Press release The Orleans County Sheriff Christopher Bourke announces the appointment of Jeffrey Gifaldi to the position of Undersheriff and Robin Riemer to the position of Chief Deputy of the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office effective September 20, 2021. Undersheriff Gifaldi has over 21 years of experience including serving the Holley …
According to the World Health Organization, more than 700 thousand people die by suicide each year, that is 1 person every 40 seconds. Suicide affects people from all walks of life in the GLOW region. Suicide also affects those family members who are now dealing with the loss of their …
Press release The Genesee County Health Department will be hosting a FREE drive-thru anti-rabies immunization clinic on Thursday, September 16th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Genesee County Fairgrounds (5056 East Main Street, Batavia). “Rabies continues to be a public health issue in Genesee County. We urge pet …
Press release The Community Health Assessment (CHA) is a document required by public health law that identifies the key health needs and issues of the community through systematic, comprehensive data collection; community conversations; and analysis. The current CHA includes Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties (GOW) and covers threeyears (2019-2021). All …
Press release On September 6th, 2021, at 9:21p.m., Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies were working a motor vehicle accident on Ridge road in the Town of Murray when the Murray Fire Department Fire Police reported a vehicle had driven up with a male passenger inside with a gunshot wound. Deputies responded …
Genesee County Legislature Chair Rochelle Stein, Genesee County Manager Matt Landers and Paul A. Pettit, MSL, CPH, Genesee and Orleans County Public Health Director provided a COVID19 updates in a a briefing today Link to the COVID-19 Case tracker map for Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming County below Genesee Orleans Wyoming …
Press release On August 14, 2021 around 1:150 p.m. the Albion Police Department with assistance from the New York State Police,Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and Medina Police Department responded to the report of a male with a gunshot wound to the leg in the area of South Main Street and …
On July 28, 2021,the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office charged Bobbie Bane, 44, of Lyndonville, with petit larceny. Bane was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to return to the Town of Yates Court. On August 2, 2021, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office charged Devin Cox, 21, of Albion, with …
Press release NOTE: Links to data and information are included in the press release “Both Genesee and Orleans Counties are now in a high level of community transmission according to the CDC COVID Data Tracker (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view),” stated Paul Pettit, Director of the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health). …
Press release Rabies is a deadly but 100% preventable viral disease of mammals that is most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. Each year, the vast majority …