Community Corner
Berkeley Moves Trick-or-Treating to Friday -- At BTES
Mayor says safety of children paramount; downed wires and debris make walking house to house inadvisable
While children in many parts of the state will be enjoying a delayed Halloween on Monday, Berkeley's children will be waiting until Friday to get their treats.
Concerns about downed wires, debris and other issues convinced township officials to find a safer option than having children going house to house this year. Instead, they will be able to go door to door -- at Berkeley Township Elementary School.
Berkeley Superintendent James D. Roselli said the school will be open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday for the township's children to go from room to room, knocking on teachers' doors and getting candy.
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Anyone wishing to donate candy for the event can drop off unopened bags at the elementary school, 10 Emory Boulevard -- just off Station Road -- between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The school also will be open as a warming center and a site to charge your cell phones and other devices at those times.
The trick-or-treating has been broken down to a suggested schedule by school, Roselli said, with Clara B. Worth students scheduled for 11 a.m., H&M Potter at noon, Bayville School at 1 p.m., BTES and Ocean Gate students at 2 and Central Regional students at 3 p.m.
Trick-or-treating will continue until 7 p.m. to accommodate those families with working parents, Roselli said. Siblings and other children within the community are welcome, he said.
