Wayne Mayor: Trick-Or-Treating Is A 'Parental Decision'

WAYNE, NJ — Mayor Christopher Vergano has announced that he will not offer formal guidelines or restrictions for trick-or-treating.

This means that township kids are free to dress up and move about their neighborhood procuring as much candy as they want.

"We really can't control what people do on Halloween," Vergano, noting that Halloween isn't a federal or state mandated holiday, said during his monthly coronavirus news conference.

As far as what he did offer, Vergano's only concern around trick-or-treating is group size, which should be limited this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, he said.

"Parents have rights to make decisions, this is a parental decision. I'm not going to sit here and tell you not to send your kids out to go trick-or-treating," said Vergano, who added he wouldn't argue against the inverse either.

The only real mandate the mayor offered is his belief that masks should be worn while out and about on the year's spookiest day.

"I don't mean a Halloween mask, you know what mask I'm talking about," he said.

Halloween Double Feature

Vergano announced a Halloween movie night in the township on Friday, Oct. 30, sponsored by the Parks & Recreation Department.

The first movie begins at 6:15 p.m. on the front lawn at town hall, with a second set for 8 p.m.

Admission is free.