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.
Drew Coffey, English as a Second Language teacher, uses puppets as he reads a story to students Iszyarish Domena, 9, center, and Kenneth Mastache, 10, right, during class at Pleasant Valley Elementary school in Schenectady.