Schoharie, Prattsville plan special Halloween events

PHOTOGRAPHER: The Associated Press

Some of the upstate communities hardest hit by the late summer tropical storms are making sure kids don’t miss out on Halloween.

The flood-ravaged village of Schoharie is holding a “trunk or treat” event on Main Street. Area residents will decorate their cars and trucks and hand out candy from a section of Main Street.

Much of the neighborhood and downtown remain gutted and empty, posing a hazard for children at night.

In the Greene County town of Prattsville, the American Legion Auxiliary is holding a Halloween party and parade in the fire house.

Children are discouraged from trick-or-treating on Main Street, which is lined with heavily damaged and gutted buildings two months after the flooding.