08.07.2017 News Town committee rejects permethrin discussion Are there dangers to long-term use of the tickicide permethrin? The town’s Deer & Tick Committee doesn’t want to discuss the possibility.
07.18.2017 News Ticks carry more than Lyme disease Summer on Shelter Island comes with warnings about ticks and concerns about the illnesses they can transmit, such as Lyme disease. But lately other lesser-known tick-borne ailments are grabbing...
05.01.2017 Columns Column: Bad season ahead for Lyme disease This could be a bad year for Suffolk County for Lyme disease — the malady that residents of the Island and the county were numbered among the earliest victims....
02.06.2017 Government More hunters produce same deer cull; Committee weighs future moves on tick war An update on the Island’s efforts to reduce the deer population through hunting reopened a debate on how money should be allocated to try to decrease the incidence of...
12.29.2016 News Year in Review: Jury still out on Island’s battle against ticks Has Shelter Island made advances to lessen tick-borne diseases by controlling tick infestations?