10.26.2021 Environment Civic groups spearheading new effort to manage deer and tick populations A coalition of civic associations and community leaders have organized a list of “action steps” to tackle the overpopulation of deer and ticks in Southold Town. The coalition, which...
06.24.2021 Environment Beware of ticks this summer as experts say population on the rise After a mild winter, experts are warning of an especially bad tick season in 2021. The phones at East End Tick & Mosquito Control have been ringing “off the...
07.30.2019 Health Suffolk County releases findings of tick pathogen surveillance program Suffolk County officials have released the findings of a multi-year study of ticks — and the pathogens they carry — that shows how prevalent tick-borne illnesses have become, especially...
07.22.2019 Government Suffolk will begin countywide talks on ticks A Tick Bite Prevention Education Campaign has been outlined by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, aimed at helping school-age children in summer camps and other outdoor programs about preventive...
05.05.2019 Editorials Editorial: To cull deer herd, open more land to hunting We all know there are far too many deer on the North Fork, and that efforts to sharply reduce their numbers have had limited success. The spread of tick-borne...
05.02.2019 Health Examining an epidemic: The effects of tick-borne illness and methods of prevention Closer Look is brought to you by: With the spread of tick-borne illnesses reaching epidemic proportions on Long Island, more than 60 residents attended a forum last Wednesday to...
04.22.2019 Health Tickets still available for important panel discussion on ticks and tick-borne disease Tick-borne infections have reached epidemic proportions on Long Island — and the North Fork is often thought of as ground zero for such illnesses. But many of the methods...
04.12.2019 Business Pest control company expands to Cutchogue Roughly two weeks ago, East End pest control company North Shore Exterminating opened a new tick and mosquito control office in Cutchogue.
04.10.2019 Health Times Review Talks: Have you been affected by Lyme Disease? Tick-borne infections have reached epidemic proportions on Long Island — and the North Fork is often thought of as ground zero for such illnesses.
09.16.2018 Government Frustration over deer numbers dominates town forum There are far too many deer in Southold Town, something dramatic has to be done to reduce their numbers, and many residents are tired of talking about the problem...
