Thanksgiving

Black Friday shopping may be a thing of the past with more stores opening earlier this year.  Many opened at midnight for the first time last year to keep up with demand.  This year, some stores are opening Thanksgiving night to the disappointment of many workers who want to spend the day eating turkey with family.

Last year I found this amazing website bfads.net that has all the deals.  Again this year I put together the best deals with links to the ads and where each store is located so you don't get lost. It's a one stop shop, before you shop, thanks to BFAds.

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The price of turkey is going to be cheaper than expected this year, largely because many retailers were able to lock in the cost of the birds before the summer’s drought sent feed prices way, way up.

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Who's really being punished here? Valerie Rodgers, or the cops she's cooking for? It depends on good she is in the kitchen, we guess. Rodgers was sentenced to cooking Thanksgiving dinner for three cops and a year of probation for reckless driving that resulted in felony charges.

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Shoppers have been out if full-force since last night, according the General Manager at the Best Buy in Consumer Square. The store's midnight sale had people lined up 4-wide, the line outside the store stretching nearly 200 yards.

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Utica, NY (WIBX) - Volunteers helped served nearly 1,000  meals  at the Rescue Mission of Utica on Thursday at the Great Thanksgiving Banquet.

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You have your Black Friday ads. You know when the stores open. You even know the most dangerous toys being sold this year. You, sir or madam, are ready to shop.

Or are you? Here are a few mor

Feeling up for a challenge this Thanksgiving? Sick of the canned cranberry sauce and the pre-made, store-bought turkey? Try cooking an entire feast for your family… from scratch! Let’s face it, in the end, you may be a little bit worn out, but you get to eat the delicious results and bask in the light of your own accomplishment. This year, le

New movies usually open on Fridays, but since the Thanksgiving holiday means many people will have had enough of socializing with their relatives long before then, you’ll be able to sneak out as early as Wednesday to check out this week’s new offerings.

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Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.

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For many of us, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and enjoying time-tested recipes — Dad’s famous mashed potatoes, your brother’s homemade cranberry sauce, or Grandma’s pumpkin pie.

While the food itself may be wonderful, there’s a psychological component to eating the same things every year that benefits the human mind.

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