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The season of giving has begun and the benefit to local restaurants this time of year can be two-fold.

This evening's wet weather didn't stop residents of Longmeadow from coming out and enjoying the town's tree lighting ceremony. The community tree lighting ceremony was held by the First Church of Christ, getting people into the holiday spirit.

A heroic rescue took place in Brookfield, Connecticut, as an off-duty firefighter was just in the right place at the right time.

Keeping with the holiday spirit of giving, the Bridal Corner held it's sixth annual "stuff a limo" toy drive on Sunday at 720 Memorial Drive in Chicopee.

The Chicopee Police Department teamed up with Chicopee Public Schools on Sunday to spread some holiday cheer. During this holiday season local efforts are well underway to make sure no child goes without something to open on Christmas Day.

The Red Thread Network’s Yuletree Jubilee was Sunday, giving West Springfield residents a chance to win a one of a kind Christmas tree and support the arts at the same time.

Weather related flight delays disrupted air travel all over the United States Sunday, with more then 1,300 flights delayed before noon according to Flight Aware. A total of 52 flights were cancelled all together.

This week on 22News InFocus we'll be talking with two members of the newly formed coalition both of whom have served as administrators at the Soldiers Home at Holyoke.

The long-holiday weekend wrapped up Sunday, bringing scores of holiday travelers back to the sky, roads, and trains. With the volume of travelers nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, 90% of those travelers Sunday were in a car.

The City of Westfield opened its holiday season Saturday night with the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday. These are all sale days designed to relieve shoppers of the burden of holiday spending and get more money to businesses. But inflation remains on the minds of shoppers as they take on sale season this year.

Spending figures are in for Black Friday and it appears for the second straight year online retailers won the day.