Since the afternoon of Dec. 30, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has not allowed visitation across the state — including Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Brocton. This, however, has not slowed a recent COVID-19 surge among those being held in ...
The Chautauqua County Department of Health reported 235 new COVID cases, from data collected Friday through Sunday. The health department also recorded two new virus-related deaths, which raises the total to 77 during the pandemic. There are currently 423 active cases as well as 39 people with the virus in the hospital, down from the 43 hospitalizations reported Friday. Of the new cases reported over the three-day span, 45 have come from the Dunkirk zip code, 27 in Fredonia, 49 in Jamestown, 12 in Brocton, 14 in Lakewood and 20 in Westfield. To date, four people between the ages ...
One served in the U.S. Army in the early 1950s before returning home and becoming a carpenter. Another worked on a farm in the summer months during her youth before helping others in public sector jobs. And yet another harbored a lifelong desire to become an “adequate golfer” — a ...
The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation recently approved additional COVID relief support of $101,434 to 16 nonprofit organizations who experienced critical program needs, reopening expenses and required operational support due to revenue losses. The following organizations received grants: ¯ 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center — live streaming technology; ¯ Chautauqua County Adult Day Services — reopening expenses; ¯ Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System— North County digital summer reading programs and technology support; ¯ Chautauqua Lake ...
Before Thursday, Chautauqua County’s Health Department had been under-reporting the number of deaths tied to COVID-19 through no fault of their own. In its daily update Friday, the county noted that 75 people have died due to complications associated with the virus, adding 23 to the total. “Sadly, deaths from COVID-19 reported today are 23,” the department reported. “These county residents have died over the last few weeks in long term care facilities. COVID-19 cases in long term care facilities are monitored and managed by the New York State Department of Health. Deaths in ...
New York’s second-in-command has hope for Chautauqua County, as well as the rest of New York, in its rebounding from COVID-19. On Friday, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul was a guest speaker at the joint annual meeting of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturer’s Association ...
