Frank Chappell should be smiling. “Deck the Halls” blares from the speakers in the back lot behind Brooklawn’s Empire Diner. Chappell’s team at Santa’s Tree Lot has just sold another $72 Douglas fir.

Service on New Jersey Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line has resumed in both directions after a fallen tree disrupted service. NJ Transit says that service is subject to up to 20-minute delays. Service ...