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Coronavirus coverage

Chautauqua county marks national infant immunization week

MAYVILLE — National Infant Immunization Week was held April 24 through May 1 to celebrate the role vaccination plays in protecting the health of children and families. County officials are reminding parents of the importance of staying up to date with routinely recommended vaccines, even ...

Vaccination is best defense for U.S.

There have been some polls taken recently which indicate that up to 25% of Americans surveyed were not planning on being vaccinated. That is hard for me to understand. When I was a kid, getting vaccinated was an automatic thing in our family. Whether it was for measles, small pox or polio ...

EXECUTIVE ORDER Dishing out more criticism for edict

What, exactly, took legislative Democrats so long to decide the time was right to repeal an executive order requiring diners to purchase food if they were having an alcoholic beverage? Democrats spoke eloquently Wednesday about the importance of checks and balances and respecting businesses ...

Capacity restrictions to be lifted on restaurants, offices, gyms

NEW YORK (AP) — Capacity restrictions on businesses — including restaurants, offices, beauty salons, gyms — will be lifted in New York and its neighboring states of New Jersey and Connecticut on May 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Businesses in New York will still be required to ...

Fredonia fire fund drive switches gears

As the months of May and June roll around, village of Fredonia and the town of Pomfret residents can typically expect members of the Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department to come around for their yearly fund drive. But last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fund drive was canceled entirely, ...

County nears 9K confirmed cases of COVID

Chautauqua County is closing in on 9,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 24 new cases reported Friday. To date there have been 8,938 confirmed cases of the virus locally. Of the new cases, 13 were recorded in the Jamestown zip code, two each in Ashville and Sherman and one each in Dunkirk, ...