Blogs Of The Month: A Champion Football Player

As the month of November comes to a close we reflect back on some of the past month’s blogs that have caught our attention and reminded us why Patch is so thrilled to provide blogging opportunities for the community.

Here are some of the top blogs of the past month in and around your community:

Sachem

A Dedicated Football Player, Now A Champion

While not technically posted in November (Oct. 30) in light of this weekend’s historic Long Island Championship victory for Sachem North Varsity Football, we call out Laura Slattery’s blog post about her son, Michael, a special needs student who has both embraced and been embraced by the Sachem football program. In a blowout game earlier this magical season, Slattery recorded a reception and recovered a fumble, solidifying his place on the 2013 roster, a team that will now go down in Sachem history as the first team to win the LIC. Read all about his experience by clicking on the headline.

Port Jefferson

Recipes and Ruminations

This month we noticed an uptick in blog posts from Port Jefferson’s Laura Hill Timpanaro, who weighed in on a range of topics from Daylight Saving Time to some great holiday recipes. In November, Timpanaro proved she’s not just a one-note blogger. But while we’re still in holiday mode, let’s take a look at one of her dessert recipes: Marshmallow Popcorn Balls!

Three Village

The Traits That Define Good Leadership

Blogger Ed Teixeira is an expert in business and franchise, but he stepped out of the box this month to bring us some thought-provoking posts about a range of things from business leadership to the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Take a look at this list of qualities all great leaders should have by clicking on the headline.

Miller Place-Rocky Point

Sleepless in Miller Place

Our open blog “Miller Place School Forum” became a great platform for bloggers like “Sleepless in Miller Place,” who took to the forum to vent some displeasure with the school’s possible plans to install solar paneled roofing on the district’s buildings. “Sleepless in Miller Place” writes about fiscal responsibility and the need to keep budgets reined in. It was one of several blog posts from “Sleepless…” Click the headline and read more about this local topic.

Patchogue

Not-So-Quiet In The Library

The Patchogue-Medford Public Library has had a busy month of November on Patch with multiple informative blog posts designed to launch discussions, review books and make recommendations. No better blog post personified this than “10 Books To Read If You Can’t Get Enough Of Your Favorite TV Shows.” Click the headline to read this blog post and match up your favorite shows with some works of literature that touch on similar topics.