Itโ€™s going to be a busy day for kids and parents, and even busier for police in Southern Maryland as added patrols and free candy screenings are planned by the sheriffโ€™s offices in St. Maryโ€™s and Charles counties.

Parents can have their childrenโ€™s candy x-rayed at the Circuit Courthouse in Leonardtown, from 5 to 9 p.m.; and at the Charles County Courthouse in La Plata from 6 to 8 p.m., and Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon.

For a surely safe good time, the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department is holding itโ€™s annual โ€œBoo-Thruโ€ haunted firehouse event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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