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Nov. 25: Happy Thanksgiving, Turkey Trot and Black Friday Plans

Eating until a coma-like state is achieved is always fun for Thanksgiving, but here are a few other things to try today.

Before you double your caloric intake today, try burning a few calories first at a 5K run in Mattituck. Then tell us your shopping plans for Friday.

1. Run or walk the at 9 a.m. this morning starting at It's $25 for adults and $15 for students day of race. All proceeds go to scholarship funds.

2. Have nowhere to go in particular for Thanksgiving dinner today? The is holding a at 1 p.m. The event is free. Please call 631-765-5153 for more information.

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3. Grown-ups aren't the only ones working hard to take care of the area's needy. Greenport's Cub Scout Pack 52 held its third-annual holiday food drive to support this past weekend. Stay tuned for the story.

4. What are your plans for Black Friday? Will you brave the lines at Tanger Mall in Riverhead or hang out east at a winery or two? Let us know at erins@patch.com

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5. And finally, if eating delicious home-cooked food complemented by an array of local wine is all you really want to do today, then all we have left to say is have a very Happy Thanksgiving.


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