TRICK OR TREAT

A list compiled by CandyStore.com shows that it’s not just candy corn that people love to hate.

With Halloween around the corner, CandyStore.com ranked each state’s top choices for candy. The choices may surprise you.

Families from all over came to Westfarms on Saturday for tricks, but mostly treats!

Families from all over came to Westfarms on Saturday for tricks, but mostly treats!  From cats and Christmas trees to the Hulk himself, the cavalcade of costumes wound its way through the BOO-levard inside Westfarms for the Mall-O-Ween trick-or-treating event. Joshalyn Vurgos came with two youngsters. “Its wonderful, it’s nice to see all the kids out. With Covid and everything,...

Following just a few tips can keep you and children safe, whether you’re with the trick-or-treaters or passing out the candy.

Students at Irving School in Derby got a hands-on lesson on staying safe this Halloween. School leaders set up three activities. “One is called foggy conditions where the children hold a piece of wax paper in front of them, and then they have to run through cones. The second station is ‘put on the brakes,’ where we tell them to…

Another Halloween during the coronavirus pandemic is fast approaching, and while health experts say children can go back to traditional trick-or-treating this year, there are some important safety precautions to take.

The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. decline, especially for those who are vaccinated.

One pediatrician mom shares her recommendations to make this holiday spooky and safe.