NEWFANE, N.Y. — The Niagara County Department of Health on Thursday confirmed a rabid raccoon in the Town of Newfane.
The animal was found on Lockport Olcott Road and tested positive for rabies. The raccoon entered a garage on Sept. 1, where it encountered three vaccinated dogs, the health department said in a statement.
The animal was submitted for testing to the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center, Griffin Laboratory…