For more than 20 years, Frank Borrelli Jr., hasn’t spent Christmas mornings and afternoons opening gifts or relaxing with relatives. Instead, he could be found hard at work at his restaurant, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/7/16
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For most people, Thanksgiving is a time for families to reconnect and bond over heaping plates of turkey and sides. For over a quarter-million Long Islanders, however, Thanksgiving is just another …
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By Steve Smirti
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11/27/15
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As the holiday season begins, our thoughts traditionally turn to the less fortunate. There are simply too many vulnerable members of our society . . .
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11/28/14
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’Tis the season of holiday lights and holy nights, of children’s smiling faces, giddy gift-opening, half-price sales and the festive if frenetic bustle of store-to-store shopping.
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12/5/13
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The Christ Alive Food Pantry, on East Meadow Avenue, opened its doors to nearly 100 needy Nassau County residents last Saturday.
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By Shannon Koehle
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12/23/11
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Members of the West Hempstead High School’s Key Club collected food for the needy prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. They were joined by WHHS Principal Daniel Rehman.
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11/30/11
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With holiday time upon us, many people have giving on their minds. We enjoy the tradition of giving gifts to our loved ones, but also at this time of year, it’s important to think of those who have little, who may get no gifts at all.
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12/2/10
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On behalf of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce and the Rockville Centre Lions Club, chamber officer Paul Cronen, far right, presented a check to Mayor Mary Bossart and Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tony Brunetta for the purchase of food, including turkeys, for needy local families during this holiday season.
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12/16/09
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