If more people throughout the state refuse to wear masks or follow social distancing rules while interacting with others, authorities may tighten the reins on reopening procedures.
In an emphatic illustration that the pandemic is far from over, the state Department of Health is investigating COVID-19 exposure in four virus clusters after officials traced multiple new infections to a student who recently traveled to Florida and attended a downstate graduation ceremony.
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To commemorate our decision to no longer live under British rule, John Adams believed we should make a lot of noise on Independence Day.
It’s time to stop denying the realities of the coronavirus and put your masks on. The disease has killed 120,000 Americans and 30,000 New Yorkers have died from it. If those numbers don’t convince you, probably nothing will.
Last week marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
This weekend that many high school seniors across the GLOW region are graduating. Though it is likely not the graduation they were expecting.
For a few moments I felt like Tony Soprano as I stood in the quiet woods.
Another case of kicking the can down the road.
The crack of the wooden bat; the whoops of the frenzied fans; the chatter of the players and coaches; the sweet sound – thwap – of a baseball slapping into a mitt. The sun is slowly setting over the left-field “wall” at Dwyer Stadium, and the Batavia Muckdogs are on the field for a home-game.
The level of protection that gay, lesbian and transgender people had against employment discrimination previously depended on where they lived.
The daily briefings that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo offered for the past three months on the novel coronavirus pandemic gave him a national platform.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with intentionally and fatally obstructing the breathing of George Floyd.
Another plan proposed and another plan rejected. As the baseball owners and players fight back and forth it is obvious that neither side — despite their words — are at all interested in the fans. As over 190 major and minor league stadiums sit empty, the only noise that’s being heard is the …
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From what the media tells me, white silence is racial violence. So I am supposing that if I give my opinion I shouldn’t be accused of racial violence. Well here it is. I abhor all violence, whether it is: domestic violence, gang violence, drug violence, racial violence, or police violence. I…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ended a remarkable streak of 111 days briefing New Yorkers and, if the numbers are true, a good part of the nation, about the COVID-19 pandemic and how we were coping with it.
I am now officially a victim of COVID-19.
Black lives matter they scream and cry.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31. The June issue of The American Journal of Nursing asks “Where are the Masks?” Reporting that: “As we went to press, nurses, nursing assistants, physicians, respiratory therapists, housekeepers, an…
Affirmation that New York continues to have the lowest COVID-19 transmission rate in the U.S. at 0.77% is encouraging at a time when 22 states in the South and West are hitting the pause button on reopening their economies.
I am writing to tell. You will get it wrong with Nate McMurray, I meet him once when the five Democrats declared they were running at MacVittie Union at SUNY Geneseo and walked away the second time, when he said of the people at the Hemlock Fair in 2018 “these are not the voters we want.” Th…
Summer won’t officially begin until this weekend, but people have already ventured onto local waterways for recreational boating.
I hope younger mothers will journal about this pandemic so that when they are 90, as I am, their children and grandchildrenw ill read it. This is one to be in “the books.”
I would like to thank the man that patiently waited at the credit union when he found my purse.
Somebody took my wife’s dog.
I’m writing to voice my support for Nate McMurray, who is running for US Congress in the June 23 Special Election for our district. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Nate and having several conversations with him. When I was speaking with him I really felt as though he was listening and conce…
Let me begin by stating I understand elderly residents in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities are the most vulnerable citizens to the coronavirus. They are also at risk for depression and the dementia/Alzheimer’s patients may be deteriorating because they lack family interaction and…
With everyone’s attention focused this year on the novel coronavirus pandemic, it would be easy to overlook another seasonal health concern: ticks.
The state Senate on Tuesday repealed the law prohibiting the public release of police disciplinary records.
I would like to know why people who loot and destroy businesses can run wild with no social distancing and in some cases no mask.
As your workplace goes back into operation you will notice that your coworkers look a little different.
Once again, President Donald Trump seemed determined to further enflame a volatile situation.
Upon speaking with event organizer Greg Munroe outside of Batavia City Hall at about 8:10 a.m., 10 minutes after the official start of Sunday’s protest against racial injustice, one of the themes of our conversation was “peace.” It was the goal of Munroe, along with the other organizers and …
If Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo doesn’t want to be thought of as a control freak who can’t relinquish even a modest amount of power, he’s not doing a good job of communicating this message.
Some of you may recall that I rescued two young squirrels from almost certain death.
Critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo like to pan him because he isn’t the orator his father, the former Gov. Mario Cuomo, was in his prime.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and city police officers to task Tuesday for rejecting state National Guard assistance to control vandalism and citywide looting following last week’s death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.
I am not originally from Batavia and therefore have often been reticent to weigh too deeply into issues of local concern. It is not that I am uninvolved or disengaged in this community. I attend local political and community meetings and events, help out on local campaigns, etc. However, whe…
The horrific legacy of black Americans needlessly killed by police officers in this country has continued, and many people have had enough.
People in Washington, D.C. joined others this week in publicly opposing the use of controversial practices by law enforcement agents that have killed many black Americans for no apparent reason.
Who knew it was until last week illegal for masked New Yorkers to loiter?
The federal government has placed the burden of fighting the coronavirus infection on to the states. Business Insider reporter Sonam Sheth wrote (3/16/20) that “President Donald Trump on Monday told a group of governors that they should get vital equipment to treat coronavirus patients on th…