Tag: Christmas

While all you want for Christmas might not fit within your budget or even in a box, a scaled-down miniature version of the same might just be the most unique gift of all. 

Annual Christmas tree sales are about more than spreading joy for local volunteer fire companies: they also put much needed money into the coffers. But what is usually the biggest annual fundraiser hosted by these departments has been severely impacted by an ongoing national shortage of Christmas trees and rising inflation.

For 110 years the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been answering the call – the one to Santa, that is.

That metallic, shiny wrapping paper that makes all your presents look festive? Keep it out of the recycling bin, along with a number of other items used to decorate the holidays. Read more to find out what can and can't be recycled this time of year.

Grab a mug; it’s time for a hot chocolate break! Or is it hot cocoa?

If you need a little cheer this year, Holiday Express has your ticket.

It was just after 4 p.m. when I unscrewed the top on the bottle of Jameson whiskey. It wasn’t deep winter yet, but summer was surely past, the leaves had turned. The sun sat lower in the sky, and all that meant one thing: Time to make the Christmas cake.

Pre-cut live trees may be harder to find this year – and more expensive. Cutting one down at a local Christmas...

MIDDLETOWN – From the large-scale displays synched up with favorite yuletide melodies to the humble décor signifying the start of the season, the holiday light displays that illuminate Two River communities can serve as more than a means to magnify good tidings.

By Judy O’Gorman Alvarez FILE PHOTO This week many families will display their menorahs, a prominent symbol of...