A large tree, possibly hundreds of years old, sat in pieces in an empty lot on Locust Avenue in Hampton Tuesday. It had recently been cut down.
Residents in the neighborhood were concerned and frustrated.
“Taking this tree down has changed the character of the street, and it can change the character of the neighborhood,” Robin Mabie said.
Mabie lives on Locust Avenue. She reached out to News 3 about the tree. She said the character is something the residents in the neighborhood take pride in…