North Hempstead

The Town of North Hempstead has a unique way of controlling its tick population. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Eric Powers of the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery in Brookhaven. He said ticks are a favorite snack of the bobwhite quail!

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined the Town of North Hempstead to demand that the Long Island Rail Road keep its express train service on the Port Washington branch.

Fears of Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses have led a Long Island town to experiment with the use of bats as a natural alternative to pesticides to…