TOMS RIVER, NJ — If you still haven’t disposed of your Christmas tree that was freshly cut, the Toms River public works department will be picking them up. Curbside tree collection will take place beginning Tuesday and continue through Jan. 31. After Jan. 31, all trees must be dropped off at the township’s recycling center, 1672 Church Road. The recycling ... Read More »
Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year—but it can also be one of the most dangerous. Traditional Christmas trees can actually be a major source of fuel in a house fire, according to the National Fire Protection Association. In the organization’s annual fire department experience survey in 2011-2015, it was shown that Christmas trees were the item first ignited in an estimated ... Read More »
Cam Sims has been a standout on the field at Redskins OTAs so far this offseason, catching passes all over Washington’s secondary and showing Jay Gruden that he was worth keeping even after his early injury in 2018. Sims is also standout off the field and that’s because he. still. has. his. Christmas. tree. up. and. it’s. summer. Sims’ loyalty to his holiday ... Read More »
Firefighters in Calgary say fake Christmas trees should not go in the fireplace. Crews were dispatched to a multi-family residential building on Monday afternoon when smoke and heat set off an alarm in a hallway. They say firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from a fireplace on the third floor. It turned out the occupant started a fire in the wood-burning fireplace ... Read More »
Kayleigh Sara Mould’s inebriated and inept driving led to an unexpected offering beneath Hamilton’s 27-metre-high Christmas tree – her crashed car. The spectacular incident led to the 35-year-old Cambridge woman making an appearance in the Hamilton District Court on Friday, on charges of careless driving and driving with excess blood alcohol. It was around 9.25pm on Monday, December 17 when Mould was travelling north on Victoria St ... Read More »
Discarded natural Christmas trees can benefit aquatic life in local lakes through a Christmas tree recycling program. Farmington is once again giving residents a place to drop off their live Christmas trees and put them to further good use. The trees are being collected on the west parking lot at Hager Lake on Progress Drive in the west side of ... Read More »
Dayton Christmas Tree DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Christmas is just four months away, but the search is already underway for the City of Dayton’s holiday centerpiece. The Dayton Holiday Festival committee is searching for the tree that will sit in Courthouse Square this holiday season. The selected tree will be decorated with more than 50,000 lights. It will be unveiled ... Read More »
Corpus Christi could have a new Christmas tree on the bayfront and just in time for the holidays. It’s expected to cost taxpayers about $500,000. The tree and an assortment of holiday-themed decorations would be funded by an incentive agreement from the city’s Type B sales tax fund. The request was made by the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau during ... Read More »
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) – On Tuesday, Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management and Budget officially began the search for the tree that will adorn the Capitol for the 2018 holiday season. “We rely on the general public’s help to find a great tree,” explained DTMB Director Dave DeVries. “When traveling around the state this summer, our hope is that Michiganders will keep ... Read More »
Christmas trees can light up a gloomy mood, especially when you help put it together. Photo: Pixabay Your guests loved your Christmas tree during the holidays, but now we are into the new year and some of your family members have asked when the tree will be taken down. Which makes you wonder, when is the right time to take ... Read More »
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