April Nill-Boitano, president of Tick Wise Education, a nonprofit organization based in East Quogue, shared tips about ticks -- how to avoid and remove them. Putting on presentations at area schools, she’s reached more than 3,000 students this year with her group's first Art Hike for Tick Bite Awareness. Credit: Newsday / Keshia Clukey

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