Rockefeller Tree Goes Up, Woman’s Dream Comes True

Fifth-grade schoolteacher Maria Corti bid farewell to her 76-foot Norway Spruce in Easton, Connecticut.
Rockefeller Tree Goes Up, Woman’s Dream Comes True
Fiona Watt, NYC Assistant Commissioner for Forestry and Horticulture, speaks to City Council about the benefits of the “Trees and Sidewalks” program. Tree roots that damage city sidewalks can become expensive repairs for homeowners. Jonathan Weeks/The Epoch Times
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/tree.jpg" alt="Maria Corti helps to drive a spike into the tree for mounting as this year‘s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. (Aloysio Santos/The Epoch Times)" title="Maria Corti helps to drive a spike into the tree for mounting as this year‘s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. (Aloysio Santos/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1773817"/></a>
Maria Corti helps to drive a spike into the tree for mounting as this year‘s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. (Aloysio Santos/The Epoch Times)
Evan Mantyk
Evan Mantyk
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Evan Mantyk is an English teacher in New York and President of the Society of Classical Poets.