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Brookside Elementary School students working to recreate the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They used Spheros to move balloons they designed along a small version of the Manhattan parade route.

Brookside Elementary students direct their own Macy’s parade

When the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was scaled down in 2020 due to the pandemic, students at Brookside Elementary School created their own version of the parade using coding, designing and engineering. Now, three years later, the Brookside parade re-creation has become an annual tradition. more

By Ben Fiebert | 12/1/23

In challenging times, we’re still thankful

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, and in many ways, my favorite one of the year. It is the one day when, regardless of our background, ethnicity or religion . . . more

By Steve Rhoads | 11/24/23

The timeless tradition of coming together

Thanksgiving is here once again — a time when we can celebrate all that we’ve achieved over the past year, and the importance of family and close friends. more

11/21/23

Church group collects 500 pounds of food for the needy

The Journey Youth Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Oceanside gathered to collect food for the hungry in Baldwin last week. more

By Andre Silva | 12/1/22

Year of wonder, one Thanksgiving to the next

Last Thanksgiving we dined alone. I’m remembering an over-roasted turkey leg with a side of anxiety for me . . . more

11/25/21

This Thanksgiving, give what you can

This Thanksgiving is shaping up to be one of the most difficult in a long time for many Long Island families who were adversely affected by the economic calamity brought on by the pandemic. more

By Randi Shubin Dresner | 11/18/21

Volunteers with 3D’s Community Empowerment Center in Baldwin helped pack up and distribute nearly 100 grab-and-go meals to people in need on Thanksgiving.

Change of plans for Baldwin center's Thanksgiving

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the annual 3D’s Community Empowerment Center Thanksgiving dinner looked different this year. Thirteen volunteers teamed up with the Baldwin … more

By Bridget Downes | 12/3/20

Next week, limit your Thanksgiving gatherings

With the Covid-19 infection rate creeping up above 3 percent in parts of New York state, including Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week issued two executive orders. The first . . . more

11/19/20

The Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead will hold a contactless Thanksgiving food drive this Saturday.

Mary Brennan INN to hold Thanksgiving food drive Nov. 14

The Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network soup kitchen in Hempstead will hold a no-contact Thanksgiving food drive this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. The INN is at 100 Madison Ave. … more

11/12/20

This is us: just a typical Thanksgiving

The local raccoons enjoyed the last bits of turkey scraps as we wrapped up the Pilgrim candlesticks and the turkey cheese spreaders. You just can’t be too kitschy on Thanksgiving. more

12/5/19

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