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.
Jim is a 1970 graduate of Scotia-Glenville High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Bates College in 1974. He has worked for the Gazette since 1976. Jim is married with two children and lives in Bleecker.