Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere!

Andrew D. Brosig
Posted 10/13/17

Kindergartener Paisley Essert, 5, left, is excited by pumpkins in all shapes and sizes as she's dropped off Wednesday by her mom, Gabby Essert, center, and younger sister Piper, 4, at Lincoln Elementary School in Torrington.

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Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere!

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Kindergartener Paisley Essert, 5, left, is excited by pumpkins in all shapes and sizes as she's dropped off Wednesday by her mom, Gabby Essert, center, and younger sister Piper, 4, at Lincoln Elementary School in Torrington. Every year, Henry Magdaleno, one of the school custodians, buys the pumpkins and sets them out on the front lawn for the students, who get to select their favorites and take them home later.
RIGHT: Students pause on their way into the Lincoln Elementary building on Wednesday to view hundreds of pumpkins dotting the lawn outside the school.