that have temporarily impacted department staffing, the Lehigh Township Police Department has made the difficult decision to postpone National Night Out.

“The Lehigh Township Police Department remains committed to providing exceptional police services to our residents. To ensure we have adequate staffing available to respond to emergencies and calls for service, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s event.

“This decision was not made lightly. We understand how much our community looks forward to National Night Out and appreciate your patience and understanding.”

As a result, the event will now be held Oct. 6, and the police department added that it looks forward to bringing everyone together at that time for an evening of community engagement and fellowship.

The event is expected to feature first responders, fun, food, demonstrations and music.

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Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Company is planning its Oktoberfest event.

To make this the best Oktoberfest ever, organizers are in need of sponsors. If interested, call 610-767-9339.

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Is your church or organization having a fundraiser or event in Lehigh Township that you want to let the community know about? Send me the information at kristinaheschgrover@rcn.com, and I will be happy to announce it in a future column.