There were no major surprises in Tuesday’s school budget votes. Influxes of state and federal money helped all local budgets whose results were available by the OBSERVER’s press deadline to pass. Results from around the region include: ¯ Brocton — voters approved the $17,837,480 ...
After 16 months of providing meals in to-go containers, Friendly Kitchen — operated by Chautauqua County Rural Ministry — will be reopening for onsite meals. “It’s been a long time since the soup kitchen has been able to provide onsite meals,” said Executive Director Kathleen ...
After a four-day wait, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided that New York state will follow the CDC’s recently released guidance that vaccinated people can stop wearing masks and don’t have to follow 6-foot social distancing rules. Of course, we wonder why it took four days for Cuomo to make this decision. What, exactly, do Cuomo and Dr. Howard Zucker, state health commissioner, know that the Centers for Disease Control do not? Regardless of what one thinks of Dr. Rochcelle Walensky, there is no arguing that she has received her MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, her ...
News that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to make more than $5 million from his book is prompting state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, to once again push the Senate to limit such books from elected officials in the future. In March, Borrello introduced S.5601 to amend the state Public Officers Law to prohibit elected officials from publishing books about their time in office while they still hold office. Cuomo disclosed Monday that he was paid a $3.1 million advance to write his COVID-19 leadership book last year and under his publishing contract will make another $2 million on ...
Tens of thousands of Chautauqua County residents can forgo their face masks beginning Wednesday after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York state was officially adopting guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidance, released last week, means those fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear masks or social distance in New York. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series (Pfizer or Moderna vaccine) or two weeks after the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine. According to the state’s online ...
MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and the COVID-19 Response Team recently announced the 14th week of COVID-19 Hero nominations 97-106. Nominations are recognized in a video posted weekdays on the Chautauqua County Government Facebook page, and each nominee receives a personal note from the County Executive’s Office. “We’ve now recognized over 100 stories of people in Chautauqua County doing their part to serve others in a time of need,” said County Executive PJ Wendel. “I want to again personally thank our week fourteen nominees: Tammy DeVlieger, Sarah ...
