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 . . .
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By Steve Rhoads
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11/24/23
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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.
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11/21/23
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On Thanksgiving morning, some of the members of Long Beach High School’s class of 1972, who are now in their late 60s, did what they’ve been doing on the holiday for the last …
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By James Bernstein
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12/1/22
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Last Thanksgiving we dined alone. I’m remembering an over-roasted turkey leg with a side of anxiety for me . . .
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11/25/21
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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.
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By Randi Shubin Dresner
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11/18/21
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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 . . .
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11/19/20
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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. …
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11/12/20
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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.
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12/5/19
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Long Beach residents filed in to the Martin Luther King Center on Tuesday to collect turkeys and traditional Thanksgiving dinner trimmings before a large community gathering at the center. …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/21/18
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Our Thanksgivings are different from many, in that our kids travel from far-flung places and move in for the entire week. This is a plus-minus experience . . .
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11/30/17
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