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Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.86 per gallon at the start of this week, acc...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Common Council continues to move forward on selling several city-owned properties after approving a couple items Wednesday a...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Legislature during Monday’s session authorized creation of a full-time registered professional nurse position in the Dep...

ALLEGANY — Kara Frisina has joined the Cattaraugus County Arts Council as grants and development coordinator. Born and raised in Olean, Frisina recent...

OLEAN — Mike Veny would occasionally pause his mental health presentation Monday morning at Olean High School to play the drums. In addition to helpin...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a statewide ban on plastic shopping bags Monday — though at least one leading environmental advocacy...

FRANKLINVILLE — It’s a rite of spring and the first of the year’s outdoor festivals in Cattaraugus County — the 56th annual Western New York Maple Fes...

OLEAN — The last original anchor of the Olean Center Mall will be closing its doors this year, company officials announced this week as Bon-Ton Stores...

OLEAN — As one long-time city retailer declares it will close, another is primed to open next week. TJX officials announced this week that Marshalls, ...

(TNS) Good news for anyone who just finished filing their taxes for 2017: Next year, when we file our taxes for 2018, we’ll send less money to Washing...

BRADFORD, Pa. — “It’s been two years in the making,” said Debbie Price, executive director of the Evergreen Elm agency, while looking around the expan...

OLEAN — As written now, the agreement with a Buffalo developer to resurrect the Manufacturers Hanover building won’t include the Siegel’s Shoes buildi...

In Wednesday’s State & Union, we told folks about Olean’s volunteer clean-up efforts, which run from the spring to the fall. In the same spirit of cle...

OLEAN — The city’s Rotary Club hopes to move ahead with work on the Lincoln Park gazebo after meeting with city officials Tuesday evening. Doug Price,...

OLEAN — The future is unsure for one of the anchors of the Olean Center Mall after media outlets reported a setback in bankruptcy proceedings. Reuters...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed will meet with representatives of Siemens Dresser-Rand facility in Wellsville this week for an update on the company’s plans to clo...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed cites changes to the Dairy Margin Protection Program contained in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 as evidence that dairy farmers ...

Fewer and fewer hunting licenses are being sold, which forecasts a crisis in wildlife funding. And if today’s antagonism toward firearms ever rids soc...