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BOWIE, MD — It’s still early, but if you’re planning to put up a live Christmas tree this year, it’s a good idea to scope out what will be available from Bowie area tree growers. Residents across Prince George's County can check for real tree farms sortable by ZIP code and by type, on the Real Christmas Tree Board website. One such farm happens to be: • Linden Hill Christmas Tree Farm: 4102

BED-STUY, NY — Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Bed-Stuy families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person. • Cookies With Santa, Saturday, Dec. 2 at FourFiveSix in Greenpoint, 199 Richardson Street from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Holiday Hub @ City Point, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 2; Saturday Dec. 9; and Saturday Dec. 16;

SOUTH BEND — Saint Mary’s College will now consider accepting transgender applicants to join its historically all-female undergraduate student body, The Observer student newspaper reported Nov. 21. Doing so, the college joins 22 other all-women campuses across the country who’ve opened themselves to transgender students, according to a list from the national nonprofit Campus Pride. Saint Mary’

Rosalynn Carter was memorialized Tuesday as a matriarch who felt most comfortable among the impoverished and vulnerable as she was mourned by a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter in the front row.

The tribute service marked the second day of a three-day schedule of public events celebrating the former