Ironically, what made the spruce a fantastic Christmas tree also made it structurally weak: The branches that spanned 46 feet in diameter left lots of knots in the wood, so the beams were mainly used ...

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A new holiday movie titled "A Christmas Tail" is being filmed in Western New York, featuring scenes at Ilio DiPaolo's restaurant in Blasdell and the SPCA in West Seneca.