Month: May 2020
GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Two more positive cases reported at the Villages in Orleans, zero in Genesee
COVID-19 Update/Press release For IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments have received 2 more COVID-19 cases. Orleans has 2 new cases and Genesee has 0. Contact tracing has been initiated and all who have had direct contact with the individual will be notified by Health Department staff. …
BATAVIA/Reagan’s 5th Birthday Parade
GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Two more deaths reported at the Villages in Orleans, state investigation requested
WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Update/No new positive cases to report in the county
PRESS RELEASE May 1, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m. Chairman of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, Jerry L. Davis, reports: As of earlier today, Friday, May 1, the Wyoming County Health Department reports sixty-eight (68) lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 among Wyoming County residents. There are no additional cases since …
BATAVIA/Vietnam Vet released from VA hospital after surgeries and recovering from COVID-19
A Vietnam Veteran who has recovered from several surgeries and COVID-19 was discharged Friday morning from the VA Western New York Healthcare System in Batavia, 222 Richmond Avenue. 72 year old Robert Korzeniewski was transported to the Batavia VA on March 30th along with nine other Veterans from the Buffalo …
WNY/National Infant Immunization Week is April 25 –May 2
Public Health Column Parents agree that feeding and sleep schedules are important to help keep their children healthy. The same goes for childhood immunizations. Vaccinating children on time is the best way to protect them against 14 serious and potentially deadly diseases before their second birthday. National Infant Immunization Week …
WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Shoplifting arrest
Daniel R. Smythe, 32, of Caledonia, was arrested following a shoplifting complaint at the Walmart Store in the Town of Warsaw on April 30, 2020. Smythe was apprehended by store employees after allegedly concealing $78.44 worth of merchandise and walking out of the store. Smythe was arrested by Wyoming County …
BATAVIA/Highland Park man now facing sexual abuse charges
Devon A. Wright, 18, of Highland Park, Batavia, is facing more charges after being arrested April 22nd for an incident on April 8, 2020 where Wright allegedly intentionally struck a pedestrian with his car. Following an investigation into sex abuse involving children under the age of 15, Wright was arrested …