Finding trunks, treats and memories
Two trunk-or-treat participants dressed as scientists distribute glow sticks at the event in the Town Hall parking lot Oct. 31. Photos by Grace Roche
A woman dressed as part of the nativity hands out a treat. 
From left: Ruby Cole, Sabrina Toy, Faith Wayerwa and Danica Murphy smile together. 
Attendees line up to pick out candy from one of the decorated trunks.
Violet Marshall, 3, admires a toy she got at the trunk or treat. 
Halloween decorations welcome visitors to the event. 
From left: Evelyn Lawson, 7 and her brother Luca, 6, take candy from a Lakeville Fire Department firefighter.
Two trunk-or-treat participants dressed as scientists distribute glow sticks at the event in the Town Hall parking lot Oct. 31. Photos by Grace Roche
A woman dressed as part of the nativity hands out a treat.
From left: Ruby Cole, Sabrina Toy, Faith Wayerwa and Danica Murphy smile together.
Attendees line up to pick out candy from one of the decorated trunks.
Violet Marshall, 3, admires a toy she got at the trunk or treat.
Halloween decorations welcome visitors to the event.
From left: Evelyn Lawson, 7 and her brother Luca, 6, take candy from a Lakeville Fire Department firefighter.
MIDDLEBORO — For some Middleboro trick-or-treaters, Central Congressional Church’s yearly trunk or treat is the continuation of a favorite childhood memory.
The church held the event Oct. 31 in the Middleboro Town Hall parking lot, with cars and tables decorated in a variety of themes, along with an appearance from the police and fire departments.
About 15 displays lined the lot, along with a table from the church passing out literature and candy.
Friends Ruby Cole, Sabrina Toy, Faith Wayerwa and Danica Murphy came to the trunk or treat as part of their Halloween route.
Ruby said this was their first time going out together on Halloween, but several of them have been coming to the church’s event for years.
“It’s a childhood thing, I have to come here every time,” Faith said. “It’s just fun, and I get so much candy.”
The group said they wanted to do something together to celebrate the holiday, and chose the event both because of memories associated with it and its novelty — Ruby said she had never been to a trunk-or-treat before.
Middleboro resident Josh Bower came to the trunk or treat with his wife and two children. They live near Town Hall, so he said the event was only a short walk from home.
While the Bowers usually spend Halloween with their extended family, he said he and his wife had to work late and wanted to stay local.
“It’s a nice, great local spot, you go around and see a bunch of people, and support the local church,” Bower said.
