Creative Sentences Offered To Pumpkin Festival Rioters

( Keene, N.H. ) - Three young men convicted of disorderly conduct after violence broke out near last year's Keene Pumpkin Festival have been offered a chance to reduce their $1,000 fines by explaining their actions to elementary school students.

Keene police Sgt. Jason Short says a judge told the three college-age men that they could reduce their fines by $200 for each Keene elementary school classroom they visit to explain how their behavior led to the festival's cancellation.