Middletown Fire Department Brings Holiday Joy at New Department Store

Linda Jansen (2nd L) and her grandchildren took a picture with Santa Claus at New Middletown store in Middletown, N.Y., on Dec. 17, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

Santa Claus descended on downtown Middletown in a roaring fire engine on Dec. 16. 

Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, Middletown Fire Chief Nick Barber arrived at the “New Middletown” department store to grant wishes for neighborhood children and take pictures with their families.