Thanksgiving

It’s a lot easier to be angry than grateful. The algorithms know, so rage bounds. Gratitude takes work. And it requires all of us to focus less on the material and more on the intangible.

Fifty families in need among the Riverhead High School community will have a full Thanksgiving dinner on their tables next week, thanks to the efforts of high school students, faculty and staff, local businesses and members of the Riverhead Lions Club.

These last two years of celebrating "Friendsgiving" with our special friends has taught me more about being grateful in all circumstances.

Column: Coronavirus changed so many things about our world and how we live our lives. It deepened my gratitude for the people we now call essential workers.

Retail stores remain closed on Thanksgiving Day and are no longer opening in the wee hours on Black Friday. Here are opening times at local stores this Black Friday.

With families scattered around the country or around the world, holiday plans have gotten complicated.

Thanksgiving will be different at our house this year — starting with a change of venue, because social distancing won't work at our house, built when "cozy" was good. And that's just the beginning.

The mystery and the magic of the Thanksgiving holiday is the gift of gratitude.

How do you help feed a community for Thanksgiving? Twenty turkeys, 100 pounds of mashed potatoes, 50 pounds of sweet potatoes, 80 pounds of stuffing and 25 pounds of assorted vegetables … and, of course, gravy – more than five gallons of it!

St. John Paul II school held an early Thanksgiving feast for students and members of the community. Photo slideshow.