In mid-October of this year at the Keene,NH 24th annual Pumpkin Festival things got out of control. Students of the local college and visitors from other colleges nearby got their party on and ruined the event with their destructive behavior. They pulled down traffic signs,started bonfires in the streets,threw beer and liquor bottles and attempted to over turn a car. In an effort to control the situation the police responded with riot gear,tear gas and multiple arrests. It is a shame that they got out of control as the festival set a world record last year with 30,581 lit jack-o'-lanterns,and surely people will not be willing to attend future festivals if it means surviving a yearly riot.
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