07.24.2024 Health & Environment First quail released in Suffolk County to combat ticks The sun cast dappled shade through the leaves of Brookhaven State Park as a record crowd of more than 40 people gathered to release the first batch of bobwhite...
06.11.2024 Outdoors Tick disease on the rise across the region Summer is the time to get out and enjoy the North Fork’s natural beauty, in a garden, on a lawn, on a hike, or just on a stroll along...
08.03.2023 News CDC warns of growing threat from Lone Star ticks Early in July, Dr. Kathy Agoglia, a dentist who lives in Laurel, had meat for dinner. There was nothing unusual about her choice for a meal. But what happened...
06.21.2022 Featured Story Ticks pose growing problem at preserved farmland in Jamesport Two properties in Jamesport that were preserved as a “passive park” have become less inhabitable now due to a growing tick problem, according to town officials. In 2017, Suffolk...