A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

Hopatcong Councilman Mike Francis is drafting an ordinance that would legalize bow hunting deer on borough-owned land.

Now being tested for Lyme disease, ticks from the Auburn area are showing that bites from the infectious bug aren’t just a spring and summer hazard on the trails.