On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that’s nearly a century old, ...

A COUPLE OF OPTIONS A HOLIDAY STAPLE STANDING TALL IN SO MANY HOMES, IT’S THE CHRISTMAS TREE. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE REAL? BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING FAKE NOWADAYS. YOU CAN’T BEAT THE SMELL OF A ...

The fake vs real Christmas tree debate has been simmering on for years. Traditionalists and romantics point to the festive smell and that sense of bringing the natural world into your home.

OVER 4 THOUSAND CITATIONS WERE GIVEN AND OVER 50 ARRESTS WERE MADE FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING. THE CHRISTMAS SEASON HAS WRAPPED UP, AND MANY OF YOUR HOLIDAY EVERGREENS MAY BE HEADED OUT THE DOOR WITH IT.

Across the country, artificial Christmas trees remain more popular than their natural counterparts — even in Connecticut, which is home to 4,039 acres of tree farms, according to 2022 USDA data.