Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on January 26, 2023
There is a winter weather advisory for Wyoming County till 11am on Friday. The National Weather Service is predicting 5 to 10 inches of snow and 40 mile per hour winds mostly in the western portions of the county. Blowing snow could reduce visibility and produce drifts in parts of the roadway. Be careful on hills and turns as road conditions may change suddenly.
Governor Kathy Hochul says she will not be allowing any unvaccinated healthcare workers to return to their jobs even after the New York Supreme Court said the COVID 19 Vaccine mandate was unconstitutional. The state has been experiencing a healthcare staffing shortage ever since the mandate was put in place by Governor Cuomo and then extended by Hochul. It is estimated that New York lost nearly 34,000 health care workers due to the vaccination requirement. Waits at some hospitals for Ambulances to even offload their patients can reach 5-6 hours at times. Hochul responded when asked if she would let unvaccinated workers return to the job that she didn’t want people who could spread COVID working in healthcare. Pfizer and Moderna stated several months ago that their vaccines do not stop transmission and that they were never tested for stopping transmission. Although initially labeled as misinformation it has since been confirmed by the CDC and NIH. When the policies for mandates were unveiled it was explained they were based on the vaccines stopping transmission of the COVID virus.
A US Magistrate has stopped the lawsuit against David Bellavia by his ex-wife Deanna King after saying that her lawyer, Nate McMurray, failed to make a case for her arrest in January of 2021 being without probable cause. She was suing him and the Sheriffs Department of Orleans County and several other county entities on the grounds that Bellavia had conspired to have her arrested for disparaging social media posts. Bellavia, a former Batavia resident, was bestowed the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump in 2019. King is a Batavia resident and a broadcast personality in Rochester. Bellavia says that the lawsuit was just to get the divorce proceedings unsealed so that King could use the statements that were under seal to defame him.
The City Center Concourse Mall Market is taking applications for vendors. Through the Fall every Saturday morning there were vendors in the Mall concourse hawking their wares. They took a break for the beginning of the year but the Saturday shopping opportunities are returning. The market will now be open 10am through 1:30pm. It will be closed on March 25th and April 15th for the Everpresent Church vendor fundraiser and the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Home Show respectively. The fee to be a vendor is 20 dollars but your first weekend is free. Call Tammy at 585 813 8054 for information.
Josh Allen and Sean McDermott have been named as finalists for MVP of the year and Coach of the Year by the NFL. Each award has 5 finalists. Allen is going up against the Quarterbacks of the Bengals, Eagles, and Chiefs and Minnesota Wide receiver Justin Jefferson. McDermott is going up against the coaches of the Giants, Jaguars, 49ers and Eagles. This is the 3rd time McDermott has been a finalist and the 2nd time for Allen. The winners will be announced at the 12th annual NFL Honors ceremony on February 9.
The Buffalo Sabres will continue their road trip tonight as they look to pick up their fifth win in a row. The Sabres are set to take on the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre. Buffalo is coming off of a five-to-three win over the Saint Louis Blues Tuesday night and have earned 53 points this season. Face-off for tonight’s contest is set for eight p-m.
