Delaware
Nearly 60 year old Christmas tree farm in Delaware to close for good
This holiday season, the very last of one local family’s Christmas trees are being shaken, bundled and getting their fresh cuts.
After this Christmas Eve, the Poynter’s Tree Farm and ornament shop is closing for good.
The family behind the beloved holiday tradition says that they’ll miss their customers, but they say this is just the right time to say goodbye.
Jeannie Wood and her father made their very first sale back in 1970 when Bob and Bonnie Poynter started the farm in Felton, Delaware, to help pay for their three daughters’ college dreams.
The farm became a tradition for many in Kent County and a way for the family to come back together every holiday season.
We’ve all been doing it for a long time so I think we are all ready to retire,” Wood told NBC10. My dad and I planted the first trees in 1967.”
When Bob Poynter died a few years ago followed by his wife Bonnie last summer, the family agreed that this year would be the last for the tree farm.
“It’s going to be different but I don’t know what it’s gonna be like because we’ve never experienced it. We’ve always been doing this,” Wood said.
From the Christmas shop to the wreath workshop, it’s a bittersweet moment for the family and for their loyal customers.
Many of the customers come from a couple of hours away just to buy their tree at Poynter’s every year.
All of the trees that are ready for sale have been sold already. Before the family sells the land, they will have to decide what to do with all of the little trees that are still too small to be sold this year.
If you want to check out Poynter’s before they close, you have until Christmas Eve to shop for ornaments and nutcrackers.
Delaware
Buffalo woman pleads guilty to charges in connection with vandalism at The Terrace at Delaware Park
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with vandalism at The Terrace at Delaware Park in October 2025.
The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that 40-year-old Stacy M. Matthews pleaded guilty before Buffalo City Court Judge Rebecca Town to one count of fourth-degree criminal mischief and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
Erie County District Attorney’s Office
According to the DA, on October 16, 2025, Matthews drove six juveniles under her care to a business on Lincoln Parkway, and the juveniles, between the ages of 10 and 16, intentionally vandalized outdoor furniture and windows, causing approximately $2,000 in damage to the property.
The DA said that as a condition of the plea, Matthews signed a Confession of Judgment to pay $2,000 in restitution to the victim. Matthews faces a maximum of 364 days in jail when she is sentenced on June 9, 2026 and a temporary order of protection, issued on behalf of the property owner, remains in effect.
7 News spoke with Mike Shatzel, co-owner of The Terrace at Delaware Park, where the vandalism occurred, last October.
“It’s just disturbing that people have nothing better to do than come and just destroy things,” Shatzel said in October.
You can watch our previous story below.
WATCH: The Terrace at Delaware Park vandalized multiple times over the last two weeks
The Terrace at Delaware Park vandalized multiple times over the last two weeks
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 10:58AM
RADNOR TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — A multimillion-dollar home went up in flames in Delaware County.
Heavy flames burned through the house along the 800 block of Lesley Drive in Radnor Township.
Action News has been told that everyone inside the home made it out safely.
The fire appeared to start in the attic, and went to three alarms, as smoke and flames continued to pour from the roof.
It took over two hours to get things under control.
The home is said to be a total loss.
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