October 13, 2025

“The greater amount of Japanese barberry growing on a property, the greater amount of Lyme disease-carrying ticks you are likely to have.” – https://www.trincoll.edu/news/lyme-disease-toting-ticks-abundant-on-common-invasive-plant-new-study-finds/ Here are gift links to two articles in The Times on the subject: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/well/ticks-safety-lyme-disease.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE8.TsZy.h71mxjO8s-LX&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/science/ticks-invasive-species-connecticut.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE8.MQsu.lNIVm-m2sW0Y&smid=url-share    

Among the many delights available to those of us who find our way over to Beacon for a mosey along its Main Street is Christopher Stella Gallery, where our fellow community member Joe Loguirato exhibits his varied and excellent art work, and is usually available for a friendly hello. This past May The Highlands Current