 After a two-year COVID hiatus, the Jamaica Plains community gathered to celebrate the 37th annual Lantern Parade. Lead organizer Mark Pelletier says it's good to be back around the pond. We've not been able to do these things and we're doing it in a more careful way this year. I just didn't realise how much I missed it. The parade had no live music or apple cider stands to keep crowds down and raised around $10,000 for the community centre, according to Pelletier. We didn't get Halloween last year with him so this is his first experience and he's really excited to be out with all the other kids in their costumes. The event aims to bring light into darkness and celebrate Halloween as a community. Almost 4,000 people attended the parade on Saturday night with figures close to the pre-pandemic turnout. Suffolk County reported 127 new COVID cases, but the numbers have been dropping since mid-September. For VUTV 10, I'm Yom Nusukha.