Re: Halloween

[Erika Shira]

There’s also a “treat map” on Nextdoor if you use Nextdoor. It’s in the sidebar menu. A few people have added their houses. This is an easy way to keep track. We are giving out candy (on and off, depending on plans) at 22 Highland Ave. 

On Oct 31, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Mapp, Karen <karen...@gse.harvard.edu> wrote:

 Hope families are still planning to bring their kids around the neighborhood.  Some of us could not make it to the Fort Hill Park - and we have lots of stuff to give away!  Look for lights on porches, and some of us have pumpkins signs in our windows and doors!

Karen

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On Oct 31, 2021, at 10:01 AM, Hiten Patel <hiten...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello everyone

We are somewhat new to the neighborhood and are looking forward to making friends. 

We live at 9 Millmont Street, and we have TONS of candy, so please let anyone know who is interested to stop by. 

We will be at the parade at 4pm with our kids. 

Hiten Patel

On Oct 21, 2021, at 4:41 PM, Katie Redmond <redm...@gmail.com> wrote:



I know some neighbors planned to set up a little outdoor trick or treating loop in Highland Park starting at 4 on Sunday! If you'd like to be involved but your street doesn't get a ton of traffic, bring a chair and join in! If your youngins want a centralized location for treats, head to the standpipe (then swing by Randy's on the way home 👻).

Katie

Fort Ave Terrace

On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 4:08 PM joyce.stanley1106 <joyce.st...@gmail.com> wrote:

We always get kids but last year we turned our lights out. Joyce 

Cedar St.

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Date: 10/21/21 3:15 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Michelle Bilodeau <michelle...@ymail.com>

Cc: Mark Schafer <msme...@gmail.com>, terre <terre.dilw...@gmail.com>, Joan Seamster <jksea...@outlook.com>, Highland Park Neighborhood Watch <highland-park-ne...@googlegroups.com>, grf...@aol.com

Subject: Re: Halloween

Good afternoon All,

I hate to be the "Debby Downer" of the group 😊 but has the number of kids "trick or treating" in the last 20 years been significant? 🤔

I owned 8 Centre for 21 years and I'm at 51 Linwood street now and I haven't seen many kids. I had lights on at both homes and some good treats but really haven't seen many kids.

I can't really single out a year where there was a "steady stream" of kids. Last year no one stopped by.

But I'll participate again albeit limited....

Best,

Steven R. Keyes

Building Operations Manager

The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building

2300 Washington Street

Roxbury, MA 02119

UHM Properties

(617) 635-6730 desk

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On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 1:32 PM 'Michelle Bilodeau' via Highland Park Neighborhood Watch <highland-park-ne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I put up twinkle lights so my doorway can be easily spotted and usually get a pretty decent stream of cute kids on Highland 👍

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 01:21:38 PM EDT, terre <terre.dilw...@gmail.com> wrote:

Might create a ‘ween light to

illuminate the place this year.

Most years, a nice chunk will stop by, but after that, it becomes a task of “herding kids” to hand out the remaining pounds of candy.

On Oct 21, 2021, at 12:45 PM, Mark Schafer <msme...@gmail.com> wrote:



Hi all,

I proposed in recent years that people offering Halloween treats put up a pumpkin sign on their door. My thought was that it would help us trick or treaters more easily find the houses with treats and that it would help build a community sense of the neighborhood--or those interested-doing this for our children,

After several years of doing both, I'm thinking that the sign might not really accomplish either goal. On the one hand, few people in our neck of the neighborhood (Centre St to Cedar and over Highland St to HYCC, sometimes up to Fort Hill) put them up. And from the trick-or-treating point of view, we usually end up going up and down the streets near us and then moving outward, looking for houses and apartments with lights on and some Halloween paraphernalia--a pumpkin, decorations, etc. A pumpkin sign helps, but it's not primarily what we're looking for.

My thought now about what might help would be bigger pumpkin arrow signs that you would put at the intersection of your street and the two cross streets, pointing toward your house if you're handing out treats. That way, we could see what blocks are worth going down.

Or maybe just leave it as "catch as catch can". What do other Halloween types think?

Mark

On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 12:19 PM Joan Seamster <jksea...@outlook.com> wrote:

Randy,

 

For some reason this email is not connected to the HPBW google group so you are receiving this as a personal email. I’ve been involved in the trick or treating on the hill for the past few years and ready to pass it forward.

In the past we’ve provided a poster for neighbors who want trick or treaters to post outside their home in a visible place so that trick or treaters know to come to the door. I’ve attached a copy of that sign/poster to this email.

 

Mark introduced the idea of a map in 2018 (copied on this email and an excerpt of his 2018 Halloween email is here:

 

“This year, I thought I'd get a jump on things. In the past, neighbors who have goodies to give out to trick-or-treaters have put up orange signs on their door (printed thanks to John Cruz and the B-2 police station.) I'm attaching last year's version here.

 

People have discussed the idea of making a printed or online Highland Park trick-or-treat map, showing houses giving out goodies. Maybe it enough to just walk around and knock on doors of houses with signs or decorations. But I thought I'd throw out the idea earlier this season, in case someone wanted to create some kind of map.”

 

Logistics have gotten in the way in the past of creating a map. You can google trick or treating in the group’s emails to see previous years’ communications.

 

I’m on Fort Avenue and happy to help.

 

Best,

 

Joan

 

 

 

From: grfoote via Highland Park Neighborhood Watch <highland-park-ne...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:48 AM
To: highland-park-ne...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Halloween

 

Is anyone doing a map again of homes where trick or treating is  welcome?  I think we have a few houses on Fort Ave Terrace welcoming kids....Randy

 

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