NEW YORK — One in three U.S. nursing homes has fewer nurses and aides than before the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the truth of a profit-driven industry with too few caring for society’s most vulnerable. Even before the coronavirus began sweeping through facilities, most homes kept ...

FALCONER — Wearing face masks in school and on school buses is mandatory in New York state — but that doesn’t mean it is easy. The Falconer Central School Board at a meeting Tuesday discussed a concern regarding masking on athletic bus runs. Board president Todd Beckerink asked Scott ...

Skilled nursing facility COVID-19 vaccination numbers in Chautauqua County appear to be quite promising. According to the most recent statistics through New York state on Tuesday, 94% of residents in these locations are vaccinated while staff levels are at 99%. In Cattaraugus County, the ...

The Chautauqua County Department of Health reported 579 new cases of COVID-19 for the week ending Oct. 2. The county also noted four virus-related deaths, marking 189 to date. The health department recently changed its reporting method of COVID statistics, going from a daily report to a ...

WARREN, Pa. -- Reaction among parents to the decision by a federal judge to grant a temporary restraining order on the Warren County School District’s de facto optional mask policy was strong. The Times Observer asked for feedback from parents on the decision Wednesday ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — When Natalie Walters arrived at her father's nursing home, the parking lot was nearly empty and, inside, the elevator made no stops. On the 13th floor, the lights were off and the TVs silent. The last time she was allowed inside, nine months earlier, aides passed in the ...