NEW YORK (AP) — Vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit most populations across the globe very hard, but for certain groups of people it has been a lot harder. Particularly for senior citizens — including those who live in Chautauqua County — the pandemic has meant not being able to leave the house much or to ...

ALBANY – Small businesses can now apply for grants to offset COVID pandemic income losses — and state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Jamestown, are encouraging local business owners to apply. The $800 million COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center touted four recently completed projects at a Friday morning event. The new two-piece marquee, one of the completed projects, was officially lit for the first time. The projects also include: • Restoration of 67 windows in the theatre, ...

As Independence Day nears, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, is introducing legislation to give state residents independence from state COVID-19 regulations. Borrello introduced three bills in the state Senate on Wednesday. S.7268 prohibits a government entity from requiring ...

In what has become a trend, no new cases of COVID-19 were reported Tuesday by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. In the last seven days, only three new cases have been recorded, according to information released by health officials. To date there have been 9,294 total confirmed ...