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On the heels of opening the New Jersey Hall of Fame at American Dream, the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) announces its next class of Jersey greats. The list of 18 Inductees includes Actress Meryl Streep, Actor Paul Rudd, Founder and CEO of Jer sey Mike’s Subs Peter Cancro, former NY Giants Quarterback Phil Simms, and Sing er-Songwriter Lesley Gore.

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The Evolution of Halloween • The annual holiday that is celebrated each year on October 31st originated with the Celtic festival of Samhain; a Gaelic festival acknowledging the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. Today, the tradition has evolved into a day (and night) filled with activities such as trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins, wearing costumes, and social celebrations.

Costume Fun! Approximately 800: The number of formal wear and costume rental establishments in the United States. Some of the most common occupational Halloween costumes children wear: Occupation Number of Employees* Actors Athletes and sports competitors Dentists Firefighters Police officers Physicians and surgeons Registered nurses 14,000 27,000 115,000 298,000 739,000 747,000 2,500,000 *Full-time, year-round employees ages 16 and over

Trick-or-Treaters • 41 Million: The estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2020—children aged 5 to 14 —across the United States. • About 126 million: The latest number of homes or apartments where people live and possible places for trick-or-treaters to visit.

Spooky Places • Scarville city, Iowa (Population – 74 ) • Slaughter Beach town, Delaware (Population – 218 ) • Tombstone city, Arizona (Population – 1,308 ) • Bad Axe city, Michigan (Population – 3,021 ) • Kill Devil Hills town, North Carolina (Population – 7,656 ) • Sleepy Hollow village, New York (Population – 9,986 ) • Munster town, Indiana (Population – 23,894 ) • Salem city, Massachusetts (Population – 44,480 ) • Casper city, Wyoming (Population – 59,038 )

Sweet Stuff • 3,421: Total number of candy and nut stores in the United States in 2019. • Over 45,000: The number of people employed by U.S. manufacturing businesses that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2017. • Nearly 24,000: The number of people employed by U.S. manufacturing businesses that produced nonchocolate candy in 2017.

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