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Coronavirus coverage

Vaccinations are crucial for a healthy population and economy

New York state continues to open up COVID-19 vaccination eligibility, and at the same time the vaccine supply has increased with additional clinics and pharmacies being added to calendars frequently now. This is all important work as our local businesses continue to move forward and as we ...

COVID-19 Registry Bill introduced

Dozens of Democrats in the state Senate support creating a COVID-19 Health Registry. Introduced last month in the Senate by Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-New York City, S.5927 has 22 Democrat co-sponsors. Hoylman proposes to amend the state Public Health Law to establish the registry to track the ...

County announces week 8 of COVID-19 Heroes

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and the COVID-19 Response Team recently announced the eighth week of COVID-19 Hero nominations for March 29 – April 1. Nominations are recognized in a video posted weekdays on the Chautauqua County Government Facebook page, and each ...

COVID RELIEF Delaying mail not acceptable plan

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has an interesting plan for fixing the struggling U.S. Postal Service: lower expectations. In discussing an expected $160 billion loss for the agency over the next decade, DeJoy said he plans to slow mail delivery standards and cut hours at some post ...

Nursing facility has faced ‘unprecedented hurdles’ in COVID fight

Since a COVID-19 outbreak at the beginning of the year, the Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has done its best to recover and adapt. The coronavirus infected dozens of residents within the facility and around 70% of the staff. But in the months since, and since the pandemic ...

Summer camps provide options for kids

As the weather warms up, local summer camps and organizations are preparing for the return of kids, albeit with reduced numbers due to COVID-19. Camp Onyahsa is ready to return to some level of normalcy this summer. Last year, the camp was forced to cancel its overnight activities, which ...