FRANKLIN, Mass. —

A beloved tradition in the town of Franklin, Massachusetts, will be taking a hiatus due to both budgetary and staffing constraints.

According to the Franklin Fire Department, they're unable to host their annual Halloween party at the station due to a $250,000 loss in their operational budget.

"This resulted in the elimination of two full-time patrol officer positions," the department wrote in a social media post. "With the two openings, two officers from the Community Service Unit/School Resource Officers were reassigned to the patrol division to fill the open vacancies and low staffing."

The police department says the Community Service Unit is responsible for coordinating the Halloween party, but reduced staffing makes the event "simply not possible."

"We hope that

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