Halloween was Friday but this year Wednesday looked to be the big day, as the streets of Blairstown teemed with the youngest sibling from the Addams Family.
The annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest organized by the Blairstown Rotary featured an array of popular cultural figures. In addition to Wednesday (and parents Gomez and Morticia), more than a few Glendas from the Wizard of Oz/Wicked universe as well as representatives of the KPop Demon Hunters could be spotted. And, for some reason, there was an abundance of sharks this year.
After ending at the Ace Hardware Feed Store, the parade moved out freelance-style up Bridge Street to High Street, which was closed to traffic until about 7 p.m.
The skies overhead remained mostly clear this year, with any rain holding off until later at night. The weather has played tricks on the treaters a few times during the past few years.
In 2021, the threat of lightning was enough to postpone the trick-or-treating, and 10 years before that was the Halloween Blizzard, AKA, “Snowtober,” “Shocktober,” “Oktoberblast,” which clogged streets and brought down power lines all over North Jersey.
But this year the ghouls ruled and Halloween went off without a hitch.
Joe brings decades of journalism experience to the Ridge View Echo, covering everything from local school boards to the U.S. Supreme Court. A former National Law Journal editor and Columbia Law School press officer, he now enjoys telling community stories in Blairstown, where he lives with his wife, Rose, and their two dachshunds.
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
