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State Fire Marshal: Don’t Keep Your Dried Out Christmas Tree Too Long

Massachusetts fire officials are urging residents not to keep Christmas trees too long into the new year.

2013/01/03

Fire tore through a home in Lawrence Friday night.

Christmas Tree May Have Sparked Massive Lawrence Fire

Lawrence firefighters remained at the scene Saturday morning of a huge fire overnight.

2012/12/08

The 2011 'Holiday Tree' lighting drew protests from people who wanted it to be referred to as a Christmas tree.

RI Governor Gives Public Half-Hour Notice For ‘Holiday Tree’ Lighting

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee gave the public 30 minutes’ notice for this year’s tree lighting ceremony at the Statehouse, saying he wanted to avoid what happened last year when protesters crashed the event and it devolved into chaos.

2012/11/29

File image of Christmas tree. (Photo credit JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Middleboro Bans Christmas Lights On Tree Dedicated To Veteran

The Board of Selectmen voted to ban lights from a spruce tree, which was donated in memory of a World War I Medal of Honor veteran.

2012/09/18

Veterans Group Opposes Christmas Tree At Middleboro Memorial

The tree outside town hall is part of the town’s veterans’ memorial, and some veterans were angered by the lights last year.

2012/08/13

Local Church’s Christmas Tradition: The First Tree In America

It turns out that a local Church is linked historically to the start of the Christmas tree tradition in America.

2011/12/21

The "Holiday Tree" in Rhode Island's Statehouse.

Protesters Gather At Rhode Island Statehouse For “Holiday Tree” Lighting

They had gathered at the Statehouse, hoping to sing “O Christmas Tree” over Governor Lincoln Chafee’s speech.

2011/12/06

Keller @ Large: It’s A Christmas Tree, Just Call It That

I have three words for anyone who still thinks it’s the right thing to do to pretend a Christmas tree can’t be called by its proper name – please, stop it.

2011/11/30