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Share Your Halloween Photos to Win a Tri-City Americans Four Pack

Woody — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:36:57 +0000

We know you took a lot of photos last night and we want to see them! Babies, kids, teenagers, adults, pumpkins, desserts, decorations... whatever. Share them with us and we'll pick a random submission to receive a family-four pack of tickets to an upcoming Tri-City Americans game!

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Tree Toppled By Hurricane Sandy Uncovers A Skeleton-Just In Time For Halloween!

John McKay — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:58:18 +0000

In New Haven Connecticut, skeletons aren't found in closets, just under buildings, sidewalks, and now trees.

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10 Costumed Mugshots for Halloween

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:00:09 +0000

When we get older, Halloween becomes less about accumulating candy and more about letting off some steam and having a good time.

However, the mixture of alcohol and costumes are too much for some adult Halloween revelers to handle and their celebrations run them afoul of the law.

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Is Trick-or-Treating More Fun Now Or When You Were a Kid? [POLL]

John McKay — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:00:45 +0000

Halloween is upon us! Are you going to enjoy it as much as in the past?

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18 Spooky Vintage Halloween Cards

Emerald Catron — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:00:18 +0000

Apparently people haven't always celebrated Halloween the way that we do today, which is weird, because we sort of assumed "Sexy Referee Costume" was one of those timeless classics that had been around since the days of ancient Rome. It turns out people used to actually be kind of charming and thoughtful, instead of just smearing their bodies with glitter and pointedly refusing to drink anything less than 100 proof. Here's an example.

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10 Spooky Celebrity Ghost Sightings

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:00:25 +0000

It's always sad when a celebrity passes away, but sometimes these strong-willed, vibrant personalities live on long after they have shuffled off this mortal coil. Here are 10 famous folks reportedly still hanging around even though they were "no longer with us."

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Tri-City Fourth Graders Petition to Cancel School Day After Halloween

John McKay — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:30:38 +0000

You gotta hand it to them, it takes guts to ask.

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Just In Time For Halloween, Here's A Creepy Science Video About Brains

Dan Seitz — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:32:04 +0000

It's Halloween in just a few short days, and that means a lot of brains: Frankenstein monsters looking for them, zombies munching on them, aliens exposing them in creepy experiments. But how much do we know about the brain? Could we survive getting them eaten? Do we need them at all? So here's a video explaining a bit about the brain, and whether a "no-brainer" exists

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These Are the Most Haunted Houses in America

Mike Adams — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:00:09 +0000

Tales of some of the greatest American hauntings emerge this time every year that serve as a darkened overtone to the season of the witch and All Hallows Eve. Frightening stories from the eccentric lunacies of William Winchester’s widow to the infamous Lizzie Borden murders all come to mind when one thinks of the scarier places in the country.

But where exactly are the most haunted houses in America?

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Last Weekend of Terror Behind the Screen – Our Haunted House Attraction

Paul Drake — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:56:48 +0000

Terror Behind the Screen -- the scariest haunted attraction in the area -- will be open tonight from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and on Halloween from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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10 Amazing Halloween Light Shows to Make Your Day

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:00:52 +0000

You GUYS! It's almost Halloween! We sincerely love Halloween around here, in case you hadn't noticed. Here's one way we've been getting into the spirit of the season -- awesome Halloween light shows. Some of them are more traditional ('The Haunted Manion,' 'Monster Mash'), whereas other are scary in a more timely way -- what could be more terrifying than a giant light-up neon pumpkin singing 'Call Me Maybe'?
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Jack-o'-Lanterns, Witches and Costumes: The Ghoulish Truth About 10 Halloween Traditions

Kathy Landin — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:25:17 +0000

Halloween is more steeped in tradition than just about any other holiday, and the roots of those traditions are as varied and seemingly unconnected as a pumpkin and a bonfire.

We decided to take a look at a few of Halloween's most well-known customs. What do they all mean? Why do we celebrate Halloween by putting on bizarre outfits and asking strangers for candy? Who is Stingy Jack, and why does he haunt our dreams?

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Poll Results: Newstalk Listeners are Honest and Hate Hard Candy

John McKay — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:00:20 +0000

We were surprised by results from two recent polls!
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Use Halloween to Teach Children About Taxes! [VIDEO]

John McKay — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:46:56 +0000

Halloween "trick or treat" candy can be used for an excellent lesson in taxes. Just ask comedian Tim Slagle!
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That Pirate Costume You Bought Might Be Poisonous [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:21:12 +0000

Halloween is supposed to be about harmless scares and fun, but the holiday took a truly frightening turn when Federal inspectors recently seized more than a thousand Chinese-made costumes for lead contamination.

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Occupy Movement Causes Cancellation of Church Halloween Activities

John McKay — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:30:28 +0000

Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan has decided to cancel its annual Halloween activities -- impacting thousands of children -- because of Occupy Wall Street campers squatting outside.
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Is Candy Corn the WORST Halloween Treat? Let Us Know [POLL]

John McKay — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:53:27 +0000

It's time. The stores are filled (actually they've been filled since September!) with all sorts of treats designed to pack on the pounds, and send your sugar level to the heights of the guy who just set the world record for the highest parachute jump!
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10 Easy Ways to Make Candy Corn Awesome

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:45:14 +0000

There’s one single treat in the history of all candy deliciousness that makes us feel so torn. Candy corn -- we hate to love it and love to hate it. How is it possible it can taste so bad, yet be so irresistible? It’s a Halloween trick AND treat. (See what we did there?)
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10 Ways to Traumatize Your Kids This Halloween — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:10:11 +0000

Halloween isn't just about candy and haunted houses—it's about creating lifelong memories with your kids. You can take them to a pumpkin patch and carve a pumpkin, you can pick out a design together and then build the best costume ever. There are so many wholesome activities to share with your darling children.

Or ... you could traumatize them. Let's not forget, Halloween is also about playing magnificent pranks against your naturally unsuspecting kids. Here are 10 ways to traumatize them this Halloween:

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Here's What You're Afraid Of – Newstalk Survey Results

Andrew Kirk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:00:55 +0000

Yesterday we asked you what you're afraid of. We were surprised by some of them! Here they are:
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