News, NY State News
Feb 09, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — If the minimum salary of home health care aides was increased to $35,000, it would not only lift those in the field out of poverty, but...
News, NY State News
Feb 06, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — The state Department of Labor last year distributed more than $114 million in unemployment and federal relief benefits to New Yorkers i...
News, NY State News
Jan 03, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s Department of Labor says it’s fixed a problem that kept people who are collecting unemployment insurance from certifying for...
News, NY State News
Jan 02, 2021
SYRACUSE (TNS) — New Yorkers who already get unemployment benefits do not need to call the state labor department to get the extra $300 approved by th...
Local News, News, NY State News, ...
Dec 11, 2020
While the federal Clean Air Act was enacted to protect humans from air pollution, it also has saved birds. The cleaner air resulting from the pollutio...
Crime, Local News, News
Nov 17, 2020
RANDOLPH — New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro on Monday announced the sentencing of a Randolph woman who stole Workers’ Compensatio...
News, NY State News
Sep 29, 2020
WASHINGTON (TNS ) — Federal unemployment data shows the number of New Yorkers telling the government they’ve been out of work for more than six months...
Business, News, NY State News
Sep 23, 2020
SYRACUSE (TNS) — If you are collecting unemployment benefits — as many people are these days — you could get hit with a nasty tax bill next year if yo...
Local News, News, NY State News
Sep 18, 2020
ALBANY (TNS ) — Unemployed New Yorkers will be eligible for an additional three weeks of $300 a week in unemployment checks, bringing the total allowe...
Health
Sep 01, 2020
Sitting next to a quiet, calm lake away from the noise and hustle of the urban and suburban environment. Lying under the trees and feeling a nice bree...
Health
Jul 30, 2020
The validity of the adage “necessity is the mother of invention” was on full display during the COVID-19 outbreak. People quickly had to learn to adap...
Coronavirus, News, NY State News
May 05, 2020
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Labor is trying to inform New Yorkers who have applied for unemployment that federal law requires them to su...
Commentary, New York
Apr 17, 2020
There are those in government and think tanks, and probably a few bars, who like to say that the U.S. Postal Service needs to run like a business. Her...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, ...
Apr 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — The IRS offers a new online form where individuals can share their payment information to receive Economic Impact Payments. U.S. Rep. Tom...
Health
Apr 15, 2020
Understanding your health care benefits can be a challenge. You need to know what services are covered, which providers accept your insurance, which p...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, ...
Apr 15, 2020
OLEAN — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an emergency supplemental SNAP benefit will be received by households not already receiving the maximum, accordi...
Business, Coronavirus, Lifestyle, ...
Apr 04, 2020
We recognize that you may have questions about how the coronavirus will affect Social Security services. The first thing you should know is that we co...
Coronavirus, Local News, News
Mar 17, 2020
The Social Security Administration Tuesday closed its offices to in-person service around the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. The SSA began o...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food — even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — President Donald Trump is enforcing immigration law, and for the first time in many decades immigration enforcement does not resem...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
BELFAST — A newly constructed and reopened bridge on County Road 26 in the town of Belfast has been named the William “Bill” A. Nichols Bridge. Allega...
June 16, 2025
Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
