Town Goes to Bat for Historic Tree ; Spirit Survives Cut of Old Landmark
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › April 02, 2007
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When a tree falls in a suburb, it not only makes a sound, it spawns a foundation and creations from nationally renowned artists.
It also provides a lesson in life and death that could have ended in October 2005, when the roughly 350-year-old white ash that stood beside Tenafly's Mackay Elementary School was cut down.See the full content of this document
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Town Goes to Bat for Historic Tree ; Spirit Survives Cut of Old Landmark
But a determined and ambitious parent wanted to salvage the wood as a way to keep the tree alive in the hearts and minds of students who had long used it as home base in games of tag and as a cool spot on hot, sunny days.
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