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Chapel Hill: No Franklin Street Halloween due to pandemic


A North Carolina college town’s popular Halloween celebration will not be permitted this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chapel Hill officials announced on Friday afternoon that all town-sponsored public events and festivals through the end of the year have been canceled. The annual Halloween-related closure of Franklin Street was also canceled. (WBTV)

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Chapel Hill: No Franklin Street Halloween due to pandemic