Local Columnists, Nation World
Mar 01, 2021
Should former President Donald Trump be banned permanently from Facebook? The question of a permanent ban is about whether Facebook’s “supreme court” ...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Feb 10, 2021
Shouting matches and expletives creating turmoil at 30,000 feet pose a serious danger to airline crews and passengers. While there have always been a ...
Local News, News, NY State News
Oct 21, 2020
Enforcement of New York’s plastic bag ban started Monday and there’s at least one pandemic-related issue that’s causing questions. Since schools first...
News, Western New York
Oct 09, 2020
BUFFALO (TNS) — U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins wants federal officials to follow the lead of the Canadian government and explore possible exemptions to curre...
Local News, News
Sep 19, 2020
OLEAN — Almost a year after approval, a ban on smoking, vaping and other nicotine-related products in city parks can now be enforced. This week, Mayor...
Local News, News, NY State News
Sep 18, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will start enforcing a ban on single-use plastic bags beginning on Oct. 19. The ba...
Local News, News, Western New York
Aug 20, 2020
ALBANY — New York’s never-enforced ban on single-use plastic bags has survived a lawsuit lodged by a plastic bag manufacturer and convenience store ow...
Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, Local News, ...
Aug 14, 2020
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce and Rhino Lacrosse, the tournament organizer, have canceled the 2020 Lacrosse Festival scheduled...
Local News, News, NY State News
Jul 23, 2020
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that President Trump is not sending federal agents to New York City. The president will discuss the deployment of agen...
Business, Local News, News, ...
Jul 21, 2020
SYRACUSE (TNS) — Can you walk up to the bar at your favorite restaurant, tavern or tasting room in New York state and order a drink? It’s been widely ...
Business, Local News, News, ...
Jun 12, 2020
ALBANY (TNS ) — New York officials heralded the state’s ban on plastic bags that took effect March 1, and many stores said they are complying. But the...
Local News, News
Jun 01, 2020
From a rough day for cockfighting to taking out the Nazis’ best, from scrapping local air travel to the Triple Crown of Section 6 for Olean, here’s a ...
Coronavirus, News
May 22, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday he is easing some pandemic restrictions in Philadelphia and the heavily populated suburbs on June 5, ...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Mar 19, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — New York won’t enforce it’s recently enacted plastic bag ban for another two months, the state announced this week. Amid an ongoing law...
News
Mar 15, 2020
Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for many days to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs with...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Mar 12, 2020
The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation’s annual ban on residential brush burning will begin March 16 and run through May 14. The ...
News, NY State News
Feb 29, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — As New York works to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, a growing number of advocates are calling on the state to go one step furth...
Local News, News
Feb 22, 2020
ALBANY — New York is distributing more than 270,000 reusable bags to low- and moderate-income communities in advance of the state’s plastic bag ban st...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
