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January 2, 2026

Police reports 1/2/26

New York State Police HUME — Thomas E. Machamer, 35, of Fillmore, was charged at 8:32 a.m. Thursda...

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New York state now sees record spike in hospitalizations for flu

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

January 2, 2026

In late December, New York state health officials announced that the state was experiencing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single ...

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Social Security Matters: Can wife get spouse benefit while I’m still alive?

By RUSSELL GLOOR

January 2, 2026

DEAR RUSTY: A friend of my wife told her, and she believes, she could receive a Social Security benefit based on my SS benefit that I’m currently rece...

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It was a wolf: Canid shot in Upstate was not a coyote, scientists say

By KATHLEEN MOORE Times Union, Albany

January 2, 2026

ALBANY (TNS) — DNA from an animal shot in 2021 has proven that wolves do occasionally traipse into New York. It's been more than 125 years since wolve...

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Commentary, Opinion

Health Matters: What we the people want

By ATHENA GODET-CALOGERAS

January 2, 2026

I’ve been educating about and advocating for universal health care these past 45 years. While at times sidelined or discouraged, I have never dropped ...

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Commentary, Opinion

Social Security still works, but its future is up to us

By ROBERT CROPF The Fulcrum/TNS

January 2, 2026

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — Like many people over 60 and thinking seriously about retirement, I’ve been paying closer attention to Social Security, and rec...

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