Thanksgiving

Food pantries help the needy this holiday season

Durrie Lawrence — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:13:42 +0000

It's a familiar scene during the holidays—in food pantries across the nation, volunteers are packing up boxes of frozen turkey, potatoes, and cranberry sauce for needy families on Thanksgiving day. At a small food pantry in Oswego, the scene was no different.

Number of people traveling up this Thanksgiving

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:05:00 +0000

The number of people traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday is up for the fourth straight year. AAA says the economy and gas prices are two of the biggest factors affecting people's travel plans.

The First Thanksgiving

John Weeks — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

John Weeks touches on the embellishment of the current version of Thanksgiving. He recounts the true origin of the holiday through the words of Governor William Bradford.