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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212;A range of characters from Princess Leia to the Grim Reaper to one of the Ninja Turtles all turned up on Public Square on Tuesday.</p><p>The annual Halloween Trick or Treating on Public Square was hosted by the city, the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association and Diamond City Partnership and sponsored by the Times Leader, D&amp;N Furniture and City Mark Credit Union as well as several other local businesses.</p><p>Representatives from the various businesses, who were stationed all around the square, handed out candy and goody bags to children. The Times Leader debuted the newest member of its team, a very friendly bear mascot named TL.</p><p>&#8220;As we continue to strengthen our community ties, it is important for the Times Leader Media Group to be at local events with our readers and advertisers,&#8221; said Renee Sager, director of marketing for the Times Leader Media Group. &#8220;Having a mascot is a natural fit because families and children interact with it. We look forward to TL being very visible at many more community events in the coming years.&#8221;</p><p>Adults and children, reportedly 2,000 of them, seemed to be having a ball.</p><p>&#8220;This is the biggest I&#8217;ve ever seen it,&#8221; said Jackie Wallen, who has been attending the event for the past three years. Wallen came with her nieces and nephews, ranging from 4-month-old Kinsley, who was dressed in a fluffy white bunny costume, to 11-year-old Conner, who was dressed as a hockey player.</p><p>Michelle Collis also attended last year and decided to come again with her two daughters, Carney, 6, and Gabbie, 7.</p><p>&#8220;I enjoyed it last year,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s better than walking from house to house.&#8221;</p><p>Carney was dressed as Harley Quinn, a supervillian comic book character, and Gabbie was dressed as Starfire, another comic book character who is a superheroine.</p><p>&#8220;I was very excited,&#8221; said Carney, referring to the opportunity to attend the event. She said her favorite part was playing a game similar to Plinko at the Calvary Bible Church booth.</p><p>The family had only stopped at three different tents, but both girls had baskets full of candy.</p><p>&#8220;We still have to go all the way around,&#8221; Collis said with a laugh.</p><p>Unlike Collis, Erica Banicky, a resident of Forty Fort said that trick or treating on Public Square is nice, but she actually prefers to trick or treat with her 5-year-old daughter, Layla, the traditional way and do the &#8220;walking from house to house&#8221; thing.</p><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what I grew up doing,&#8221; Banicky said. She also said that trick-or-treating methods are changing with the times, giving an example of trunk-or-treat events getting popular.</p><p>Banicky admitted, however, that newer public trick-or-treating activities are good, because security is not a concern as there is a prominent police presence.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s something safe for the kids to go to,&#8221; she said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">People wait in line for candy from Wilkes-Barre police during Trick or Treat in Public Square. (Sean McKeag |Times Leader) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween3-4.jpg</photo0><caption0>People wait in line for candy from Wilkes-Barre police during Trick or Treat in Public Square. (Sean McKeag |Times Leader) </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween2-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Erick Guzman, of Wilkes-Barre, and his 10-month-old son, Maverick, wait in line for candy on Public Square on Halloween. (Sean McKeag | Times Leader) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween2-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Erick Guzman, of Wilkes-Barre, and his 10-month-old son, Maverick, wait in line for candy on Public Square on Halloween. (Sean McKeag | Times Leader) </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween4-3.jpg">
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<div class="neCaption">Children wait in line with their parents on Public Square. (Sean McKeag | Times Leader) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween5-3.jpg</photo3><caption3>Children wait in line with their parents on Public Square. (Sean McKeag | Times Leader) </caption3><photoCredit3></photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween2-1-toned-4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">The Times Leader Media Group mascot, TL, greets children during Trick or Treat on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. (Sean McKeag |Times Leader) </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110117Halloween2-1-toned-4.jpg</photo4><caption4>The Times Leader Media Group mascot, TL, greets children during Trick or Treat on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. (Sean McKeag |Times Leader) </caption4><photoCredit4></photoCredit4></div></div>
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Downtown Wilkes-Barre trick-or-treat event draws big crowd