Press release Commercial fitness-related facilities, gyms and indoor physical activity-related classes in Genesee and Orleans Counties will be allowed to reopen on Monday, August 24th, announced Legislative chairs Rochelle Stein for Genesee, and Lynne Johnson for Orleans, today. The guidelines apply to fitness activities and facilities, including but not limited …
New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. o Genesee County received 1 new positive case of COVID-19 for a total of 273 positive cases § The new positive case resides in Pembroke. § The positive individual is in their 60’s. § The individual was not mandatory quarantine prior to testing …
Press release Announces $500,000 for Pilot Program To Test for the Virus in Wastewater Systems as ‘Early Warning Indicators’ to Detect COVID-19 Spread After Discovery of New Clusters Tied to Seasonal Farm Workers, State DOH and Agriculture & Markets to Dispatch Mobile Testing Teams to Farms & Assist With Isolation Facilities SUNY Approved for …
Press release It is with deep regret that we must announce that the 2020 National Night Out event is being cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns. The event was postponed from its original date of August 4, 2020 to October 6, 2020 with the hopes that the risks associated with Covid-19 …
Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments will be hosting FREEdrive thru anti-rabies immunization clinics in August. The Genesee County clinic will be on Thursday, August 13th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Genesee County Fairgrounds (5056 E Main Street Road, Batavia). The Orleans County clinic …
Press release BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nolan Donald, 21, of Lyndonville, NY, who was convicted of being an unlawful drug user in possession of firearms and ammunition, and possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing marijuana, was sentenced to serve three years …
Press release On behalf of Wildlife Services of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments have been notified that they will be distributing the ONRAB oral wildlife rabies vaccine on the western parts of our counties. This program has been in Niagara and …
New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. o Genesee County received no new positive cases of COVID-19 maintaining a total of 263 positive cases § One of the previous positive individuals has recovered and has been released from mandatory isolation. § 12 new individuals are on precautionary quarantine due to …
Press release ON AUGUST 5TH, 2020, AFTER A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION INTO A FATAL OVERDOSE THAT OCCURED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, INVESTIGATORS WITH THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE AND THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT., MADE AN ARREST OF A ROCHESTER MAN WHO WAS SELLING THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF …
Press release The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the tragic death of a 16 month old child in the Town of Barre. The Orleans County 911 Center received a call at 11:48am for the report of a child who had fallen in a pool and was drowning. The Sheriff’s …