More than 500 children and families gathered at Pope John Paul II Park in Neponset on Oct. 26 for the annual Halloween Pumpkin Parade, formerly the Pumpkin Float, for a night of music, games, costumes, and – of course – candy by the handful. The event had been cancelled due to the pandemic for a couple of years but returned last year with good results.
Hundreds of goblins, werewolves and superheroes populated Pope John Paul II Park on Thursday night, Oct. 17 for the annual Pumpkin Parade, which has been ongoing for many years (previously it was the Pumpkin Float). Coordinators Maria and Julia Lyons joined the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Neponset River Greenway Council and the Neponset River Watershed
Debra "Debbie" J. Long, 63, of Niles, peacefully passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021. She was born on June 13th, 1958, at the Pawating