LAKEHURST – A town-wide parade, a Trunk or Treat event at a church, a haunted house and a pumpkin carving pizza party all added up to making the Halloween season a lot of fun for children and adults.
This year’s annual Halloween Parade in the borough had a variety of costumed kids and their parents who prowled down Union Avenue.
Members of the Borough police, fire companies and first aid squad escorted the parade marchers toward Horicon Lake where the mayor and members of the Borough Council faced the difficult choice of choosing the best costume of several different categories.
Refreshments were served after the judging at the lake pavilion but the fun didn’t end then.
There was an open house at the Lakehurst Fire Company where kids could check out the vehicles and learn about fire prevention. Across from the fire station was a special event at the Proving Grounds Church. The church’s event featured a variety of activities including a hayride, a s’mores making station, a pumpkin patch with stickers for kids to decorate their pumpkins, and a trunk or treat.
A week later the Lakehurst Youth and Recreation hosted the first ever pumpkin pizza party where children could decorate their pumpkins and enjoy some pizza at the Community Hall. Children had the opportunity to bring their own pumpkins on the night of October 28 and their own tools for a haunting good time. Some children came wearing their costumes.
Michelle DiMeo said “we would like to thank everyone wo came out to the pumpkin and pizza carving. We hope you had a wonderful time. Happy Halloween!”
Her husband, Councilman Brian DiMeo, heads the Borough’s Youth and Recreation. “We wanted to make it something fun for the kids just before Halloween itself.”
