On Friday, the holiday shopping season began in earnest, in Forest Hills and everywhere else in the country.
As you get ready for a solid month of holiday sales, panic-inducing mall trips and more, it’s time to study up on what’s happening in your neighborhood.
Here are five things we think you ought to know today:
Find out what's happening in Forest Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
- There will be a memorial service today for Queens activist Pat Dolan in Forest Hills.
- Get some more information on the couple who abducted their eight children from a Forest Hills foster care center in September here.
- Looking for the lowest gas
- Interested in starting a blog about the holidays? Why not try it out on our site? E-mail MatthewH@Patch.com.
- Come back later today for our latest Bites Nearby pick, an Austin Street restaurant.
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