Traditional trick or treat unlikely in Dover this year - Foster's Daily Democrat

DOVER – It’s unclear if the city will be able to celebrate Halloween with traditional trick or treating this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

City Councilor Fergus Cullen asked about "what are the city’s plans for Halloween," during this week’s council meeting.

"I am certainly getting lobbied on this fact in my house and in my neighborhood," Cullen said. "I have heard from many constituents who are too young to vote that they want Halloween."

He pushed for "some kind of Halloween" even if it’s with "certain standards in place."

"I wanted to see what the city’s policy on that might be moving forward," he said.

City Manager Michael Joyal stated the city "just received information that the CDC is recommending that you not have traditional trick or treat," including "door-to-door activities."

Town and city officials from around the state are scheduled to meet with N.H. Department of Health and Human Services officials at the beginning of the month, Joyal said.

During that meeting, he expects officials will "get guidance from them about what Halloween and trick or treating should look like."

"Once we have that information, we will put out what our guidance will be here in Dover," Joyal said.

But he believes the state will recommend trick or treating be limited to visiting family members "or people that you know."

He doesn’t think the state will OK trick or treating "door to door through neighborhoods where you may not have family relationships with folks."

"There will not be a definite decision on that until probably the first few days in October," Joyal said.

Cullen hopes "we’ll be able to come up with … something that looks like a traditional Halloween."

"It strikes me that there’s a way to do it in a way that’s respectful of the pandemic and still have an event," he said.

Mayor Robert Carrier added that "Dover Main Street was still wondering about the downtown Dover trick or treating."

He’s also been talking to the mayors of Rochester and Somersworth "to try to figure out what everybody’s doing."

The mayors are looking to reach "a consensus" about "which way we’re going to move forward," Carrier said.

"We have to just rely on the emergency operations center and what comes down from CDC," he said.

Some Dover neighborhoods already are planning to hold neighborhood trick or treating, Carrier said.

"I think maybe that’s what you’re going to see," he said.

City Councilor Lindsey Williams said there may be Halloween celebrations using a "block party model."

That could involve treat or treating for kids with people they may "already be interacting with in some way," she said.

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