07.09.2021 News Are ticks developing resistance to permethrin? What appears to be an increase in ticks on Shelter Island and the East End, including the two control sites where data is collected — Mashomack Point and North...
06.25.2021 News Experts say tick population on the rise on the East End After a mild winter, experts are warning of an especially bad tick season in 2021. Experts say the lack of a deep frost on the ground this winter, combined...
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...
08.19.2020 Government Town Board discusses STR compliance plans At Tuesday’s Town Board work session, a discussion on continuing a contract with a consultant turned into a councilman questioning a town employee’s motives for saying the consultant’s work...
01.03.2020 Government Siller, Bebon sworn in at Town Hall Supervisor Gerry Siller, kicking off his second stint as supervisor at a swearing in ceremony Thursday at Town Hall — he previously served from 1998 to 2001 — said...