Catch up With Patch's Local Voices

The Patch Local Voices community grows every day, with readers offering up opinions, insight, historical tales and practical advice such as how to make a Halloween costume that doesn't break the bank.

In case you haven't had time to check out the new bloggers, here's a look at the most recent Voices hitting Patch:

Waking Up

• Andre Ford

Going after true love.

Try taking a good look in your closet or a thrift store ,and with just a few accessories you might already have the starts to a noteworthy Halloween costume at your disposal.

Here's some news you could use about high stakes testing, Halloween and autism play.

Breast Cancer: Early Detection Can Save Your Life

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and hopefully we're all aware of the high risk of breast cancer that surrounds us.

Research Study: Conservative Care Beats Medication for Neck Pain

Study finds chiropractic care to be more effective than OTC pain relievers, narcotics and muscle relaxers.

Motor Pkwy. Toll Collection Structures: #2 Rocky Hill Rd. Lodge in Queens

• Howard Kroplick

Going West to East the second Motor Parkway toll collection structure was the Rocky Hill Road Lodge located 600 feet East of present-day Springfield Boulevard in Queens.

Core Classes Can Help Boost SAT Scores

• Jennifer Karan

The SAT's vice president, Kathryn Juric, recently wrote an article in response to the College Board's College-Bound Seniors 2012 SAT Report, focusing on findings from New York.

Bayport-Blue Point Public Library Winner of the Public Libraries of Suffolk County's Summer Reading Club Contest

• Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Summer Reading Club Conest Winner from Bayport-Blue Point.

Looking Back: My Time (1973) as an Intern for a Congressman & This Election

• T.J. Clemente

Here's a brief look back and forward.

Correcting Your Bad Posture

Are you tired of being tired? Postural distortions wreak havoc on your body and nervous system. Read this to find out how you could improve your energy levels and how your body functions.

The Investment Tax Landscape: Countdown to 2013

• Eric Taitz

The Investment Tax Landscape: Countdown to 2013

• Patty Servidio

An idea and an excerpt from the forthcoming book that I'm writing, about time travel, about love and loss, about experiences that cannot possibly be shared with word, but rather, with feeling.

Book Review: 'The Cove' by Ron Rash

• Jennifer Lozano

Here's a book review of 'The Cove' by Ron Rash.