JAMESTOWN - Local police agencies have finalized their draft plans for the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative initiative. The plans are the result of a mandate issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last summer in the wake of the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Congressman Tom Reed – Feb. 24, 2021 Conference Call
Congressman Tom Reed talks with regional media about a recent report involving a CDC recommended Vaccination Site in Chautauqua County being scuttled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with several other issues including the $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus … [Read more...]
Former Cuomo Aide Makes Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Governor
ALBANY - A former staffer for the economic development wing of the Cuomo Administration has published a personal account of her sexual harassment allegations against the governor. Lindsay Boylan is a former staffer at Empire State Development. In … [Read more...]
Quattrone Announces Completion of Draft Police Reform Plan, Seeking Public Comment
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone announced this week that his office’s draft Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan will be available on the web for public comment, and that he will be hosting streaming sessions on the … [Read more...]
Feds Nix Vaccination Site for Chautauqua County Following State Request to Relocate
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration has reportedly prevented a federal COVID-19 vaccination clinic from setting up in Chautauqua county. A report from NBC News on Monday claimed the Biden Administration wanted to place four small … [Read more...]
Goodell Calls on Assembly Health Committee to Investigate DOH’s Nursing Home Policy
ALBANY - Chautauqua County's representative in the State Assembly is joining the chorus of criticism against Governor Andrew Cuomo as he continues to be scrutinized and investigated for his handling of nursing home residents during the Coronavirus … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County See Lowest Number of Active COVID-19 Cases Since Early December
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department reported one new COVID-19 related death for the days covering Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. In addition, the total number of Active Cases as of Monday, Feb. 15, was 186. That's the first time … [Read more...]
Cuomo Acknowledges Office Shouldn’t Have Withheld Nursing Home Data, Fails to Apologize
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledged on Monday that his office should not have withheld data on COVID-19 nursing home deaths from state lawmakers, the public and press - but fell short of apologizing to state residents. Cuomo said at a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Reed Says Democrats No Longer Interested in Compromise As COVID-19 Stimulus Package Moves Forward
JAMESTOWN - As the effort to pass a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package continues in Washington, Chautauqua County's representative says it appears Democrats, who control both chambers of Congress, are no longer interested in finding a compromise with … [Read more...]
Cuomo Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Anyone with Serious Health Conditions
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that New York will open up COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to those with serious health conditions beginning Feb. 15. For more than three weeks, potentially tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are … [Read more...]
