In what has become a Halloween tradition, dozens of disguised skaters zoomed around the Point Pleasant Beach skatepark for Grom-o-Ween, showing off their scary-good skills in a friendly competition. The name Grom-o-Ween stems from the slang “grom”, meaning a young skater or surfer, encouraging the youngest athletes to get involved.
Some of the area’s coolest kids participated in the event, which was held on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Tom Toohey, the organizer of Grom-o-Ween since its inception, told The Ocean Star that despite the visible success of the event, the contest had an uphill battle to fight in order to become the tradition it is presently.
While it was a contest, all of the the groms were having a blast, shredding the concrete, and rockin’ the Halloween spirit.
