News Non-Traditional Holiday Tree Lighting by Independent Staff • December 9, 2020 • 0 Comments Like most things, lighting the Christmas trees and sprucing up the city with lights for the holidays wasn’t the same as in the past due to COVID-19, but Mayor Carlo DeMaria hostedvirtual tree lightings in Everett Square, Ferry Street and at Wehner Park last Thursday, Dec.3. In Everett Square, the huge tree towered above colorful lights– all flipped on by the mayor, this family and Bishop Robert Brown.