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Warnings — And Tick Spray — Greet Visitors At Trail Head In Mashashimuet Park

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A new kiosk with tick spray, tick identification cards, and other useful warnings greets visitors at a trail head in Mashashimuet Park. STEPHEN J. KOTZ PHOTOS

A new kiosk with tick spray, tick identification cards, and other useful warnings greets visitors at a trail head in Mashashimuet Park. STEPHEN J. KOTZ PHOTOS

Mashashimuet Park board member Nancy Benvent; park manager Jeff Robinson; Rebecca Young of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center; Scott Campbell, laboratory chief of Suffolk County's Arthropod-Borne Disease Laboratory; Brian Kelly of East End Tick and Mosquito Control and park board member Rachel Dee gathered in the park to unveil a tick awareness kiosk on Saturday, May 14.

Mashashimuet Park board member Nancy Benvent; park manager Jeff Robinson; Rebecca Young of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center; Scott Campbell, laboratory chief of Suffolk County's Arthropod-Borne Disease Laboratory; Brian Kelly of East End Tick and Mosquito Control and park board member Rachel Dee gathered in the park to unveil a tick awareness kiosk on Saturday, May 14.

authorStephen J. Kotz on May 16, 2022
The month of May, once known for its flowers, is now also known as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. To help prevent the spread of Lyme, as well as a host... more

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