(The following event has been postponed due to weather. We’ll update with the new date if and when it’s scheduled.)
The sixth annual Christmas tree bonfire will be held this Saturday, January 13, 5 p.m., at Hasbrouck Park in New Paltz. To add your tree to the bonfire: in the village, leave it curbside anytime before 1 p.m. on Friday, January 12; drop it off at the village DPW next to Village Hall, located at 25 Plattekill Avenue; or bring it with you to Hasbrouck Park on January 13.
The village will be accepting donations to benefit its volunteer fire department, who will be tending the fire. For additional information, contact village clerk Alberta Shaw at 255-0130 or e-mail clerk@villageofnewpaltz.org.
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The bonfire has been canceled due to bad weather forecast the next couple of days.
Some farmers like to give discarded Christmas trees to their goats (Holiday Brook Farm, Dalton, MA is one).