TENAFLY, N.J. (PIX11) – The Alvator family, joined by some neighbors, set out to recreate a tradition they themselves had grown up with. After they say they checked with the local fire and police departments and were given the green light, 300 decorative luminaries were lined along their street on Joyce Road on Christmas Eve.

But it turns out, not everyone felt the same way. Mayor Peter Rustin told the family the Christmas luminaries were offending one of their neighbors.