On July 25, during their second day of public hearings on Long Island, the Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness, established by Governor Eliot Spitzer, heard a laundry list of suggestions for cutting excessive governmental costs that ran the gamut: from eliminating the town level of government, to eliminating villages, to holding all special district elections on a universal day... FULL STORY

Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), a national non-profit organization that breeds, trains and places assistance dogs with children and adults with disabilities, is seeking volunteer puppy raisers on Long Island. FULL STORY

It was very humid today. If you could stay in the shade, it was very pleasant. But, of course, we could not do that. The scores today were not very good. Only four men shot net par or less. We had 40 golfers to start but two men did not finish because of the humidity. We only had 31 total pars and two men had 4 each, Bob Ross and Dan McCann. No birdies. Let's hope for cooler weather at the next tournament. FULL STORY