Legislation that stands little chance of ever reaching Gov. Andrew Cuomo's desk caused quite a stir over the weekend. A.416 has been sponsored by Assemblyman Nick Perry, D-Brooklyn, since 2015 when an Ebola outbreak in Africa brought an Ebola case to New York City. The physician was part of ...
There are now over 600 active cases of COVID-19 after the Chautauqua County Health Department announced, via its dashboard, that 418 new cases of the coronavirus were reported from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. The county also reported four new fatalities over three-day stretch as well 50 hospitalizations, an increase of five since Dec. 30. Of the new cases, 120 were reported in the Jamestown zip code, which now has 171 active cases. There are also 93 new cases in the Dunkirk zip code, which now has 113 active cases. Fredonia has 48 new cases and the village of Lakewood also has 22 new cases. ...
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel was sworn into office during a private ceremony Friday. A former legislator and legislature chairman, Wendel, R-Lakewood, carried 72% of the vote in the Nov. 3 special election to fill the final year of George Borrello’s term as county executive. The ...
Hospitalizations continue to increase as Chautauqua County announced 116 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday. As of Wednesday, the county has 534 active cases of COVID-19 and 1,888 remain under quarantine orders from the Department of Health. Thursday's numbers put the county at 3,681 confirmed cases of the virus since March. Hospitalizations, meanwhile, increased by three to 48. Thirty-two new cases were reported in Dunkirk and 30 new cases were reported in Jamestown. Fredonia also has 11 new cases.
Three more people have been hospitalized with the coronavirus as the Chautauqua County Health Department reported 81 new cases on Tuesday. The numbers, which reflect positive tests recorded on Monday, increase the county’s active COVID caseload to 441. There are now 38 people hospitalized ...
A record volume of packages and labor shortages caused by COVID-19 are two of the main causes of recent postal delays during the holiday season. Local residents and gift-givers across the country have reported long delays for packages intended to reach their destinations by Christmas. A ...
