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11.25.2021 Columns

Column: A year after pandemic-altered Thanksgiving, traditions new and old return

When Thanksgiving plans came up for discussion at the weekly family video meeting, my mother asked if we could celebrate this year like we did not last year. At...

11.25.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Holiday is a good reminder to help people in need

History will record 2020 as the year when everything changed practically overnight, when in March the nation woke up to a health crisis not seen in 100 years. And...

11.24.2021 Community

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a kindness gets returned in Greenport

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Berrit Lalli learned the meaning of the expression “pay it forward.” That morning, Ms. Lalli, decided to drive from her home in Orient to...

11.22.2021 Business

Tanger, other major Riverhead retailers closed on Thanksgiving this year ahead of Black Friday

Eager to get a jumpstart on Black Friday shopping after finishing off your turkey and pumpkin pie Thursday night? Well, best get some rest and set an early alarm...

11.25.2020 Editorials

Editorial: Finding reason to be thankful in 2020

In 2020, we have more to be thankful for than ever. It might not seem that way. It’s been, by most accounts, the worst year in recent memory. We’ve...

11.25.2020 COVID-19

PBMC nurse to perform in virtual concert on Thanksgiving to benefit Nurse Heroes Foundation

A star-studded concert set to air on Thanksgiving will pay tribute to health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion,...

11.23.2020 COVID-19

A Thanksgiving unlike any other as families scale back gatherings

The annual Thanksgiving feast at Andrea Taglieri’s Riverhead home features all the staples: Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy. She loves mashed turnips, too, especially the...

11.28.2019 Sports

Runners brave windy conditions at 14th annual Turkey Trot in Mattituck

More than 700 runners braved windy conditions to compete in the 14th annual Mattituck-Cutchogue Teachers’ Association Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Thursday morning.

11.28.2019 Editorials

Editorial: A good day to express our gratitude

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...

11.22.2018 Editorials

Editorial: A day for remembering the ‘food insecure’

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...

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