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Wintry Weather Mix Cancels Salem Christmas Tree Bonfire
A mix of forecast rain and possible wet snow has once again canceled the planned event at Dead Horse Beach.
SALEM, MA — A messy mix of rain and possible wet snow forecast for Salem has forced the cancellation of the annual Christmas tree bonfire at Dead Horse Beach Friday night.
While a weather date had been listed as Saturday, the Salem Willows event has been canceled for the season because the trees were judged to be too wet to burn effectively through the weekend.
The bonfire had been canceled in recent years because of the COVID-19 health crisis.
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Christmas trees will continue to be picked up with curbside trash collection through next week.
(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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