Students at Riley Avenue Elementary School held their first Thanksgiving parade Monday, inspired by the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. READ
Tag: Thanksgiving
For many reasons, it feels like a particularly good time for the country to take a day off from the turmoil and celebrate Thanksgiving. To sit around the table with family and friends and, instead of talking about the politics that is the background noise of our daily lives, enjoy the meal and each other’s company. READ
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department gave out turkeys and food to needy families in the area Monday. READ
Luis Siguencia of Flanders and his family opened Golden Jalapeños Café in Calverton in 2014 and started offering free Thanksgiving dinners to veterans and people in need their first year in business. READ
One of the clumsier phrases employed by sociologists and nonprofits these days is “food insecure.” The language police — and we count ourselves as on-duty officers — will sneer at the transfiguration of the age-old and still serviceable “hungry.”
But “food insecure” actually describes the Long Island households that are in emergency food programs more accurately than hungry. READ
I’ve always looked forward to Thanksgiving weekend. In high school, it signaled the start of basketball season. In my early 20s, I’d get together with friends every Black Friday to attend a concert in the city. As a reporter, I’ve covered the Long Island Championships in football nearly every year, which is the pinnacle of high school sports in Suffolk County.
As you drive down Route 25 this time of year, it’s hard to miss the field of white at Will Miloski’s Poultry Farm in Calverton.
Local students will have to endure an extra day of classes instead of gearing up for a turkey dinner starting next school year.