Steve Forkey of William J. Murray Inc. strings Christmas lights on the tree at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh. The tree will be officially lit at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, after the Downtown Plattsburgh Holiday Parade. The parade steps off at 5 p.m., and the Tree Lighting on the front lawn of the former Federal Building at the corner of Margaret and Brinkerhoff streets includes music, a fire pit and more. (ROB FOUNTAIN/STAFF PHOTO)

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