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Headless Boy Wins Patch Halloween Costume Contest

Here's a gallery of the most creative costumes uploaded to Patch sites across the country (and a look at the winner from Royal Oak Patch)

On Halloween, we asked you to post your kids' photos for our You did — and so did nearly 2,700 others across Patch sites nationwide.

We thought you would want to see the national winner — he's a in New Jersey.

We also thought you'd want to peruse the photos of the other nine finalists — it's never too early to start on next year's Halloween costume, right?

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And as for the 17 entries on Royal Patch, we are happy to report that Hayden Middlewood, age 6 of Royal Oak as Glinda the Good Witch, was advanced to the finals.

Although it's not the whirlwind trip to New York (the grand prize), we're donating $25 to Hayden's chosen charity, the .

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Until next Halloween ...


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