Pumpkins must be dropped off with the Recreation Department on Friday, Oct. 30, either between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or between 6 and 7 p.m. at the Snack Shack. Residents are asked to attach their name and a phone number to their entry when they drop it off.
Entries will be displayed and put to a resident vote at the Halloween Party, which begins at 5 p.m. at the Harrison Complex. First place will win a prize, with ribbons awarded for second and third place.
Participants are responsible for retrieving their pumpkins from the Harrison Complex by 8 p.m. on Halloween night, or may give the borough permission to donate them to local fields. Any pumpkin not picked up by 9 p.m. will be donated to a local field.
The contest gives Roseland residents of all ages another reason to turn out for the borough's Halloween Party, pairing a hands-on seasonal craft with the evening's festivities at the Harrison Complex.