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HdG Halloween Broke Records

Hundreds entered the costume contest and parade.

More than 500 people participated in the annual Havre de Grace Halloween Parade, according to Recreation Specialist Karen Green, who said the number was more than ever before.

The event was "a fabulous night" that attracted "a wonderful crowd, great music, good weather and a record-breaking 500 contestants," Green said.

She added that at least 500 people, if not more, watched the parade and costume contest unfold on Congress Avenue at Washington Street the night before Halloween. (ICYMI, see scenes from Halloween in Havre de Grace.)

The top 15 winners from the costume contest were as follows:

  1. Ghostbusters with Marshmallow Man—Barry, Marie, Matthew and Gabrielle King with James Pou
  2. GEICO Money Man—Emily Kron
  3. Refrigerator—Olivia Gorsuch
  4. Despicable Me minion—Sophia MacKinnon
  5. Ravens mascots Edgar and Poe—Jacob & Joshua Riggs
  6. Dancing lion—Cash Whitehurst
  7. Prom king and queen—Hayden Hurst and LJ Minutoli
  8. Rocket boy—Andrew Levis
  9. Mermaid—Marion Jackson
  10. Slurpee—Bryce Bauer
  11. Old couple—Sarah and Kent Bromley
  12. Roller coaster—Julia Hutchinson and Emily Toepfer
  13. Twizzlers and popcorn—Liam and Brayden Harvey
  14. Captain Crunch and the cereal family—The Soul Family
  15. Fairy—Zaliyah Baker
Judges of the costume contest were Chief of Police Teresa Walter, Tourism Manager Brigitte Peters, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cathy Vincenti, Havre de Grace Recreational Cheerleading Chair Donna Bethke, Havre de Grace Boys & Girls Club Unit Director Otelia "Miss T" Brannigan and Havre de Grace Main Street board member Bill Price.

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Related: Photos from the 2012 Halloween Parade in Havre de Grace

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