OXFORD — While this small town of 13,000 residents has been in the critical-risk zone for Eastern equine encephalitis for more than a month, it faces the hard task of paying for a service that ...

Massachusetts health officials are urging people to avoid outdoor activities in the evening (file image) A rare but potentially lethal mosquito-borne virus has prompted nearly a dozen towns in the ...

It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, and symptoms can range from mild flu-like symptoms to severe neurological complications. Following Massachusetts, New York ...

BOSTON - Comet Atlas has been flirting with Massachusetts. It began very low in the eastern horizon a few weeks ago and now it has reappeared in the west in the evenings. However, until now ...

In early October, Massachusetts public health officials ... by 2050 longer autumns and earlier springs will extend the U.S. mosquito season by as much as two months. Those months are expected ...

Mosquito-borne illnesses are a growing concern ... the infection causes inflammation in the brain. Eight states — Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode ...

A Connecticut father died Monday — five years after he was bitten by an infected mosquito while clearing brush in his wooded backyard. Richard Pawulski, 49, was killed from complications of ...

The parents of a Massachusetts high school senior who used artificial intelligence (AI) for a social studies project have filed a lawsuit against his teachers and the school after their son ...

KEEPING IT LOCAL: Democrats have been doing a lot of handwringing since last week’s election results, but in McLean County it ...

Few pests can ruin a lovely outing like the mosquito and its itchy bites. While the itchiness and redness generally only last about three to four days, the annoyance and frustration of dealing ...