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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

  We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America, the best “decked” house in the country, the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Now’s the time to get your holiday decorations out of the attic, “…

Thursday, November 15, 2012

SOUND OFF: Is November Too Early to Decorate for Christmas?

When do you start decorating for Christmas?

Christmas music is already being played around the clock on the radio and at least several North Kingstown residents have already "decked the halls."  A few readers and some friends have informed me that they've seen neighbors putting up their Christmas lights and other holiday decorations already. While we applaud their enthusiasm for the holidays, we want to know when you plan to dig the Christmas boxes out of the attic. Do you wait until the day after Thanksgiving or the week before? Tell us in the comments section below! 

Ian Manning

12:14 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012

We have a rule that we don't watch "Christmas Vacation" until after Thanksgiving dinner. Any time after that is fair game.   more ›

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