Halloween came, it came just the same, to Morristown

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It takes more than a humongous autumn snowstorm to kill Halloween.

Trick-or-treaters came from far and wide to downtown Morristown on Monday, dodging tree limbs that rained like flaming meteorites and power lines that spit sparks like rubber cobras.

They risked life and (oak) limb for one thing, and one thing only:

Free candy.

MARIO & LUIGI: Anthony Millan, 7, and brother Christopher, 5, trick-or-treat in Morristown. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
MARIO & LUIGI: Anthony Millan, 7, and brother Christopher, 5, trick-or-treat in Morristown. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Okay, maybe we embellish a wee bit.

But it’s been a dark few days for a lot of people–thousands across northern New Jersey remain without electricity after the weekend snow–and the chance to don costumes for a couple of hours brought a lot of smiles, and warmth.

Officials in many towns, including Morristown, had urged kids to skip going  door-to-door this Halloween because of post-storm hazards. Downtown Morristown was much safer.

And so the Morristown Partnership and its member businesses deserve kudos for keeping Halloween alive.

And Michelle Yurecko of Morristown deserves some sort of special award for turning her son, 10-year-old James Endahl, into a walking can of Dr. Pepper.

Michelle performed this amazing feat by candlelight, with a battery-powered glue gun, wearing mittens. (Okay, that last part we threw in for effect. But that costume is still an amazing triumph over adversity and a testament to motherly love.)

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But the Halloween Experience doesn’t stop there. The famed pumpkin illumination has been re-scheduled for tonight, Nov. 1, at the Vail Mansion reflecting pool. So hurry up and carve that gourd!

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