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Find free meals, comfort on Thanksgiving

Originally published: November 16, 2012 5:19 PM
Updated: November 16, 2012 5:29 PM
By SYLVIA E. KING-COHEN  sylvia.king-cohen@newsday.com

Photo credit: Getty Images | In the aftermath of Sandy, residents check out the boats littering Hudson Avenue in Freeport. (Nov. 2, 2012)

Following the devastation of superstorm Sandy, many Long Islanders and New Yorkers have been too busy digging out to even think about Thanksgiving. Congregations on Long Island understand this and are opening their doors, kitchens and pantries to lend a hand and offer support.

"This is not our first time doing this," says Michael Longott, office manager at Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport....