“Boo at the Zoo” at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, MA 10/17-19 and 10/24-26 from 6 to 9 pm.

Oct. 7, 2008 - PRLog -- DATELINE: NEW BEDFORD, MA…
Buttonwood Park Zoo’s “Boo at the Zoo” will take place this year on October 17-19 and 24-26.  The event runs from 6 to 9pm each evening. “Boo at the Zoo” is sponsored by Bristol County Savings Bank. The whole zoo will be filled with fun Halloween decorations and is the ideal way for families to celebrate Halloween together.

“Boo at the Zoo” features candy treat stations, a hay maze, a Friendly Haunted Forest (for younger children), a Batman Haunted House (for older kids), a lighted pumpkin patch, wagon rides and train rides, a gruesome touch table, and Kids’ Craft Time. Halloween specialty items will be available in the Bear’s Den Café and North Woods Gift Store.

The proceeds from “Boo at the Zoo” support the Zoo’s educational and family programs. Admission is as follows: Zoo Members: $5 adults, $3 children; Nonmembers: $9 adults, $7 children; under 3 free. For more information, visit www.bpzoo.org. Buttonwood Park Zoo is located at 425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford, MA 02740.

Bristol County Savings Bank
Bristol County Savings Bank is a full service financial institution offering commercial lending, personal and business banking, and mortgage services. The key words at Bristol County Savings Bank are: "Commitment, Stability, and Community," values that are combined with state-of-the-art technology to meet the needs of its customers. A dedicated local community bank for over 160 years, Bristol County Savings Bank is actively involved in giving back to all the communities it serves both through financial support and the volunteerism of its people.

Founded in 1846, Bristol County Savings has $1.2 billion in assets, with 244 employees in Southeastern MA and RI. The Bank’s 10 full service banking offices are located in: Taunton, MA (2); Raynham, MA (2); Rehoboth, MA; Attleboro, MA; North Attleborough, MA; Franklin, MA; Dartmouth, MA; and Pawtucket, RI. Three loan production offices are located in Taunton, MA, Fall River, MA and in Providence, RI; and two Educational Branch Offices at Taunton High School and Attleboro High School.

The Main Office and Corporate headquarters of Bristol County Savings Bank are located on Broadway in Taunton, MA. For additional information please call 508-824-6626, or visit www.bristolcountysavings.com.