Icannot tell a lie. ‘Tis the magical season when my inner child rises to the surface, taking charge of my emotions as my heart becomes fully engaged in the Christmas holiday spirit! A most festive …
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By Donna Pisacano Brown
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12/22/23
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Two holidays. celebrated by two religions. Hanukkah, according to the Talmud, celebrates the restoration of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, where a day’s worth of oil burned for eight. Christmas, according to the Bible . . .
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12/14/23
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It was a day full of festive joy and merriment Saturday as Holiday Happenings took over School No. 3. With something for everyone, children enjoyed face painting, games, a cookie decoration station, …
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12/22/22
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John Lennon asked us all a question many years ago: So this is Christmas, and what have you done?
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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12/22/22
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To spend time with your family over the holidays is a privilege many take for granted. But for those overseas ready to fight for freedoms, holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah are fraught with …
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By Karina Kovac
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12/15/22
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F
or 31 years the Barrella family has gone to extremes to decorate their Island Park house for Christmas, each year bigger and better. Before that, while living in Long Beach, they had almost a …
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By Karina Kovac
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12/7/22
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Not even the coronavirus pandemic can curb the Christmas spirit across Island Park.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/24/20
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It’s amazing how the experience of Christmas changes with age. I’m sure this is true whatever your religious holiday tradition is, but I can speak with authority only about Christmas. When we’re little . . .
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By John O'Connell
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12/21/19
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A Christmas Message from Pastor Alex Raabe, of Oceanside Lutheran Church
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By Pastor Alex Raabe
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12/19/19
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Two local families received a big surprise this weekend when the annual Elf Tag event touched their doorsteps Sunday evening.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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12/19/19
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