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Olcott has had a couple of weak years, partly COVID and partly high water in Lake Ontario which flooded the relatively small beach. This year, COVID isn't seen as a factor, lake level is routine and people want to travel, especially those with small children.
The oral rabies vaccine will be distributed throughout the county starting Aug. 1 to help prevent the spread of rabies in Western New York.
"Parents might be coming in for their booster and their children coming in for their first dose. But the numbers definitely aren't where they were in the beginning and when we first were doing these clinics, back year-and-a-half ago, almost two years ago."
Due to a surge in cases, demands on staff have led to concerns about making sure reported data is accurate.
Opinions on Erie County’s recent mask mandate led to confusion in the Village of Williamsville last week, and Deputy Mayor Matthew Etu is working to make sure it’s clear the village complies. But as small communities voice their compliance, or concern, a group of protesters are saying businesses and communities might see them either maskless, or not at all. WBFO’s Emyle Watkins has the latest on how the mandate is putting businesses in the middle of a debate.