(New Brighton, Pa.) New Brighton Borough announced yesterday via mass release through e-mail and social  media that “Effective immediately, the New Brighton Borough Municipal Building and all municipal facilities will be closed to the public for in-person contact as a precaution as the impacts of the COVID-19 virus continues to widen.

In addition to the Municipal Building, the public closure affects the police department, fire department, public works department, and the wastewater treatment plant. All departments will remain fully staffed and continue full operations with additional measures to safeguard against the coronavirus to ensure uninterrupted delivery of public services.

All customers and residents are encouraged to utilize remote methods of transacting business. New Brighton Borough can provide all customer services online at www.NewBrightonPA.org, by calling the Municipal Building at (724) 846-1870, or through the mail. Customers are requested to use these methods of conducting business for the foreseeable future. Additionally, payments and other correspondence can still be placed in the drop box by the front door of the Municipal Building.”