Cookies and crafting at Old Bethpage Village
Participants can decorate a jumbo gingerbread cookie at the village’s gingerbread workshop and try their hand at historic crafts like paper piercing and making a tassel doll.
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Holidays
Home for the Holidays to support families in need
The Equity First Foundation and its Holiday Dreams team will collect toys, clothing, gift cards and money donations at the free party.
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Shop Small Scavenger Hunt to support local merchants
Nassau County officials and local business leaders are holding a scavenger hunt to promote area merchants and encourage residents to patronize their neighborhood retailers.
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PSEG Long Island providing help with heating bills
Programs that can help eligible customers offset heating and utility costs include the federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP); the United Way’s Project Warmth; and PSEG-LI’s own Household Assistance Program and the Residential Energy Affordability Partnership (REAP).
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Free skating at Winter Wonderland event
Winter Wonderland takes place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 and features will an ugly sweater contest, live entertainment, holiday crafts, free hot chocolate and photos with Santa, who will be giving away stuffed animals courtesy of PetSmart.
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HIA-LI crew volunteers at Long Island Cares
The HIA-LI assists the hunger-fighting nonprofit each year in advance of the holiday season.
Read moreHoliday sales expected to rise
Retail sales are expected to exceed $733 billion for this holiday season, that’s a 4.6 percent increase from last year.
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Just desserts from Elliman’s pied piper
Clients attending The Maria Babaev Team’s annual Thanksgiving event will get a free pie and a peek at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in North Hills, the luxury condo community where Babaev is the exclusive broker.
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Long Island Music Hall of Fame bus at holiday concert
A holiday concert featuring some of Long Island’s top musicians will also offer a visit from the Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s mobile museum.
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Survey says holiday season will be short but sweet
With only 26 shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the holiday season for retailers is the shortest possible this year. But it’s also expected that holiday spending will increase, despite the narrow window for sales.
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