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NY Ethics Board Tells Former Gov. Cuomo To Return Book Money

ALBANY (AP) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ordered by New York's ethics commission Tuesday to give up millions of dollars a publisher paid him to write a book about his response to the coronavirus pandemic. An attorney for Cuomo immediately called the action unconstitutional and promised a ...

Colleges Go Back To Drawing Board — Again — To Fight Virus

Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, limit social gatherings and, in some cases, revert to online classes. The threat of the ...

There were 11 new COVID-related deaths recorded last week in Chautauqua County, according to information released today by the health department. To date there have been 244 virus deaths in the county. Of those, two have involved people between the ages of 20 and 29; three between 30 and 39; five between 40 and 49; 24 between 50 and 59; 38 between 60 and 69; 50 between 70 and 79; 74 between 80 and 89; 48 over the age of 90. The county crossed the 17,000 COVID case mark last week with 726 new cases reported, or about 103 a day. During the week ending Dec. 4, the county was averaging ...

Wendel Sees Mask Mandate As Unenforceable

Even though face masks are now required statewide for virtually all public indoor locations, Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel doesn’t believe he has the resources to enforce it. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks would be required in all indoor public places unless the ...

Twice Infected Legislator Shares Experience

A Chautauqua County elected official who was infected twice with COVID-19 shared his experience of what it was like to get the virus without the vaccine and then again after being vaccinated. Legislator Paul Whitford, D-Jamestown, is a member of the legislature’s Health and Human Services ...

COVID Toll Nears 800,000 To Close Out Year Filled With Death

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Carolyn Burnett is bracing for her first Christmas without her son Chris, a beloved high school football coach whose outdoor memorial service drew a crowd of hundreds. The unvaccinated 34-year-old father of four died in September as a result of COVID-19 after nearly two weeks on a ventilator, and his loss has left a gaping hole for his mother, widow and family as the holidays approach. How, she thought, could they take a holiday photo without Chris? What would Christmas Day football be like without him offering up commentary? How could they play trivia games ...