Forum on Ticks at MDI High School

The League of Towns, in partnership with Healthy Acadia, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Downeast District Public Health Council, will host a community forum on Wednesday, May 9, to gather public input to guide efforts to reduce the health impact of ticks and tick-borne disease on local residents. The forum, scheduled from 6 to 8 pm at Mount Desert Island School, will feature a panel discussion with experts in tick ecology, tick population control and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne illness. Residents of Ellsworth, Lamoine, MDI and surrounding communities are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event. For more information, contact Durlin Lunt, chairman, League of Towns, at 276-5531.