Edgewood Community Tree Lighting And Holiday Celebration Set For Dec. 2

(Bel Air, MD – November 17, 2008) - - The Edgewood Alliance kicks off the holiday season with Edgewood’s official holiday tree lighting ceremony. The event will be held at the Edgewood Farmers Market Pole Barn, adjacent to the Edgewood MARC train station, at 2127 Old Edgewood Road on Tuesday, December 2, from 6: 00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The evening is an opportunity for people of all ages to come together with the community and to celebrate the magic of the holiday season. Highlights will include musical selections, entertainment, caroling and a visit from SANTA!

The event is free and open to the public.

Sponsors of the event include the Harford County Department of Community Services, Harford County Public Library, Extreme Family Outreach, Custom Direct, M & T Bank, Clarence’s Taste of New Orleans Restaurant, and Hess Hotels Group.

For more information contact the Edgewood Alliance at edgewoodalliance@yahoo.com or call 410-893-4435.

The Edgewood Alliance held their first meeting on May 10, 2007, and are dedicated to community involvement and committed to reinventing the Route 40 Corridor.

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With blades and ropes, they came for her in the night. Neighbors heard only the roar of a motor and the squeal of the getaway, before awakening to find their empress was gone.

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