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Brielle Barlow, 5, of Eastford paints a pumpkin at the booth outside bankHometown.

‘Y’ It’s Not Scary
Angela Welch and her husband created the Village People “Y” people for the Putnam Scarecrow contest at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center. These scarecrows won the annual Scarecrow contest. Second was Day Kimball Hospital's Dr. Know Body and Putnam Bank took third with Octopi. There were 19 entries. Courtesy photo.

The Great Pumpkin weighed 1,846.5 pounds. On page 1 is juggler Jason Pipitone.

Ice Cream Quartet
Chowing down on ice cream from Riverview Ice Cream in Putnam are, left to right: Rita Mourad, 8; Minna Naddaf, 7; Niam Karant, 4; and Boutros Naddaf, 4.