Anthony and Filomena Fiacco never dreamed when they planted a blue spruce in their front yard nearly 30 years ago that the tree would someday be on display in Albany as an official state holiday tree.
Esther leans over a piece of paper and quickly reads off the list of numbers printed there. Her teacher nods her head in approval. Then she asks Esther, an enthusiastic 8-year-old with a bright smile, to sound out the letters of the alphabet....
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