
SALEM, MA – OCTOBER 27: Visitors walk past a display that was set up in a window October 27, 2005 in Salem, Massachusetts. Thousands of tourists come to celebrate the large Halloween festival in a town where, back in 1692, witch trials took place. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The city of Salem, Massachusetts has announced preliminary plans for the month of October and things aren't looking good for Halloween revelers.
As expected, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is putting a damper on plans, with the expectations that the city's Haunted Happenings--a slate of events that draws thousands and thousands of Halloween enthusiasts from across New England--will be scaled back or cancelled altogether.
Click here for a detailed report from WCVB-TV, and take a look at the official press release below.