JAN LEE SEEGER/Staff photo.
Julia Barnas, 4, looks down at the candle she has just been given, as community members gather on Ballardvale Green to sing carols by candlelight near a small tree in the park.
, JAN LEE SEEGER/Staff photo.
Julia Barnas, 4, looks down at the candle she has just been given, as community members gather on Ballardvale Green to sing carols by candlelight near a small tree in the park.

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