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Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Mosquito Sample taken From Fire Island Pines Tests Positive For West Nile Virus (patch.com) — Fire Island Pines residents are being warned after a local mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile virus, part of a wider uptick across Suffolk County. Officials detail recent positive mosquito and bird tests, confirm one human case in Brookhaven, and urge Islanders to avoid bites, watch for symptoms, and report dead birds or mosquito problems to county agencies.
• The 'CEO of Everything Gay' On How He Manages 68 Businesses and 6 Boyfriends (pridesource.com) — Fire Island Pines' commercial district now belongs largely to entrepreneur Tristan Schukraft, who spent $17 million buying properties and is planning a high-end Tryst hotel that's delayed by permitting in the protected floodplain. He says materials are sitting in a Long Island warehouse while agencies review plans, but he's confident the luxury hotel will open next season and promises major reinvestment in aging staff housing and local queer spaces.
• Chris Gallant's chances in Fire Island district as BDSM photos surface (newsweek.com) — Fire Island voters are part of New York's 1st Congressional District, where Democrat Chris Gallant is defending old BDSM and bartending photos as he challenges Republican Rep. Nick LaLota. Gallant's attorney says the images are consensual and irrelevant to his qualifications, while forecasts still show him as a long-shot in a district wary of both LaLota and Donald Trump.
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