New Jersey school closings and delays

On Saturday October snowstorm that dumped a foot of snow on parts of New Jersey and more than half a million residents without power and the streets littered with trees and debris, many schools decided to opening on Monday to close or delay.
Here is the list of schools by the County, currently the closing or delayed openings on Halloween Reporting:
Essex County:

Belleville - closed
Bloomfield - closed
Caldwell-West Caldwell - Closed
Caldwell College - Closed
Essex Fells - Closed
Ivy Hill - Newark - Closed
Lincoln - Newark - Closed
Livingston - closed
Millburn - Closed
North Caldwell - Closed
Nutley - Closed
Park & ​​mdash Newark - Closed
Ridge - Newark - Closed
Seton Hall Prep - closed
Verona - Closed
West Orange - Closed
Wilson Avenue Grade 1-3 - Newark - closed

Somerset


Branchburg - closed

Union

Berkley Heights - Closed
Cranford - closed
Mount St. Mary & mdash Watchung - Closed
New Providence - Closed
Summit - Closed

Morris


Morris School District - Closed
Chester School District - Closed
Denville Township Schools District - Closed
Harding Township School District - Closed
Mendham Borough School District - Closed
Canfield Avenue School District - Closed
Morris Hills Regional District - Closed
Morris Plains District - 90 minutes delayed
Mountain Lakes School District - Closed
Parsippany - Troy Hills Township School District - Closed
Pequannock Township School District - Closed
Randolph Township School District - Closed
Roxbury School District - Closed
School District of the Chathams - Closed
Washington Township Schools District - Closed
West Morris Regional High School District - Closed
County College of Morris - Closed
Drew University - Closed

Hunterdon


Bethlehem Township School District - Closed
Clinton Township School District - Closed
Delaware Valley Regional High School District - Closed
Flemington-Raritan School District - Closed
High Bridge School District - Closed
Holland Township School District - Closed
Kingwood Township School District - Closed
North Hunterdon - Voorhees Regional High School District - Closed
Union Township School District - Closed

Passaic


Clifton - Closed
Lakeland Regional High School - Closed
Passaic Valley High School - Delayed opening
Wayne - Closed
West Milford - Closed

Sussex


Byram - Closed

Warren


Belvidere - Closed
Hope - Closed
North Warren Regional & mdash open, but the buses can not access certain roads, students will not be marked absent

Bergen


Dale - Closed
Bergenfield - Closed
Dumont - closed
Fair Lawn - Radburn and Edison schools closed, all the other delayed opening
Glen Rock - Closed
Harrington Park - Closed
Hillsdale - closed
Leonia - closed
Montvale - closed
Northern Highlands - Closed
Northvale - Closed
Paramus - Closed
Pascack Regional - Closed
Ramapo Indian Hills High School - closed
Ridgefield - closed
Ridgewood - closed
Teaneck - Closed
Teaneck Community Charter School - Closed
Westwood Regional - Closed
Wyckoff - Closed


Middlesex County


South Brunswick - Closed

Halloween in Hollis

Have you ever seen the movie Hocus Pocus, at the beginning when the children are all trick-or-treating on the streets of the children who are the actors in the movie? This is a Disney version of what Halloween should look? Well, that's my street on Halloween.

I do not know if its the appearance of larger Victorian "haunted" houses that look like they could be the key-down (houses) that brings the crowds to my neighborhood, but for some reason we still Halloween Central.

My neighbors across the street for example, cover them perfectly round yew hedges with the yellow light they see light giant pumpkins. They complement that with scary sounds emitting from the hidden speakers and also the project spooky sight of an outdoor unit of the house to watch because it has a face!

Right down the street, on Ash Street, there are a variety of carved pumpkins construed as if its a reproduction of Spooky World, with all 20 or more pumpkins dramatically burn! It's pretty cool!

Halloween always starts the same. First, with the little children come to work with mom or pop, barely able to make the steps. They ogle the decorations - so charmingly curious of the whole experience.

Often, these little babies walked right into the house and want to look around. They do not quite the concept, and their curiosity grows outside the front porch. After that came the children in all the latest costumes and trying to guess who they are dressed as can be challenging as a parent! Then the teens - girls usually in costumes, boys in hoodies and keep pillowcases. Think it's just not "cool" to a teenage boy and dressing (although some do buck the trend)!

Yes, it's been years since my son trick-or-treating and Halloween is still a big event for me and my husband. He leaves work early that day because he did not want the "parade" of costumes to miss and he liked the candy and goofily calling on the various ghouls, princesses or zombies that come to pass.

There are years when our fears over candy, but then, of course, that never happened, see if my hubby to pick pieces 300 or Plus! I will always remember the year my son at home would get excited that he is a full-size candy bar (not that cheap bite-size types) received from the people on Herbert Road (Messina)! I've always wanted the family to give that full-size candy bars ... but unfortunately not this year!

I remember when I was a child, we would trick or treat at my aunt's street (we lived on a big street, so we will be exported) and in the days when people actually gave out homemade cookies and (God forbid) an apple! The appeal, by the way, was their own site. How cool is that? I even remember my mom those little bags of chips (hunting, if I remember correctly) will buy and will give a full-size candy bar at our Halloween visitors. Oh this Halloween Halcyon days!

I love it that the parents are dressed, supplementing their children costumes sometimes. The best ever was when my neighbor (do not worry, I'm not naming you!), Cruella DeVille dressed as the little one was a dalmatian! Oh my gosh, he looks so authentic! From that point on, my respect for him a thousand-fold! What a sport!

I am lucky that I live in a fun environment Halloween and I hope my neighbors will not be angry that I wrote it! Because when it comes to press Friday I suggest that they better go to the store and pick up a few bags of tootsie rolls!