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St. Rose Trunk-or-Treat Draws More Than 1,000

First ever trunk-or-treat at St. Rose proves popular.

It wasn't Halloween and it wasn't Main Street but there still were more than 1,000 people, tens of thousands pieces of candy and plenty of frightful fun at Saturday night's trunk-or-treat in the parking lot of St. Rose of Lima Church.

Rob Griffin, an organizer, said he wasn't sure how many people would attend the event, which was put together at the last minute Thursday after the town's annual trick-or-treating tradition on Main Street was called off.

He and the Rev. Bob Weiss of St. Rose stood marveling at the size of the crowds waiting to get through the trick-or-treating line, which wound its way around the circumference of the large parking lot.

"I told you," Weiss said.

Griffen said that the parking lot quickly reached capacity at 7 p.m., which was to have been the start time. Trick-or-treaters were then directed to park at the now shuttered Lexington Garden or Caraluzzi's suparmarket.

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Lois Imbriano Barber May 18, 2013 at 08:24 pm
To further support my support of Aurelia, the letter above states it was the New York Post thatRead More wanted the details. Good for you town clerk! I goggled the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information and they are indeed nothing more than a non-profit group. They are not a government agency. And an inept one - their own website is a mess. What clowns.- http://ctcouncilfoi.org/
Jeff May 18, 2013 at 02:50 pm
Town Clerk Aurelia is already causing the town to needlessly spend money defending her derelictionRead More of duty: "An attorney representing the town, with the law firm Cohen and Wolf, issued an opinion in response to the, (New York), Post's request stating that the public is only allowed to view death and marriage certificates that are "at least one hundred years old." Cost aside she is pushing for a state law that would restrict access to a minors birth certificate for 6 months, she originally wanted them sealed for 10 years. The only thing the proposed law is going to accomplish is the healing that has been accomplished is going to be undone when the seal expires. This is much ado about nothing. http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Newtown-officials-withhold-death-certificates-4526713.php
Jeff May 18, 2013 at 02:07 pm
While I have no desire to view any of these death certificates, the law is the law. I have neverRead More viewed a death certificate, I doubt there is anything listed beyond the name of the decedent, dates of birth & death, parentage, and cause of death. Town Clerk Aurelia is clearly in violation of her oath of office. Her job is not to be administered based on feelings. In doing this she is opening the town up to F.O.I. violations, potential litigation, and fanning the flames of the crazy conspiracy theories. To quote the article, "we feel its an extreme invasion of privacy for these families." Should someone take this to F.O.I. or put it before a judge the town will lose. Do your job as required by statute.