07.29.2023 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Stay safe from ticks Ticks and tick-borne diseases have been a widely discussed health problem across the East End for decades. Lyme disease, carried by the common deer tick — which is transported...
04.07.2023 News Push to preserve Plum Island Like his predecessors, the new representative from New York’s 1st Congressional District has taken an interest in preserving Plum Island. On March 15, Rep. Nick LaLota introduced the Plum...
10.16.2021 Columns Suffolk Closeup: How did Lyme Disease start? The U.S. House of Representatives has just passed a measure calling for a federal investigation into any link between the “possible weaponization of ticks” by the U.S. military and...
05.09.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: Be alert to tick risks Though ticks can be important sources of food for birds, reptiles and amphibians, their blood-sucking, parasitic ways haven’t earned them many fans, especially here on Shelter Island. We have...
07.25.2020 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Bats I was sitting on a deck on the side of my house last week when I noticed some small spots on the deck’s surface. I thought they were the...