Firefighters in Londonderry, Chester throw open doors to trick-or-treaters
Cynthia Prairie | Nov 03, 2015 | Comments 0
And the firehouse held its 7th annual Haunted Firehouse, which not only included spooky goings-on on the second floor, but made to order hamburgers, cold drinks and a table filled with scrumptious desserts, as well as a fire pit to help take the chill off.
Melvin Twitchell said that last year the Haunted Firehouse attracted about 100 kids, a number that was expected to double by the end of Saturday evening.
In Chester, one and a half bays of the firehouse were cleared out to make way for a table offering warm drinks and treats such as a candy filled a hanging rescue basket. Tours were given of the fire engines and pumpers, which stood at attention outside the firehouse. Fire Chief Matt Wilson said a steady stream of trick-or-treaters came for the annual visit.
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- At the Chester Fire Department, Porter is suitably dressed as a Chester firefighter.
- At a positively radioactive gathering at the Chester Firehouse, from left, Gordon as Spiderman, Claire as a princess and Dominic also as Spiderman.
- Between 25 and 30 cars line the street between the Champion Fire Company’s station on Thompsonburg Road in S. Londonderry and Route 100.
- Danny Cobb, left, and Troy Leonard feel the burn as they cook up burgers at the Champion Fire Company in South Londonderry.
- Zombie Joe Pickard foregoes brains in favor of a burger at South Londonderry’s Champion Fire Company’s Haunted House on Saturday.
- Families eagerly line up for burgers.
- Cameron is looking for mischief and candy as the Cat in the Hat.
- Chris Matrone conjures up suitable attention as Harry Potter.
- Katrina Ewens, standing, and Alexandra Schaefer at the ready to fright, then delight trick or treaters.
- Manning the eerie Local Meatz trunk are Marie and Christopher Porreca.
- Ralph Grieg is dressed as Ralphie from the classic ‘A Christmas Story.’
- Three princesses and a butterfly collect sweets. From left, Sarah, Amelia, Ada and Anna.
Filed Under: Chester • Community and Arts Life • In the Community • Londonderry
About the Author: Cynthia Prairie has been a newspaper editor more than 30 years. She has worked at such publications as the Raleigh Times, the Baltimore News American, the Buffalo Courier Express, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Patuxent Publishing chain of community newspapers in Maryland. She and her family moved to Chester, Vermont in 2004.