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A nearly 200-year-old tree is the subject of controversy in one Morris County town. There have been calls to cut down the 175-year-old oak tree in Chatham due to concerns that it could fall and injure

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Group fights to save historic tree

A nearly 200-year-old tree is the subject of controversy in one Morris County town. There have been calls to cut down the 175-year-old oak tree in Chatham due to concerns that it could fall and injure

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