The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday reported 34 new cases of COVID-19, marking nearly 400 since Aug. 1. The bulk of new cases (18) continue to come from residents in the Jamestown zip code. There were also five reported in Dunkirk; four in Fredonia; two each in Forestville ...

In an afternoon address, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would make masks mandatory for anyone entering public schools and wanted to implement a requirement that all school staff either be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. "None of us want a rerun of last year's horrors with ...

CHAUTAUQUA — Two beloved festivals will be featured as part of Chautauqua Institution’s upcoming Culinary Week on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. The pop-ups — the first of their kind — will offer favorites from the Scandinavian and St. James Italian festivals, neither of which were held for two ...

NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month. The city previously said teachers, like other city ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory. The Pentagon promptly announced it will ...

The question of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is on the minds of legislators on both sides of the issue. Low rates of COVID-19 vaccines in the spring and legislators’ focus on nursing homes and Gov. Andrew Cuomo kept the debates over mandatory vaccinations on the back burner until the ...