Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released, new research shows.

Lyme disease is the fastest-grown vector-borne illness in the United States, with over 476,000 new cases annually, according to the Global Lyme Alliance, a national not-for-profit organization whose ...

Tick-borne diseases are spreading fast across the U.S. Protect yourself from Lyme, alpha-gal syndrome and other emerging ...

Long Island wildlife experts have employed the help of citizen scientists in their three-year survey of the island’s terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals.

Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States ...

Which tick repellants are safe to use indoors? How do you keep ticks from coming inside the home in the first place?

Gabriella Asare, Brentwood, Jr. Asare’s personal-best of 15.25 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles is the second-best mark of any returning Long Island runner. Breanne Barnett, Baldwin, Jr. The ...

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft would not commit to continuing the city’s plan to rebuild the Long Island Bridge out to a future recovery campus, saying that he would tackle Mass and Cass by ...

This year, DOH is increasing tick surveillance in Island and Kittitas counties due to a lack of information in those areas about western black-legged ticks, which can carry the bacteria that ...

The Long Island Arts Alliance is launching monthly cultural sector meetups for leaders in the region’s arts and culture sector. The one-hour “Creative Community Huddles” will take place ...

You can now apply for over 20 permits online. Mike Florio, the CEO of the Long Island Builders Institute, discusses the changes.

Ways to avoid ticks include spraying repellent on clothes and exposed skin, wearing long sleeves and pants, and tucking your pants into your socks, so ticks can't crawl up pant legs.