Sixteen businesses and organizations have been approved for $2.6 million in funding by the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency through through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security — CARES — Act. The entities approved for Round 2 funding include: The Service ...

The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday recorded 11 new COVID-related deaths. It wasn't immediately clear if the new fatalities are linked to nursing homes, as was the case late last week when 23 new deaths linked to those facilities were announced. The county noted on its ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say the amount of fentanyl seized in drug-trafficking investigations in the state of New York continues to increase at an alarming rate, underscoring how the pandemic hasn't slowed a booming market for the potent synthetic opioid. Seizures of ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York's Democratic-led Assembly plans to pass legislation Tuesday to help workers and small businesses financially survive the coronavirus pandemic. Workers could collect unemployment insurance while working part time, small businesses would be protected from being charged ...

At a community forum held last week by the Dunkirk City School District, there was a glimmer of hope that students could return. The panel included Lisa Barone, director of infection control and employee health at Brooks Memorial Hospital; Nichole Dispense, School 7 nurse; and Julie Lawrie, a ...

Having the state run the vaccine distribution is frustrating local health officials. During the Chautauqua County Health Board meeting, Christine Schuyler, county public health director and social services commissioner, said the state has restrictions on who they can provide a vaccine to. ...