A message from the Town of Wellsville Emergency Management Team to remind all residents to please follow some regulations and safety protocols this Halloween. Follow all normal safety procedures: only go to houses with the porch light on, avoid unlit areas, watch for traffic when crossing streets, carry a lit flashlight so you are able to be seen easier. This year extra precautions are also needed including: if you are sick stay home, do not hand out candy and everyone wearing a proper face mask. Adults and older children accompanying those out trick or treating and those handing out candy should wear a mask. Children should wear a mask under their costume, continue to practice social distancing when you can, use hand sanitizer often when out trick or treating, wash your hands upon returning home and after handling any candy you have received. The facts are that Allegany County has seen an increase in positive Covid cases. Wellsville is not exempt to this. One should never assume that all goods and treats that are received are totally clean. We recommend that anything that should consumed immediately be wrapped in original manufacturing packaging, don’t accept any homemade treats or discard them if you do not know who they came from, for example a family member. You may also want to leave trick or treat bags untouched for 3 days if possible to try to kill any virus. Children should wear a mask under their costume, avoid congested areas and return later, sanitize regularly during the night, carry multiple tissues, avoid wiping their nose through the evening if possible. We ask that parents do not discard tissues or masks on the ground but rather carry them home and place them in their own garbage. Residents participating in handing out candy should also wear a mask, rubber gloves are also suggested. The area in and around Wellsville has seen an uptick in positive cases recently, and although some of these seem to be isolated, we can never be to confident that we will never contract the virus. As a reminder the Wellsville Trick-or-Treat hours are 6 to 8. Please be safe and use your best judgement, if it feels wrong it probably is. We want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable Halloween.
