BAYONNE, NJ – October 31, 2008. On Friday, October 24th, the Bayonne Town Center held its 4th Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest.  Children ages 3-12 were able to show off their artistic talent by submitting their pumpkins at the Bayonne Town Center office at 8 East 22nd Street from October 14th through October 24th.  These pumpkin masterpieces were displayed in the front window for passersby to admire during the Halloween season.  Pumpkin designs ranged from mummies, to clowns, to Hupmty Dumpty, to sewing kits!  We received 25 pumpkins this year!  They were all wonderfully decorated and we would like to thank all the kids that entered!

Each age group winner won 4 tickets to see Disney on Ice donated by the Community News/Hudson Reporter.  This year’s winners are Allison Lindquist, Emily Larsen, and Tayler Jazz Dillin.  All other participants were given a Bayonne Town Center Gift Certificate.  Participants were Dominic Crisonino, Anastasia Lee, Michael Lee, Jaclyn Magill, Samantha Magill, Ronnie Butto, Amanda Butto, Marissa Butto, Demi Dahlstrom, Chelsea Fonseca, Caitlyn Lindquist, Cody Lindquist, Alexandra Toczynski, Kaitlyn Arroyo, Donovan Arroyo, Jordan Neustein, Douglas Pipher, Kristina Signoretta, Alex Riboldi, Valerie Cantale, and Micayla Knauss.

We would like to thank our judges: Councilman John Halecky, Jerry Rooth (Abramson’s Jewelers) and Tish Kraszyk (the Hudson Reporter). We wouls also like to give a big thank you to the Community News/Hudson Reporter for their continued support of the Bayonne Town Center.

Judges				Winner Tayler Dillin, age 10, cheeseburger
Winner Allison Lindquist, age 5, snowman				Winner Emily Larsen, age 8, eyeball
Ages 3-5
Ages 6-8
Ages 9-12