10 Best Blog Posts of 2011

Commack Patch introduced a new blogging platform to our readers in April 2011. Over the past nine months, we've seen our bloggers discuss key issues at the center of the Commack community, suggest and debate solutions for these issues, wax about life on Long Island and offer advice on life.

With that, we've featured our top 10 blog posts of 2011:

Commack mother and blogger Loren Boiarsky set off a when she questioned certain practices in the Commack North Little League. 

Resident Lisa Lasker reflects on her time spent as a mother in the Commack School District, as she wishes her youngest child a great start to his senior year.

: Commack father of four James Ryder expressed his dismay at the and encouraged fellow residents to vote against it on May 17.

: Rabbi Mendel Teldon reflects on the terror and pain of that day and how it has impacted his life in the decade since that attacks.

Lifelong resident Anthony Zumpano lays out his platform in his campaign for Mayor of Commack.

Lisa Lasker warns parents and teens of the dangers and challenges that come with Social Media that pentrates our lives every day.

: James Ryder takes a moment to thank the volunteer firefighters of Long Island for their brave and tireless efforts.

: The day after Tropical Storm Irene hit Long Island, Lisa Lasker provided a photographic account of the damage on her block, despite being without electricity.

: As Rabbi Teldon prepared for the storm, he took to Patch to ruminate on the power of nature.