How to stop ticks and what to do if you can’t
Tips on how to keep ticks away, what diseases they transmit, and how to protect your home. There are three...
Category Archives: Health
New X-ray table for LI Community Hospital
Representatives from the Patchogue Lioness Lions Club visited Long Island Community Hospital to present a $15,000 donation. The gift was...
County opioid lawsuit adds defendants
The litigation Suffolk County has lodged against 15 pharmaceutical companies and their subsidiaries who manufacture prescription opioids, including Purdue Pharma...
Romaine announces youth workshops
Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau will be holding meaningful workshops at Town Hall,...
County exec announces substance use forum
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Rockefeller Institute of Government recently announced “Stories from Suffolk,” a policy conversation among leading experts...
Landfill capping causes temporary odors
The latest landfill capping began a few months ago, causing increased odors as lining is placed. According to the Town...
Six weeks to sewer vote
Residents of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley will head to the polls in a special vote next month, which would...
Firefighter to kidney donor: ‘she’s my hero’
Artie Surrey is in need of a kidney due to a genetic disease, which caused his to fail. After a...
Floyd secretary raises $6K
Ann Marie Salica, a secretary in the main office at William Paca Middle School, ran and completed the TCS New...
County holiday toy drive
Suffolk County will partner with the Red Cross of Long Island to collect toys and donations for the children and...