Stonington Solid Waste Department employees Jill Lusk, left, and Jill Senior, hand out treats in little yellow plastic bags, evoking the town’s yellow plastic trash bags purchased through the department, to students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool on their renewed annual trick-or-treat outing at Town Hall Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Parents and caregivers take photos of the students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool following their trick-or-treat outing at Town Hall Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Priscilla Rouquayrol, education director at the Stonington Community Center (COMO) leads her parade of preschool students back to the lobby of Stonington Town Hall after a trick-or-treat procession through the second floor offices Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Crystal-Ann Zeck, youth program administrator at the Stonington Community Center (COMO), dressed as a lion, herds COMO preschool students into their class groups for the return to their center following a renewed annual trick-or-treat outing at Town Hall Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Priscilla Rouquayrol, education director at the Stonington Community Center (COMO), left, leads her parade of preschool students back into the second-floor landing of Stonington Town Hall after a trick-or-treat procession through the second floor offices Monday, October 31, 2022.The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington First Selectman Danielle Chesebrough, right, takes photos as students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool trick-or-treat at Town Hall Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Stonington Town Hall employees gather for a group photo after students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool trick or treated at Town Hall Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool start the walk back to the center following their renewed trick o -treat outing at Town Hall Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool arrive back at the front of Town Hall after a trick-or-treat outing through the town offices Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Students from the Stonington Community Center (COMO) preschool receive treats from the staff members in the Planning and Zoning office at Stonington Town Hall, from left, Susan Cullen, Gayle Phoenix, and Cheryl Sadowski, Monday, October 31, 2022. The tradition of the COMO preschoolers trick or treating at Town Hall dates back over a decade, according to COMO Education Director Priscilla Rouquayrol, who has been at the center for 10 years. This is the first time the children have been at Town Hall since 2018. The trip was rained out in 2019 and Town Hall employees traveled to the center, and 2020 and 2021 were skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rouquayrol said the outing would not be possible without the strong support of the parents. This year was also the largest group the center took to Town Hall, around 40 students, as the preschool program added a classroom in 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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