MIDDLETOWN – You know Christmas
is right around the corner when the City of Middletown Christmas tree
is on its way.
The 25 to 30 foot tree is donated by Lance Weeden of the Town of Wallkill.
John Tresch of JHM Tree Service will cut it down at 8:00 Wednesday morning and erect it at Festival Square at about 9:30.
The Middletown Police Department will escort Regional Trucking as the company transports it from Robin Drive in Wallkill to the city.
Harry Rotolo and Sons, Inc. and members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 363, will decorate the tree with lights on Saturday, November 18.
A tree lighting ceremony will be held on Friday evening, November 24 preceded by the Christmas parade complete with Santa, who will throw the switch to light the tree.
Middletown is getting a jump on the nation’s most famous Christmas tree. The Rockefeller Center tree will be cut in central Pennsylvania and lit on November 27, three days after Middletown.
