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IMPORTANT TIPS TO MAKE SURE TRICK-OR- TREATING á is LESS SPOOKY…AND MORE FUN. DRIVERS IN THE QUEEN CITY SUNDAY MORNING, HAVING TO STOP AND MAKE WAY FOR CLOWNS- SUPERHEROES- AND OTHER CHARACTERS ON BIKES DURING BURLINGTON PARKS, RECREATION AND WATERFRONT’S 3TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN RIDE Sot: Jon Adams- Kollitz : Project Manager Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront <“THIS I THINK HAS TO BE THE BEST WEATHER WE’VE EVER HAD IN OUR 3 YEAR HISTORY. LAST YEAR IT WAS SUPER COLD AND RAINY AS YOU MAY REMEMBER.”> THE SUNNY, 60 DEGREE WEATHER PAVED THE WAY FOR A PERFECT DRIVE FOR PARTICIPANT AARON ALMANZA- WHO TRAVELED FROM CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE JUST FOR THE EVENT Sot: Aaron Almanza: Halloween Ride Participant <“JUST THE COMMUNITY, I’VE BEEN ON OTHER RIDES IN BURLINGTON, THE PRIDE RIDE LAST MONTH, I LOVE THAT THIS IS A BIKING TOWN I WISH MY TOWN WAS A BIKING TOWN SO IM GOING TO PULL SOME OF THIS BACK WHERE I AM.”> BURLINGTON POLICE LEAD THE WAY AND BURLINGTON PARKS RECREATION AND WATERFRONT MONITOR THE END OF THE GROUP Sot: Lilly & Wylie : Bike Riders (younger girls) mos <” SEEING ALL THE COSTUMES, AND BIKE RIDING, AND EATING CANDY.”> THE BOOK-END DETAILING HELPED MAKE THE EVENT A SAFE RIDE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF áALL AGES LIKE FRIENDS LILLY AND WYLIE WHO PLAN ON SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN HALLOWEEN NIGHT Sot: Lilly & Wylie : Bike Riders (younger girls) mos <“I AM GOING TO SCHOOL BUT THEN AFTER IM GOING TO GO TRICK OR TREATING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE ARE HOPING TO GO TOGETHER.”> AND WITH KIDDOS GETTING READY TO HEAD OUT FOR TRICK OR TREATING- PATROL OFFICER PALERMO WITH THE MILTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO REMIND DRIVERS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SPEED LIMIT IN NEIGHBORHOODS MAY BE MARKED AT 25MPH- IT IS SAFEST TO DRIVE 10 OR EVEN 5 MILES PER HOUR DURING THE DENSE HOURS OF TRICK OR TREATING Sot: Rebecca Palermo: Patrol Officer Milton PD <“GETTING PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN. EVEN IF THE SIGN SAYS 25, THERE’S KIDS OUT THERE, THEY COULD BE WEARING A DARK COSTUME, THEY MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE LOOKING FOR CARS SO KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL, ALWAYS BE SCANNING, IF YOU HAVE TO BACK UP OR SOMETHING MAKE SURE YOURE LOOKING MULTIPLE TIMES.”> WHEN IT COMES TO CANDY SAFETY- OFFICER PALERMO RECOMMENDS PARENTS BRING SNACKS FOR THEIR KIDS TO MUNCH ON WHILE ON THE HUNT FOR CANDY SO THEY AREN’T DIGGING FOR THE SWEETS BEFORE THEY ARE PROPERLY CHECKED Sot: Rebecca Palermo: Patrol Officer Milton PD <“TO DO THOSE CANDY CHECKS, IF YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT’S OPENED OR TAMPERED WITH, DEFINITELY TAKE THOSE PIECES OUT AND THROW THEM AWAY. ALSO BE WEAR OF ALLERGIES, MAKE SURE YOU’RE CHECKING THAT CANDY FOR YOUR KIDS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE EATING WHAT TH

Hundreds of bicyclists take to the streets of Burlington in costume for Halloween

Drivers on the road in the Queen City Sunday morning had to stop and make way for clowns, superheroes, and other characters on bicycles during Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront’s 13th annual Halloween Ride. “This I think has to be the best weather we’ve ever had in our three-year history. Last year it was super cold and rainy as you may remember,” said Jon Adams-Kollitz, project manager with Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront. The sunny, 60-degree weather paved the way for a perfect drive for participant Aaron Almanza, who traveled from Claremont, New Hampshire just for the event.“Just the community, I’ve been on other rides in Burlington, the Pride Ride last month, I love that this is a biking town I wish my town was a biking town so I’m going to pull some of this back where I am,” said Almanza.With kids getting ready to head out for trick or treating on Monday night, patrol officer Palermo with the Milton Police Department reminds drivers that even though the speed limit in neighborhoods may be marked at 25 mph, it is safest to drive 10 or even 5 miles per hour during the dense hours of trick or treating.“Getting people to slow down. even if the sign says 25, there’s kids out there, they could be wearing a dark costume, they might not necessarily be looking for cars so keep your head on a swivel, always be scanning, if you have to back up or something make sure you’re looking multiple times,” she said. When it comes to candy safety, Palermo recommends parents bring snacks for their kids to munch on while on the hunt for candy so they aren’t digging for the sweets before they are properly checked.“To do candy checks, if you see anything that’s opened or tampered with, definitely take those pieces out and throw them away. Also be wear of allergies, make sure you’re checking that candy for your kids as well to make sure they’re eating what they should be eating,” she said. The Milton Police Department will be out on patrol to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable Halloween night.

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“This I think has to be the best weather we’ve ever had in our three-year history. Last year it was super cold and rainy as you may remember,” said Jon Adams-Kollitz, project manager with Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront.

The sunny, 60-degree weather paved the way for a perfect drive for participant Aaron Almanza, who traveled from Claremont, New Hampshire just for the event.

“Just the community, I’ve been on other rides in Burlington, the Pride Ride last month, I love that this is a biking town I wish my town was a biking town so I’m going to pull some of this back where I am,” said Almanza.

With kids getting ready to head out for trick or treating on Monday night, patrol officer Palermo with the Milton Police Department reminds drivers that even though the speed limit in neighborhoods may be marked at 25 mph, it is safest to drive 10 or even 5 miles per hour during the dense hours of trick or treating.

“Getting people to slow down. even if the sign says 25, there’s kids out there, they could be wearing a dark costume, they might not necessarily be looking for cars so keep your head on a swivel, always be scanning, if you have to back up or something make sure you’re looking multiple times,” she said.

When it comes to candy safety, Palermo recommends parents bring snacks for their kids to munch on while on the hunt for candy so they aren’t digging for the sweets before they are properly checked.

“To do candy checks, if you see anything that’s opened or tampered with, definitely take those pieces out and throw them away. Also be wear of allergies, make sure you’re checking that candy for your kids as well to make sure they’re eating what they should be eating,” she said.

The Milton Police Department will be out on patrol to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable Halloween night.