Horsham Township's Daily Update
COVID-19 INFORMATION
COVID-19 INFORMATION
Please check back here daily for the most up to date information on COVID-19
Wednesday April 1, 2020 Update (as of 4:30pm):
- Pennsylvania; as of April 1, 2020
- 962 new positive cases in last 24hrs in Pennsylvania
- 5805 total positive cases within Pennsylvania
- 74 deaths in Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County; as of April 1, 2020
- 31 new positive cases in last 24hrs in Montgomery County
- 595 total positive cases in Montgomery County
- 10 deaths in Montgomery County
- Horsham Township; as of April 1, 2020
- 0 new positive cases in the last 24hrs in Horsham Township
- 12 total positive cases in Horsham Township
- 2 deaths in Horsham Township
- Regrettably, we are profoundly saddened to announce the first loss of life to COVID-19 in Horsham Township. One behalf of the Township and our community, we extend our most sincere condolences to the families of these individuals. Both individuals, a 75 year old male and a 66 year old male, had been hospitalized and both had underlying health conditions. We, again, request everyone to stay home and only go out for essential needs. Stay calm, Stay home, Stay safe.
- Governor Wolf extended his stay at home order for the entire state of Pennsylvania
- 2020 Montgomery County Sr. Games has been cancelled
- Remember it's Census Day, please complete your census to help benefit our community
- NaBrasa Brazilian Steakhouse / Iron Abby Gastro Pub is the Restaurant of the Day!
- Remember New Election Dates are as follows:
- June 2nd is the new primary election date
- May 18th to register to vote: Register.VotesPA.com
- May 26th to sign up to vote by mail ballot: VotesPA.com/ApplyMailBallot
- If you think it won’t happen to you or a loved one...think again. Yesterday we lost two township residents to the COVID-19 virus. In addition, there are ten other residents that have tested positive between the ages of 10 and 79. We know April is going to be a bad month. This is no time to relax. The worst of this virus is coming. This is the time to hunker down, redouble your efforts at staying home. YOU have a huge role to play in stopping the spread of COVID-19. The home improvement project can wait, the mulch can wait, the fertilizer can wait. Only leave your home once a week to buy essentials.
By simply STAYING HOME, you can save lives and help break the chain of COVID-19 exposure.
Click below for information on Community Based Testing Sites
Assistance Available
- Food assistance available: If any Horsham resident/family is experiencing hardship, The St. Vincent DePaul Society food bank, at St. Catherine’s Church on Witmer Road, is operating every Saturday, from 10am to 12noon. You don’t even need to get out of your car, bags are placed right in your car by volunteers.
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Business Questions Related to Governor Wolf's Non Life Sustaining Business List:
For business looking for a waiver or exemption form to stay open please e-mail: ra-dcexemption@pa.gov
For additional information on waivers please click on the button below
Have questions and looking for clarification on the Governors order please e-mail: ra-dcedcs@pa.gov
For additional resources click the button below
For a current list of businesses allowed to operate:
Click on the button below for the full list
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Grocery Store Hours:
Residents are encouraged to return to their normal pace of grocery shopping to allow the supply chain an opportunity to catch up. Grocery stores will remain open. Below is some information from our two main grocery stores in Horsham:
Horsham Acme
Blair Mill Road: Hours remain 7am – 11pm Monday thru Saturday and Sunday 7am-10pm. Senior shopping times are from 7am - 9am. Limit on some "bulk" items.
Horsham Giant
Horsham Road: Effective March 19, 2020 new hours 6am to 10pm, with 1st hour, 6am-7am reserved for seniors 60+. Quantity limits are in place on water, toilet paper, disinfectant wipes and rice to allow the supply chain to catch up.
Fresh Market
100 Welsh Road: Hours 8am – 9pm (8-9am reserved for seniors) Unit restrictions on meat & chicken, milk, eggs, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfested wipes & sanitizer, water, canned bean, vegetables and pasta.
Trader Joe’s
1460 Bethlehem Pike: Hours 9am – 7pm (Seniors 9-10am) Restriction on paper products, 1 to a customer.
Hungry in Horsham?
Take out service available from the following locations:
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Angelo's Italian Kitchen
(215) 654-1300 Bagel & Bread House (215) 672-3410 Buona Via (215) 672-5595 Café Lombardi's (Dinner only) (215) 443-2500 Dim Sum Factory (215) 957-9888 Graeme Park Pizza (215) 343-3465 U’Panzerott (Take out only Wed-Sun) 215-674-4227 Brick & Barrell (Take out Fri-Sat) (267) 462-4528 |
Iron Abbey/N’aBrasa
(215) 956-9600 Iron Hill Brewery (267) 708-2000 Main Street Pizzeria & Grille (215) 957-9901 Lee's Hoagie House (267) 961-7190 Los Sarapes (Tues-Sat 4pm-8:30pm) (215) 416-2126 Panda Pavilion (215) 672-3388 Fountain Side Seafood & Grill (215) 957-5122 |
Masala Zone
(Dinner only) (215) 394-8049 P.J. Whelihan’s (267) 861-8800 Tonelli's Pizza Pub (215) 675-3220 Horsham Sunoco Deli and Grill (215) 628-3600 Horsham Pizza (215) 442-9344 Friendly's (215) 674-8677 Franks Pizza (215) 646-4778 |
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Township Playgrounds, Courts and Dog Park Closed:
In order to encourage recommended social distancing and to protect the well-being of the general public during the COVID-19 situation, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, all Horsham Township playgrounds, dog park, basketball courts, volleyball courts and hockey court will be closed until further notice. At this time, all Township parks will remain open and visitors can continue to access trails and open spaces.
Township Facilities Closed Until Further Notice:
The Horsham Township Municipal Building, Community Center, Library, and Public Works Buildings will be closed to the public until further notice, starting on Monday, March 16, 2020 out of an abundance of caution and to help promote social distancing. Residents can continue to conduct business by phone 215-643-3131 and by email horsham@horsham.org. There will be a table set up with boxes in the vestibule Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM where permit applications, tax payments, mail, etc. can be placed in. The Township will be operating but at a staff reduction level. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. We are all in this together.
Code Enforcement Procedures for Permits and Inspections
The Code Enforcement Department has developed procedures for permits and inspections.
Please click on the link below.
In order to encourage recommended social distancing and to protect the well-being of the general public during the COVID-19 situation, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, all Horsham Township playgrounds, dog park, basketball courts, volleyball courts and hockey court will be closed until further notice. At this time, all Township parks will remain open and visitors can continue to access trails and open spaces.
Township Facilities Closed Until Further Notice:
The Horsham Township Municipal Building, Community Center, Library, and Public Works Buildings will be closed to the public until further notice, starting on Monday, March 16, 2020 out of an abundance of caution and to help promote social distancing. Residents can continue to conduct business by phone 215-643-3131 and by email horsham@horsham.org. There will be a table set up with boxes in the vestibule Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM where permit applications, tax payments, mail, etc. can be placed in. The Township will be operating but at a staff reduction level. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. We are all in this together.
Code Enforcement Procedures for Permits and Inspections
The Code Enforcement Department has developed procedures for permits and inspections.
Please click on the link below.
Township Cancellations and Postponements:
- Township Easter Egg Hunt (cancelled) April 4, 2020
- The Zoning Hearing Board meeting for April 7th has been (cancelled)
- Citizens Police Academy scheduled for April (postponed until fall)
- Police Station Tours (suspended)
- Fingerprinting of Civilians, for job applications, citizenship, etc. (suspended)
- Horsham Little League has (suspended) all Little League activities through no earlier than May 11th
- Hatboro Horsham School District will remained closed to students until Tuesday, April 14th
How Can YOU Help?
Food donation boxes are located in the vestibule area of the Horsham township Building.
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
- The MontcoPA COVID-19 Response Fund will provide grants to nonprofit organizations with a successful track record of serving the needs of the vulnerable Montgomery County residents.
- Click HERE to donate
- St. Vincent DePaul food bank located at St. Catherines Church serves over 70 Horsham families.
- H.A.T. Packs serves over 225 children in our community.
- Donate Blood
- As of March 17th, 2,700 blood drives have been cancelled and 86,000 fewer blood donations. Please consider donating by visiting the link below.
- https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=19044
- Montgomery County officials are still looking for mask donations as health-care workers continue to face a shortage of protective gear. Any individual, contractor or company who have spare masks to donate can call the County at 610-631-3000.
- If you are a medical professional and are looking to assist in the efforts with covid-19, you can e-mail mrc@montcopa.org
- There is no one else… not the doctors, not the health experts, not the political leaders… it is on us, the citizens, to slow down this virus. We need to hunker down at home for the next few weeks. We should only leave home for essential needs such as food shopping, to pick up medicine and doctor’s appointments.
It is solely up to us. No doubt it will be a long few weeks at home. If we don’t, it will go on for much longer – possibly into the summer months. We need to be smart; we need to be strong. Our kids want to go back to school, they want to see their friends, they want to have birthday parties again. If we don’t hunker down our restaurants will close permanently, businesses will close permanently, layoffs will be permanent.
There is no cure, no vaccine… it is here, it is real, it is deadly. Hunker down and stay home so our community, our businesses and our lives can return to normal sooner than later. We can do this!
Governor Wolf’s Stay at Home Order took effect at 8pm on March 23, 2020.
Click this link for guidance on allowable activities and travel:
https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/… - We continue to encourage residents to return to their normal weekly pace of grocery shopping - this will allow the supply chain an opportunity to catch up. It is not a supply issue, it is a demand issue due to hoarding. Grocery stores will continue to remain open, however their hours of operation maybe adjusted and they maybe limiting quantities on certain items.
Please remember while shopping to practice social distancing, follow by the stores new temporary rules, respect others and thank the grocery store employees. - Are you spring cleaning??? Please don’t throw away those old Halloween costumes! Please donate them to H.A.T. Packs’ 2nd annual Halloween Costume Give-away. Last year over 30 children were able to trick or treat in costumes because of the donations. Costumes can be drop off in the Horsham Township Building vestibule Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Visit the Horsham Township Trail System
All Horsham Township playgrounds, courts (basketball, hockey, volleyball) and dog park are CLOSED. However residents may utilize our extensive Township-wide trail system. Click on the map below to enlarge.
Please take the time while you are home over the next week or so to complete your 2020 Census form. We receive state and federal aid based upon our population size – so now more than ever, it is extremely important that we have a complete and accurate count due to the coronavirus pandemic. From the 2020 Census, Horsham is provided with Federal-State-School & Business Aid based on our counts - and we will need all the help we can get when this is over.