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Costumed Trick-Or-Treaters Parade Through Community Center
Published: Oct 31, 2025 2:55 pm
On the morning of Halloween, many costumed children paraded through Newtown Community Center to trick-or-treat through the halls. Many town employees lined the main hall and handed out candy. After going through the community center, the children then went into Newtown Senior Center. Many senior center members joined in on the fun to pass out candy to the children. Senior Center staff coordinated their costumes, down to the purple haired wigs. Following the parade, the trick-or-treaters relocated to the community center for snacks and dancing.
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Reporter Sam Cross can be reached at sam@thebee.com.
Newtown Community Center Director Matt Ariniello (left), Purchasing Director Kerri Mubarek, and Parks & Rec Director Amy Mangold. —Bee Photos, Cross
Grayson Vargas is dressed as a Roblox avatar resembling Mr Rich.
Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead gets prepared with her Halloween cart to hand out candy.
Rob Sibley, director of Planning and Land Use, readies to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.
The Dougherty family dressed as The X-Files characters. From left: Sean Dougherty as Fox Mulder, Dianna Dougherty as Dana Scully, and Jack Dougherty as an alien.
Luca Runco dressed as a chicken.
Emily Class dressed as a pig.
Bella Giannone dressed as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz.
Diane Bates dressed as a Halloween witch.
Natalie Griffith, director of Human Services, dressed as a witch with her fellow Newtown Senior Center employees.
Emory (left) and Beau Gomola dressed as a witch and a black cat respectively.
Alexa Griffin, Newtown Senior Center’s social worker, and Nicole Nicholson were also dressed as witches.
Olivia Lawrence dressed as a giraffe.
Maggie Rajcula dressed as a jack-o-lantern.
Kevin Corey, senior center member, dressed as a piece of bacon.
Stephanie and Vivian Sklanka, dressed as Anna from Frozen, enjoy the dance party after the parade.
Millie Largier (front center) dressed as Rapunzel and her sister, Maeve, dressed as Taylor Swift.
First Selectman Jeff Capeci and Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead head back to Newtown Municipal Center after the Halloween Parade.